Along with fellow Fastcase 50 2017 honoree Felicity Conrad, Kristen Sonday founded the pro bono matchmaker service Paladin. The venture has allowed her to combine her passion for social justice with her expertise in legal tech. When Kristen is not directing operations as COO of Paladin, she also serves as CODE2040’s Entrepreneur in Residence, where she hopes to increase racial diversity within Chicago’s tech community by leveraging the resources of the city’s startup incubator, 1871.
