# Wendell Jisa

> Wendell Jisa is the founder and chairman of Reveal, a Chicago-based legal technology business focused on eDiscovery and investigations. A former legal-copy delivery worker and founder of Landmark, he helped expand Reveal through acquisitions including NexLP, Brainspace, Logikcull, IPRO and Onna. He moved from CEO to chairman in October 2025, with Eric Harmon succeeding him, and subsequently became board chairman at Clearbrief and executive chairman at FranConnect.

- **Role:** Founder and Chairman at Reveal
- **Organizations:** Reveal, Clearbrief, FranConnect, Landmark, Village of Riverside Board of Trustees
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Communications and English Literature, Loyola University Chicago
- **Known for:** Built Reveal through product development, acquisitions and partnerships in legal AI and eDiscovery., Led Reveal through its 2021 Brainspace merger and K1 investment exceeding $200 million., Led Reveal when it acquired Logikcull and IPRO in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Delivered legal copies to Chicago law firms; later founded legal services provider Landmark.
- **2008** — Co-founded Reveal.
- **2017-2021** — Served on the Village of Riverside Board of Trustees; LinkedIn lists April 2017 to May 2021.
- **2020** — Reveal acquired NexLP; Jisa discussed the acquisition with Jay Leib and George Socha in September.
- **2021** — Reveal merged with Brainspace, supported by more than $200 million from K1 Investment Management.
- **2023** — Reveal acquired Logikcull and IPRO in transactions announced as valued at more than $1 billion.
- **2024** — Reveal acquired Onna; Jisa received a Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Lifetime Achievement Award.
- **2025-06** — Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Midwest Award winner.
- **2025-10** — Transitioned from Reveal CEO to chairman; Eric Harmon became CEO on the October 14 announcement.
- **2025-11** — Appointed board chairman of Clearbrief on November 6.
- **2025-12** — Appointed executive chairman of FranConnect on December 3.

## Achievements

- Built Reveal through product development, acquisitions and partnerships in legal AI and eDiscovery.
- Led Reveal through its 2021 Brainspace merger and K1 investment exceeding $200 million.
- Led Reveal when it acquired Logikcull and IPRO in 2023.
- Received the 2024 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Won an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Midwest Award.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — FranConnect appointed Jisa executive chairman of its board on December 3.
- **2025-11** — Clearbrief appointed Jisa board chairman on November 6.
- **2025-10** — Jisa became Reveal chairman as Eric Harmon succeeded him as CEO on October 14.
- **2025-06** — EY announced Jisa as a 2025 Midwest Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner on June 11.

## Links

- Website: https://www.revealdata.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendelljisa

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/wendell-jisa
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-23