Paul Kedrosky Joins Kauffman Foundation as Senior Fellow.Noted Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. , and Academic to Develop Innovative Programs to Advance Entrepreneurship and Innovation KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced that Paul Kedrosky, Ph.D., has joined the Foundation as a senior fellow. In this capacity, he will use his experience as a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist and academic to explore new programming opportunities for Kauffman in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation, and capital markets. Most recently, Kedrosky has been the Executive Director of the William J. von Liebig Center in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. . Using an innovative seed capital program, the Center catalyzes the commercialization of technologies from the internationally ranked University of California, San Diego UCSD is consistently ranked among the top ten public universities for undergraduate education in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[3] It is a Public Ivy. [1] For graduate studies, most of UCSD's Ph.D. . He is a venture partner with Ventures West, Canada's largest institutional venture capital firm, where his interests include consumer technologies, media, semiconductors and life sciences. He is currently on the board of Marqui Corporation, a marketing automation software firm, as well as Dabble DB, a hosted data management company. Kedrosky is also a sought-after speaker, an analyst for CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. television, a columnist for TheStreet/RealMoney, and the author of one of the most popular business blogs. He is frequently quoted in major publications around the world. "Paul Kedrosky is widely recognized for his technology expertise, his business acumen and his real-world understanding of the forces that make our economy tick," said Carl Schramm, the Kauffman Foundation's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are thrilled to welcome him to the Foundation, where his expertise and unconventional thinking will contribute to our efforts to advance entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth." Earlier in his career, Kedrosky founded the technology equity research practice at HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) James Capel. As a highly ranked technology equity analyst, transactions with which he was involved created in excess of a billion dollars in public market value. Kedrosky was one of the first analysts to cover many major technology and Internet companies, as well as making early and timely calls in networking and communications. He has also been a successful entrepreneur. In 1999, he financed and launched one of the first hosted blogging services, GrokSoup. The service grew to more than a thousand subscribers. Relatedly, he wrote for Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership and what is widely regarded as the seminal article on dark matter and syndication technologies. Kedrosky has hosted a television program, "Profiles on Innovation," that is available on cable in the United States, as well as on the Web. He has written influential columns for Business 2.0 magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist, among others. He has also appeared on many broadcast programs, including CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, Newshour, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Nightline, and CNBC Television. About the Kauffman Foundation The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City is a private, nonpartisan foundation that works with partners to advance entrepreneurship in America and improve the education of children and youth. The Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman. Information about the Kauffman Foundation is available at www.kauffman.org. |
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