"Businesses are best when there is some personal motivation, when you are trying to solve a problem that is personal to you."

- Eric Lefkofsky

Eric Lefkofsky

Eric Lefkofsky is the founder and CEO of Tempus, a technology company advancing precision medicine through the practical application of artificial intelligence in healthcare. He is a founding partner of Lightbank, a venture fund investing in disruptive technologies. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), a global e-commerce marketplace, and co-founder of Mediaocean, a leading provider of integrated media procurement technology; Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO), a technology-enabled transportation and logistics outsourcing firm and InnerWorkings (NASDAQ: INWK), a global provider of managed print and promotional solutions.

A Look Back

FEATURED BLOG POST

June 12, 2025

In December of 2023, about 6 months before we went public, we changed our name from Tempus Labs, Inc. to Tempus AI, Inc. At the time, I thought it made sense, as we had long since evolved from being just a lab. I wanted to convey that Tempus was at...

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The Magic of MMM’s

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December 4, 2024

For the past few years, the technology world has been overtaken by Large Language Models, or LLMs. The power of these models is indisputable. Spend time with ChatGPT 4o or Llama 3.1 or Claude 3.5 and you will realize that these models have matured and now provide almost mesmerizing...

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The Black Hole

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October 24, 2024

Our rising healthcare costs in the US are akin to a giant blackhole, consuming everything in its path. In 2023, we spent $4.8 trillion on healthcare, almost 20% of our economy. The average American spent over $14,000. Let’s put that number in perspective. If we compare US healthcare spend against other...

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