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| John and Mary Pappajohn (center) talk with Charlie MacNider (right) and Linda Schaefer at the open house for the Pappajohn Business Center on the NIACC campus on Monday. |
In 1969, Mr. Pappajohn organized Equity Dynamics, Inc., a financial consulting entity and Pappajohn Capital Resources, a venture capital firm in Des Moines, Iowa. He was one of the early venture capitalists. Since this time, Mr. Pappajohn has been involved in over 100 start ups and has served as a Director in over 40 public companies.