Nathan Upchurch
Director of Design and Innovation for The Chicago Network, Nathan Upchurch joined the organization in 2019. Since beginning his career as a broker and print artworker in a Scottish print brokerage supplying printed products to Scotland's major textile houses and the NHS, Nathan has employed his aptitude for design thinking and technology in a variety of roles, including serving as Chicago Head of Operations for Mojo Coffee during the brand's entry into the U.S. market, where he played a leading role in launching several downtown cafés as well as a central production facility, and launching boutique graphic design and web development agency Kom Creative in 2015. Nathan also previously served the Chicago maker community as both Scholarships Officer and Director at Large at Chicago's premier maker-space, Pumping Station: One.