Amanda Harshbarger

Amanda is originally from St. Charles, IL and attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ('15) where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. While at U of I, Amanda co-founded her first business by launching an event company where she organized concerts and music festivals in Illinois and Wisconsin. She has utilized her passion for technology through various Engineering and Product Management roles in the automotive sensor, automation, consumer goods, and healthcare industries. Currently, Amanda is an MBA Candidate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business ('22) with concentrations in Entrepreneurship, Finance, Strategic Management and Marketing where she was awarded a Herman Family Fellowship for Entrepreneurship. In her free time, Amanda enjoys going on adventures with her two corgis, traveling, researching and trying new alternative health treatments, and grilling with friends.