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Live a captivating life. Be interesting.
I'm Chin Weerappuli. Born in Baltimore, raised outside Detroit, now based in Colorado. Being interesting was never about collecting good stories. It is a practice of staying curious, choosing the harder room, and never getting too comfortable. The stories are just the evidence.
BWI → DTW → ARB → MSN → AUS → ORD → DEN
- A personal mission
- Helping cure cancerMy mother is a breast cancer survivor. As VP of Provider Development at IgniteData, I work to get trial data moving faster so therapies reach patients sooner.
- A local mission
- Backing small businessesFounder and President of The Underdog Family, supporting locally owned businesses in Denver.
- Based in
- Denver, ColoradoMichigan raised, mountain living since 2018.
Background
A few things worth knowing
Curiosity is the trait I value most. Growth and learning are what come from staying curious and continuing to find ways to be interesting.
Undergrad and graduate — Ann Arbor twice over.
Explore EducationThe route
How I got here
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Born in Baltimore.
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Grew up in Michigan, where my father spent his career at Ford Motor Company.
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Attended the University of Michigan.
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BWI → DTW → ARB → MSN → AUS → ORD → DEN
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Spent a decade at Epic Systems.
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Founded The Underdog Family in Denver at the height of the pandemic.
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Graduated from Michigan Ross and was honored to deliver the commencement address.
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Worked for Michigan Football as assistant to Coach Jim Harbaugh.
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Co-founded Hail! Impact, which connected student-athletes with charitable opportunities through July 2025.
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Serves as Vice President of Provider Development at IgniteData, working to speed up cancer research after watching my mother go through treatment.
“Rest at the end, not in the middle.”Denver, Colorado
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Healthcare technology, nonprofit work, Michigan Athletics, or a good travel story. I'd love to hear from you.