Benjamin Smith
Director/Board Member at Kearney Holdings Ltd.
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Benjamin T.
Smith founded Spoke Software, Inc. in 2002, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2004 and WYBS, Inc. in 2004, where he worked as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2011.
Mr. Smith also currently works at Kearney Holdings Ltd., as Director and A.T.
Kearney, Inc., as Principal from 2016.
Mr. Smith also formerly worked at CodeGear, as Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2007, Wanderful Media LLC, as Chief Executive Officer from 2012 to 2016, DealSquare, Inc., as Chairman, Glu Mobile LLC, as Lead Independent Director from 2010 to 2021, Borland Software Corp., as Senior Vice President-Corporate Development from 2005 to 2007, Electronic Data Systems Corp., as Principal, and Accelerator Venture Partners LLC, as Venture Partner from 2011 to 2023.
Mr. Smith received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis and Masters Business Admin degree from Tepper School of Business.
Benjamin Smith active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
A.T. Kearney, Inc.
 A.T. Kearney, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services A.T. Kearney, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. Its services include strategic, operational and technology consulting executive search services. The company was founded by Andrew Thomas Kearney in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2016-09-30 |
Kearney Holdings Ltd.
 Kearney Holdings Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Kearney Holdings Ltd. is a top consulting firm that provides expertise in all services within organizations. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company helps organizations across all industries to overcome their most important challenges and seize their greatest opportunities. The company was founded in 1926 by James O. McKinsey, Andrew Thomas Kearney. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Benjamin Smith
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Accelerator Venture Partners LLC
 Accelerator Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Accelerator Venture Partners LLC (Accelerator Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Alex Lloyd. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Private Equity Investor | 2023-01-31 |
| GLU MOBILE INC. | Director/Board Member | 2021-04-28 |
Wanderful Media LLC
 Wanderful Media LLC Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Wanderful Media LLC provides online local discovery shopping services. Its applications include Find&Save, CoffeeTable, the Wanderful Mobile Network, and the Wanderful Regional Network. The company was founded by John Strisower in November 2011 and is headquartered in Chico, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-05-31 |
WYBS, Inc.
 WYBS, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services WYBS, Inc. provides online advertising services. The company was founded by Wayne K. Yamamoto, Benjamin T. Smith and Doug Kilponen in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-04-30 |
CodeGear
 CodeGear Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Idera, Inc., CodeGear is a private company that provides software and database services. The company is based in Scotts Valley, CA. CodeGear was acquired by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., a SUB of Idera, Inc. from Borland Software Corp. on June 30, 2008 for $24.50 million. | President | 2007-09-30 |
Training of Benjamin Smith
| University of California, Davis | Undergraduate Degree |
| Tepper School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Borland Software Corp.
 Borland Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Borland Software Corp. designs open application lifecycle management solutions. The firm's products include required management, change management, software testing, test management, automated testing and performance testing. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT. | Technology Services |
Electronic Data Systems Corp.
 Electronic Data Systems Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services EDS provides a broad portfolio of business and technology solutions to help its clients worldwide improve their business performance. EDS’ core portfolio comprises information-technology, applications and business process services, as well as information-technology transformation services. EDS’ A.T. Kearney subsidiary is one of the world’s leading high-value management consultancies | Technology Services |
Spoke Software, Inc.
 Spoke Software, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Spoke Software, Inc. provides Internet publishing and broadcasting services. Its products give marketers, sales people, and recruiter's access to people and contact information through providing a network of contacts gathered by corporations' own employees. The company was founded by Chris Roon, Prasad Akella, Christopher Tolles, James Alastair Campbell, Paul Reddy, and Benjamin T. Smith IV in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
WYBS, Inc.
WYBS, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services WYBS, Inc. provides online advertising services. The company was founded by Wayne K. Yamamoto, Benjamin T. Smith and Doug Kilponen in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Commercial Services |
A.T. Kearney, Inc.
A.T. Kearney, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services A.T. Kearney, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. Its services include strategic, operational and technology consulting executive search services. The company was founded by Andrew Thomas Kearney in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
Glu Mobile LLC
 Glu Mobile LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Glu Mobile, Inc. engages in developing and publishing of mobile games. Its games include Disney Sorcerer's Arena, Universe, Design Home, Diner Dash, Cooking Dash, Covet Fashion, Restaurant Dash, Kim Kardashian Holywood, and Deer Hunter. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States of America; Americas excluding United States; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Paul Zuzelo and Kristian Segerstrale in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
CodeGear
CodeGear Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Idera, Inc., CodeGear is a private company that provides software and database services. The company is based in Scotts Valley, CA. CodeGear was acquired by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., a SUB of Idera, Inc. from Borland Software Corp. on June 30, 2008 for $24.50 million. | Technology Services |
Accelerator Venture Partners LLC
Accelerator Venture Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Accelerator Venture Partners LLC (Accelerator Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Alex Lloyd. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Finance |
Wanderful Media LLC
Wanderful Media LLC Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Wanderful Media LLC provides online local discovery shopping services. Its applications include Find&Save, CoffeeTable, the Wanderful Mobile Network, and the Wanderful Regional Network. The company was founded by John Strisower in November 2011 and is headquartered in Chico, CA. | Retail Trade |
Kearney Holdings Ltd.
Kearney Holdings Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Kearney Holdings Ltd. is a top consulting firm that provides expertise in all services within organizations. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company helps organizations across all industries to overcome their most important challenges and seize their greatest opportunities. The company was founded in 1926 by James O. McKinsey, Andrew Thomas Kearney. | Commercial Services |
DealSquare, Inc.
 DealSquare, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services DealSquare, Inc. develops applications that provide local mobile commerce solutions for iPhone and Android. Its consumers use the applications to manage the entire deal lifecycle from browsing to purchasing to redemption. The firm's users can set reminders about deal expiration dates, set local deal alerts and redeem deals right from their phone. The company was founded by Eitan Cohen in September 2011 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
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