Betsy Ziegler, CEO of 1871. 2019 will be Ziegler’s first full year at the helm of Chicago’s best-known tech hub. She has been working to gather data on the more than 700 companies that have gone through 1871 since it opened in 2012 and learn from their successes and failures. Armed with that knowledge, the hub plans to create new programs to better assist the roughly 470 startups based there now. Ziegler said the programs will connect early stage investors with startups and support corporations’ technology training needs, among other initiatives. The chief executive has spoken about getting more women and minorities involved in the male-dominated tech industry. This year, she wants to work on getting 1871’s resources to more aspiring entrepreneurs who may not be able to easily access the River North facility.