Eric Engelmann plans to step down from his role as NewBoCo’s executive director on Dec. 1 to focus exclusively on ISA Ventures, a multi-million-dollar fund he founded to provide capital for both early-stage startups and fast-growing companies in Eastern Iowa, reports the Corridor Business Journal. Engelmann’s role at NewBoCo will be filled by Aaron Horn, who currently serves as its chief operating officer. Horn’s COO role will be assumed by Jill Wilkins, who currently serves as NewBoCo’s events director. Horn joined the NewBoCo Board of Directors in 2014, serving as its chair in 2016. He then came on board with NewBoCo full-time as COO in 2017. A graduate of Iowa State University, Horn worked for 12 years as the global IT manager for Becker Underwood before serving as director of IT for the Iowa Interstate Railroad.
