Emile Cambry, Jr.
Emile Cambry, Jr. is an American business professor, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur in Chicago. Cambry received his Bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Chicago and his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Educational entrepreneur
Cambry founded the 21st Century Youth Project, a program that teaches middle and high school students to create mobile apps. The students create a business plan, receive free SAT/ACT math instruction, and receive mentoring from tech entrepreneurs in Chicago, the Midwest, and Silicon Valley. In April 2012, the 21st Century Youth Project won a Gold Medal in Education and Curriculum, voted on by over 3,000 executives and academics. Cambry is an IDeaS Fellow, which recognizes "leaders and change agents of the world tomorrow, who are making a huge impact on their local and regional communities today." The 21st Century Youth Project was also featured on CNN and in Crain's Chicago Business.
Filmmaker
Cambry's films have shown at the Cannes Short Film Corner, the American Black Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival, Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival, St. Louis Black Film Festival, Texas Black Film Festival, and the Black Harvest Film Festival. Cambry's latest film For Flow was licensed by HBO and Cinemax for two years, ending February 2014.
Social entrepreneur
Cambry is the founder, president, and Festival Director of the Chicago International Social Change Film Festival, debuting October 5â7, 2012. Some of the speakers scheduled for the festival include Gordon Quinn, executive producer of several award winning films, including Hoop Dreams, David E. Tolchinsky, Chair of Northwestern University's Department of TV-Radio-Film, Jeff Hoffman, founder of Priceline.com, and Gregory Anderson, co-writer of the film Stomp the Yard.
Cambry was named as one of the Top 50 Business School Professors on Twitter by MBAPrograms.org.