Thies O Kolln

Bio

Mr Kolln joined AAVIN in 2002. From 2000 through 2002, he was a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago, Illinois, working on business strategy projects for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. During that time among other projects, he was a member of the startup management team of Orbitz. He has worked with companies in the consumer goods, retail, and technology industries. From 1996 through 1999, Mr Kolln practiced corporate law at Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago, Illinois, representing venture capital and private equity funds and large corporations in acquisitions, divestitures, public and private offerings and fund formations. He served as a law clerk to Judge James B Loken of the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St Paul, Minnesota from 1995 through 1996. Mr Kolln currently has board responsibilities with Coolibar Inc, Dakota Services Corporation, Diversified Graphics Inc, Hackett Precision Company Inc and PMT Industries LLC. He received a Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Chicago in 1995 where he also served as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Chicago Law Review. Mr Kolln graduated with a Bachelor's degree Summa cum Laude from Dartmouth College in 1992. He is a member of the Illinois Bar Association and the Bar of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.