Alumni Profile: Chad Sorenson

MBA 2002
President and Co-founder
Sologear Corporation

Career Specialization: Entrepreneurial Management

Educational Background: B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering, UW-Madison

Major Achievements: Launched his first company while working on his MBA and sold it 18 months later for $1.5 million. Since then, he’s formed Mendota Research LLC, which consults on market viability of new products, and formed a third company, Sologear Corporation, which is developing new consumer products.

“The Weinert Applied Ventures in Entrepreneurship program not only provided the educational background and training to start your own company, but perhaps even more important, the positive reinforcement and encouragement to do so. Getting a Wisconsin MBA was one of the best decisions I ever made.”