Meet our Leadership Team

Board of Directors & Officers

 

Jason R. Sissel (Founder & President; Chicago, IL)

Jason founded Endure to Cure in 2008. He is also currently involved in a few other startup business ventures. Previously, Jason spent over six years at Morgan Stanley & Co. as a research analyst where he was promoted several times. Most recently, he worked for Robert W. Baird & Co. in institutional equity sales. Jason earned his BBA in Finance, with honors, from the University of Iowa and his MBA in Finance, Accounting and Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. While at Kellogg he founded a student club, served as president of two others, and was a recipient of the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award. He is an avid world traveler, philanthropist, business professional, and professional endurance athlete. Jason currently serves as a director on the boards of OhmsRazor, the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago, and the University of Iowa’s Krause Investment Fund.
 

Tillman J. Breckenridge (Director & Vice President; Alexandria, VA)

Tillman is a Senior Associate at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in Washington D.C. Tillman's practice includes a diverse array of appellate litigation matters at all levels. He has represented companies, organizations, individuals and foreign, state, and local governments before the United States Supreme Court, three United States Circuit Courts of Appeals, California Courts of Appeal and Illinois Courts of Appeal. Previously, he has been an associate with Greines, Martin, Stein, and Richland L.L.P. in Los Angeles and Sidley Austin, L.L.P. in Chicago and Los Angeles and a lecturer in the DePaul University Department of Political Science. Tillman has served on the leadership committee of several charitable organizations. He earned his BA in Psychology from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
 

Patrick D. Thompson, CFA (Director & Treasurer. Chicago, IL)

Patrick is a Financial Advisor at UBS with over eight years of wealth management and private equity experience. Previously, Patrick spent six years at Northern Trust where he was an Associate Portfolio Manager. Most recently, he worked as an Associate for Winona Capital Management. Patrick earned his BA in Economics from Northwestern University and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He was a four-year letter winner on Northwestern's baseball team and served as student-body president at Kellogg. Patrick currently serves as a director on the boards of BioVantage Fuels, Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter School, the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago and the N Club.
 

Elizabeth A. Boston (Director; Chicago, IL)

Beth is Public Relations Manager at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL. Since 2004, Beth has helped launch events and manage media openings for all museum exhibits. She manages day-to-day media relations and filming requests at the museum, and has extensive experience in developing marketing plans, promotions and collateral. Beth was a member of the 2006 national “Non-Profit PR Team of the Year,” awarded by PRWeek magazine. Previously, Beth worked in communications at the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation as well as Ogilvy Public Relations. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Miami University and her master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. Beth is an avid runner and has completed several marathons.
 

Jack Cannon III, CFA, CTP (Director; Overland Park, KS)

Jack is the President and Founder of ViSáRes Corporation, a small business and investment management organization headquartered in Overland Park, KS. Before starting his company, Jack served as Vice President of CAST Management Consultants where he spent the last 2 of his 10 years providing financial solutions to the nation’s top banks. He has served on the board of directors for the Texas LCEF and has provided strategic and financial advisory services to Midwestern and Southeastern small businesses. Jack holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA in Finance from the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Treasury Professional designations and is an active member of the CFA Institute.
 

Lanre Sarumi (Director; Chicago, IL)

Lanre is the Founder of DwarfGoat -- Chicago film company -- and OhmsRazor, LTD. Lanre has worked in senior management roles in several firms in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. Most recently, Lanre served as Senior Vice President at Citadel Investment Group were he led the development of the firm’s global securities master system, global pricing system, global institution system and securities valuation system. Prior to Citadel, Lanre was a Principal Consultant at FAME professional services a statistical time series database provider based in Toronto, Canada. Lanre also worked in senior level system development positions at I|money.com in Canada and CAB International, UK. Lanre has a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from UCL, University of London, UK and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
 

Matthew T. Voss (Director; Chicago, IL)

Matt is an Executive Director in Private Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1998, he was a Key Account Manager at Xerox Corporation responsible for the Educational and Healthcare market segments in the Chicago region. He is one of ten professionals worldwide that serve on the PWM technology committee, which provides guidance and feedback on the department’s IT initiatives. Matt holds a BS from University of Illinois and an MBA in Finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.