Lunch with a Leader: Ian Gurfield

When
September 23, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Ian's Pizza Offices - 228 State Street, Madison, WI 53703
Spaces left
6

Registration

Member
Non-Member – $30.00

Join Magnet at the Ian's Pizza Offices for our next Lunch with a Leader event with Ian Gurfield. Learn about the origins of Ian's Pizza and Batch Bakehouse, two Madison area staples!

About Ian Gurfield:

Ian Gurfield is the cofounder of Ian’s Pizza and Batch Bakehouse. An entrepreneur at heart, Gurfield started his first business, Ian’s Pizza, in 2001 when he was just 23 years old. Since then, he’s been an investor in multiple food businesses, real estate endeavors, and clean tech startups.

Gurfield was born and raised in Massachusetts, but also spent five years in Brazil, his mother’s native country. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, where he earned a multidisciplinary degree focused on social thought and political economy.

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