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Iman Jalali

Consultant, �鶹�� & Former President of TrainSignal(acquired) & Former Chief of Staff, ContextMedia

Iman Jalali is Chief of Staff at ContextMedia in Chicago, a healthcare technology company. Previously he served as president of TrainSignal, which was sold in 2013 to Pluralsight. He is actively investing in small businesses, tech startups and real estate across the country.

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