President at Atlanta Technology Angels
Greater Atlanta Area
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- President at Atlanta Technology Angels
- Managing Director at Vernon Bridge Ventures, LLC
- Member, Board of Advisors at The Lionheart School
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- Angel investor at Atlanta Technology Angels
- Founder, Executive Director at Connect2Books.org
- Board Chair at YMCA - Atlanta: (Dunwoody Branch)
- Director, Product Strategy at beBetter Networks
- Contract consultant at Arthur Andersen
- Vice President at Click2Learn
- Vice President at SumTotal/Click2learn
- Founder and President at Meliora Systems, Inc
- Research Associate at Simon School of Business, University of Rochester
- Analyst at CNR
- Education
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- The University of British Columbia
- University of New Brunswick
- McGill University - Macdonald Campus
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Gordon A. Rogers’s Summary
Gordon is an economist, entrepreneur and angel investor. After working as a financial analyst, in 1988 he established a business (Meliora Systems, Inc.) that created one of the pioneering products in the corporate e-learning & talent management field (Ingenium). He guided the growth of the company from a start-up to IPO through a merger in 1998 with Paul Allen's company, Asymetrix Learning Systems (ASYM). This exit event yielded a 12X return for initial investors in the business. See http://bit.ly/gi9hQ.
After leaving ASYM/CLKS/SUMT in 2000, he spent the next several years investing in and serving on the advisory boards of various tech startups in the e-learning and online coaching sectors. He now focuses primarily on helping early stage ventures in the the digital media and edutainment sectors raise capital and create strategic partnerships.
He is President of Atlanta Technology Angels (www.angelatlanta.com), and a member of Angel Lounge (http://www.startuplounge.com/tag/angellounge/), the MIT Enterprise Forum, and the Atlanta CEO Council. He is also Managing Director of Vernon Bridge Ventures, an early stage capital/advisory firm. He serves on the boards of Rapid LD and Good Egg Studios.
He has extensive experience serving on boards of non-profit organizations (YMCA of Greater Atlanta, Interfaith Outreach Home, Teacher Support Network, The Lionheart School).
He recently completed his first triathlon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Gordon A. Rogers’s Specialties:
Social ventures, literacy, educational technology, edutainment, E-Learning, Raising angel capital.
Gordon A. Rogers’s Experience
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Angel investor
Atlanta Technology Angels
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 8 months)
Focusing on startups in education and games/virtual worlds for youth.
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Founder, Executive Director
Connect2Books.org
(Wireless industry)
November 2007 — August 2009 (1 year 10 months)
"Any Book, Any Kid, Any Time"
www.kindlesforkids.wordpress.com
Amazon’s new Kindle e-book reader can play an important part in lowering the barriers to achieve higher literacy levels among schoolchildren in the US (And eventually in other countries as the wireless capability is expanded globally) Think of it: school kids with access to a virtually unlimited array of textbooks, classic literature, Wikipedia, and assorted other educational resources, while simultaneously reducing the weight of their overburdened backpacks!
Kindles for Kids has been established to create a distribution system to bring this exciting new technology to those most in need. Volunteers and suggestions for partnerships are welcomed. -
Board Chair
YMCA - Atlanta: (Dunwoody Branch)
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
January 2003 — December 2006 (4 years )
The YMCA offers a wide range of programs that respond to a broad range of an individual's need for personal growth in spirit, mind, and body.It creates community and a sense of belonging through shared YMCA connection, involvement and vision.
It challenges individuals to personally contribute to, and collectively engage others in, the higher charitable purpose of building strong kids, strong families and strong communities. -
Director, Product Strategy
beBetter Networks
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
March 2001 — July 2003 (2 years 5 months)
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Contract consultant
Arthur Andersen
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; AA; Management Consulting industry)
January 2000 — December 2000 (1 year )
Consultant to VLN operation
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Vice President
Click2Learn
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; CLKS; E-Learning industry)
July 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 7 months)
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Vice President
SumTotal/Click2learn
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
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Founder and President
Meliora Systems, Inc
(Computer Software industry)
February 1988 — June 1998 (10 years 5 months)
Founder and President
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Research Associate
Simon School of Business, University of Rochester
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 1986 — July 1988 (2 years 1 month)
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Analyst
CNR
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
May 1979 — June 1986 (7 years 2 months)
Develop forecast, pricing models
Additional Information
Gordon A. Rogers’s Websites:
Gordon A. Rogers’s Interests:
Photography, Literacy & education, Triathlons
Gordon A. Rogers’s Honors:
YMCA Volunteer of the Year 2006; Atlanta, GA.
Gordon A. Rogers’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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