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Jim Pavlik

Wildcard · DISC type cis
Board Member at Forj
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Jim Pavlik is a Partner at Baird Capitals Venture Capital group, where he focuses on early and growth-stage investments in B2B software and technology-enabled services. He holds an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management and a BA from Duke University and serves on the boards of several portfolio companies.

Outside of his venture capital work, Jim is a devoted family man who enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. He is also a voracious reader with a particular interest in military history.

He was recognized as one of Crains Chicago Business "40 Under 40" in 2017.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Jim shows up

Friendly But Slow
Curious But Skeptical
ROI Driven

They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions

Priorities

Topics Jim cares about

B2B Software Investing
His primary professional focus is on sourcing and managing early and growth-stage investments in the B2B software and tech-enabled services sectors.
AI Governance
He has shown interest in the AI governance space by actively promoting portfolio companies like ModelOp.
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Career

Work history

6-2021
Board Member
Forj
8-2020
Board Member
Tracer
6-2016
Board Member
Hireology
11-2014
Board Member
NowSecure
7-2003
Partner, Venture Capital Group
Baird Capital
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2003
MBA
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
1992 - 1996
BA
Duke University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

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