George Berkowski

Current

• Chief Product Guy & Co-Founder at WooMe.com

Past

• Head of Internet Strategy at BT Retail
• VP Marketing & Sales at MirCorp
• Business Development Manager at Trilogy, Inc.

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Education

• ESCP Europe
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

George Berkowski’s Summary

Experienced General Manager and internet expert with broad experience in the communications, online advertising and entertainment sectors.

George Berkowski’s Specialties:

Online Strategy, New Ventures, Online Advertising, Product Development, Corporate Development, Partnerships, Research & Development.

George Berkowski’s Experience

• Chief Product Guy & Co-Founder

  WooMe.com

  (Internet industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  woome.com is a new concept - meet 5 people in 5 minutes online. all voice and video.

• Head of Internet Strategy

  BT Retail

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Online Media industry)

  July 2005 — August 2007 (2 years 2 months)

  Heading implementation of the consumer internet strategy for BT: portal strategy, online advertising, online comms applications, analytics.

• VP Marketing & Sales

  MirCorp

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

  November 2001 — July 2005 (3 years 9 months)

  MirCorp is the first company to own and commercially operate a manned space station -- the MIR. We also organized the first flight of a fee-paying tourist to the MIR -- and subsequently to the International Space Station -- for client Dennis Tito.
  
  We specialize in the development of interactive entertainment, space product placement, space-related advertising (SONY, RadioShack, NBC) as well as some of the most thrilling reality show concepts (Destination: ISS, Destination SPACE -- with Mark Burnett, Celebrity Mission -- Lance Bass (*NSYNC), as well as integrated marketing and advertising campaigns.

• Business Development Manager

  Trilogy, Inc.

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 5 months)

George Berkowski’s Education

• ESCP Europe

  MBA , Finance , 2001 — 2002

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science , Double degree in Aerospace Engineering & Economics , 1996 — 2000

  Undergraduate thesis: “SPHERES – an automated constellation of formation flying micro-satellites”. Project has just returned from a testing period onboard the International Space Station with astronaut Mike Fincke.

  Activities and Societies:

  Lambda Chi Alpha, MIT LCA

Additional Information

George Berkowski’s Groups:

TU2K

•    Trilogy Alumni
•    Internet Dating Executive Alliance