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James Hirchak

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President & Co-Founder at Astute
📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

James Hirchak is the President and Co-Founder of Astute Review, a software company focused on brand compliance and automation. With an M&A background from Dover Corporation and an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School, he created Astute to eliminate repetitive, low-value branding tasks that cause employee burnout and inconsistencies.

James lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter. His motivation for starting his company stems from wanting to solve the problem of late nights spent fixing presentations, highlighting his value for improved work-life balance. He is an active participant in the professional community, often attending and speaking at industry conferences.

After a career in corporate development and finance, including time at KPMG, James describes his transition into marketing and branding as having "fell backwards" into it.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
President & Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Brand Compliance
He founded Astute Review to solve the disconnect between marketing teams and the rest of the organization, helping quantify and improve brand consistency in all materials.
Marketing Automation
Believes automation tools create happier and more productive employees by freeing them from repetitive, low-value tasks like policing brand guidelines in presentations.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
President & Co-Founder
Astute
11-2018 - 11-2019
Director, Corporate Development
Dover Corporation
1-2016 - 11-2018
Director, Business / Corporate Development, Dover Engineered Systems
Dover Corporation
2-2013 - 12-2015
Manager, Corporate Development
Dover Corporation
11-2011 - 2-2013
Analyst, Corporate Development
Dover Corporation
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Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
B.S. Business
Miami University
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