By Ralph Gould
On October 18th, Elmbrook Rotary Club (ERC) announced that Tina Chang, Chairman & CEO of Brookfield-Based SysLogic was the recipient of ERC’s 8th Business Person of the Year award. Tina was selected from a number of candidates proposed by Brookfield Mayor Steve Ponto for demonstrating significant contributions to her business as well as demonstrating strong community involvement.
Tina has been serving clients for over 28 years in the areas of Technology Strategy & Digital Transformation, Information Management & Business Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Software Development. Tina has maintained a strong background in business leadership and technology innovation, and she has leveraged SysLogic to launch four technology start-ups (SysSpark, LLC, Cyberspect, LLC, WillBridge, LTD, and Ghostscale, LLC). Prior to SysLogic, Tina worked for Andersen Consulting (Accenture), where she served as a business analyst and consultant to Fortune 500 companies.
Tina currently serves on the boards of STRATTEC Security Corporation, Weyco Group, and Central States Manufacturing. She has demonstrated a dedication to her community through her leadership and board responsibilities with Alverno College, Children’s Wisconsin, MMAC, Midwest Cyber Security Alliance, Milwaukee Police Department Foundation, Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation, Wisconsin Policy Forum, Teach for America, Waukesha County Business Alliance, and YMCA of Greater Milwaukee.
Originally from New York, Tina attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she received a BBA degree with an emphasis in Marketing and International Business, and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where she specialized in environmental accounting and European commerce.
Thank you, Ralph Gould, Mayor Steve Ponto, Doug Jacobson and Mark Thurner for selecting, and presenting the 2024 Business Person of the Year award to Tina Chang for her leadership, contributions to technology and the support of community service.