Entrepreneur
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Partner at Mix Somoma
- Past
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- CEO at Circos.com, Inc.
- EVP & GM at Inforte Corp.
- Chairman and CEO at COMPENDIT, Inc.
- Director New Dimension Technology (last position held) at SAP America
- Education
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- St. Joseph's College
- Connections
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415
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Kevin McDonald’s Summary
Throughout my career I've worked for a multi-billion dollar software company, had the privilege to help build penny-less start-ups into going concerns, and during a moment of 'this market is just too big to pass up' started a company that was sold 5 years later.
Most recently, I invested in and served as CEO of Circos.com a company that has developed a unique text analytics technology that utilizes social media to surface insights about brands and uncover consumers' personal preferences.
At Inforte (acquired by Business Decisions Inc.) I was the EVP and GM of the Business Intelligence practice. Our teams led successful multi-million dollar strategy and business intelligence engagements for some of the world's leading brands including Cadbury-Schweppes, Nike, Kellogg's, NASA and Volkswagen Financial Services AG.
I was a founder and the CEO of COMPENDIT, Inc., a firm that Inforte acquired in 2004. In 2001 COMPENDIT was named in Entrepreneur magazine's "Hot 100" list of America's fastest-growing new businesses. Ernst & Young recognized me as one of the regional finalist for their Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2004.
Before founding COMPENDIT in 1999, I held a variety of positions at SAP while working in the US and in Germany. The role I'm most remembered for was that of Program Manager during the market launch of the SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW).
I graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. Joseph's College and now live in Woodside, California with my wife and kids.
Kevin McDonald’s Specialties:
Building great teams
'Managing' genius
Business Intelligence
Text Analytics
SAP
Internet
Word of Mouth Marketing
Semantic Web
Kevin McDonald’s Experience
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Partner
Mix Somoma
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
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CEO
Circos.com, Inc.
(Internet industry)
January 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 7 months)
Text analytics / sentiment detection start-up
Circos Brand Karma helps the best hotels understand what their customers are saying about them online. By tapping into hundreds of online communities, review sites, and blogs, Brand Karma transforms consumer opinions into actionable knowledge for your business.
What does a negative review on an influential site actually mean to your business? And what about a positive mention on popular blog? Brand Karma can correlate your hotel's online favorability with its online revenue to quantify the real revenue impact of a customer review. -
EVP & GM
Inforte Corp.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; inft; Management Consulting industry)
March 2004 — March 2005 (1 year 1 month)
As Executive Vice President and General Manager, Kevin McDonald is responsible for leading Inforte's SAP Practice. A recognized authority in business intelligence, he built the teams that led numerous successful multi-million dollar strategy and business intelligence engagements for Global 1000 companies, including NASA, Cadbury-Schweppes and Volkswagen Financial Services AG.
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Chairman and CEO
COMPENDIT, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 1999 — March 2004 (5 years )
Co-founder of consulting services company COMPENDIT, Inc. Took 60k$ in start-up capital, grew company from 2 - 56 employees with international sub, and sold it to public company 5 years later for +13$ million. Company was named 2001 Hot 100 company by Entrepreneur Mag.
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Director New Dimension Technology (last position held)
SAP America
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
1993 — 1999 (6 years )
Kevin McDonald’s Education
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St. Joseph's College
MS , Management, Marketing and Information Systems , 1987 — 1991
- Activities and Societies:
- NCAA Div 2 Basketball
Additional Information
Kevin McDonald’s Websites:
Kevin McDonald’s Interests:
Food, wine, travel, & puns.
Kevin McDonald’s Groups:
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Business Development Connect -
TopRight
Kevin McDonald’s Honors:
Entrepreneur of the year finalist - Illinois Region 2004
Hot 100 fastest growing new businesses 2001
Kevin McDonald’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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