Most recently, Mitchell was the Chief Executive Officer of AgencyMSI, a Chicago-based marketing services firm which he prepared for a successful sale to a strategic buyer. Prior to AgencyMSI, Mitchell was a Senior Vice President at Valkre Solutions where he developed strategies for initial customers including GE, Amgen, Bayer and others. Mitchell held executive posts at Arthur Andersen, Tribune Company, and NewsEDGE Corporation, which he helped grow from start-up to its successful IPO. Mitchell holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in Finance and Organizational Behavior, and a B.A. in Economics and Political Theory from Oberlin College.