Discovery Partners Institute

The University of Illinois Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) is an organization designed for tech workforce development and applied R&D in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of 15 Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) hubs, each of which is associated with one or more of the 12 four-year public universities in Illinois. The DPI is headed by Bill Jackson and it currently operates in office space at 200 S. Wacker Dr., with plans to build a dedicated building within The 78, a neighborhood under development in Chicago's south loop. The DPI's stated goal is to attract individuals to Illinois tech careers and to facilitate corporate investment in Illinois, primarily through training & education and through applied research & development. Initially, DPI will focus on data analytics and computing, and thei

Discovery Partners Institute

The University of Illinois Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) is an organization designed for tech workforce development and applied R&D in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of 15 Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) hubs, each of which is associated with one or more of the 12 four-year public universities in Illinois. The DPI is headed by Bill Jackson and it currently operates in office space at 200 S. Wacker Dr., with plans to build a dedicated building within The 78, a neighborhood under development in Chicago's south loop. The DPI's stated goal is to attract individuals to Illinois tech careers and to facilitate corporate investment in Illinois, primarily through training & education and through applied research & development. Initially, DPI will focus on data analytics and computing, and thei