Tom Chavez
Tom Chavez is a hi-tech entrepreneur,[1] author and co-founder of super{set},[2] a startup studio that builds and funds software companies.[3]
Early life and education
Chavez was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is one of five children from a working-class family[4] of Spanish and Mexican descent, and his paternal side traces its roots back to one of the original settlers of Santa Fe, Don Pedro Duran y Chavez.[5]
Chavez graduated from Albuquerque Academy in 1986.[6] He earned a B.A. in 1990[7] in computer science and philosophy magna cum laude from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in engineering-economic systems and operations research from Stanford University,[8] where he was a NASA doctoral fellow.[9][4]
Career
Before starting Rapt, he worked for Sun Microsystems and at a think tank called Rockwell.[10] Chavez launched his first startup, Rapt, a company that creates software for Web publishers, in 1998.[11][4] As CEO and co-founder, Chavez led the company for 10 years until its acquisition by Microsoft for $180 million in 2008.[8] In 2010, Chavez launched his second venture, Krux, which scanned devices for information.[12] The analytics company was bought by Salesforce in 2016.[13] In 2018, Chavez launched the San Francisco-based venture studio super{set}, which forms software startups and supports them from its own venture capital fund.[1] As of 2019, companies led by Chavez have generated a 17.5x return for investors.[1]
Writing
Chavez is the co-author of Data Driven: Harnessing Data and AI to Reinvent Customer Engagement and winner of the 2019 Axiom Business Book Award Silver Medalist in Business Technology.[14]
Philanthropy
Chavez co-founded the Chavez Family Foundation, which invests in non-profit projects in education, immigration, and entrepreneurship. Supported organizations include Immigrants Rising, Mission Asset Fund, and Immigrant Legal Resource Center.[15]
The Chavez Family Foundation was a founding investor in the California Campus Catalyst Fund. This initiative works to expand support to undocumented students and their families across the state's three public higher education systems: California Community Colleges, California State University, and the University of California.[16]
Chavez sits on the non-profit boards of KQED (public media for the Bay Area)[17] and VH1's Save the Music Foundation.[18]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Constine, Josh (October 2, 2009). "A startup factory? $1.2B-exit team launches $65M super{set}". TechCrunch.
- ↑ Lebowitz, Shana (July 2, 2020). "The onetime HR chiefs of Google and Goldman Sachs are betting on surging demand for diversity-and-inclusion tech. Here's their plan for remaking the $148 billion market". Business Insider.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (June 18, 2020). "Eskalera creates AI-based inclusion index to measure a better workplace". Venture Beat.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "A family with ambition\Devoted parents scrimped to send 5 children to Harvard". SFGate. September 7, 2005.
- ↑ "5 Chavez Siblings Beget 5 Harvard Graduates". LA Times. June 3, 2001.
- ↑ "Leadership Award". Albuquerque Journal. 2004-12-12. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-12-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mother's dream becomes reality". The Harvard Gazette. June 7, 2001.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Tom Chavez Has an Ear for Eureka and an Eye for Talent". The Alumni Society. July 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Tom Chavez". Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Russell, Lars (2007-12-24). "Tom Chavez: Adapting to Changing Times". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-12-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Microsoft Picks Up Another Ad Startup: Rapt". TechCrunch. March 14, 2008.
- ↑ Hardy, Quentin (11 March 2016). "Tech Companies Entice Cloud Computing Experts". The Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 15 December 2021 – via Newspapers.com. "Cloud". The Idaho Statesman.
- ↑ "Salesforce Agrees to Buy Marketing-Date Startup Krux". The Wall Street Journal. October 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Axiom Business Book Awards 2019 Results". Axiom Business Book Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-11-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Chavez Family Foundation- About Us". Chavez Family Foundation.
- ↑ "Catalyst Fund- Who We Are". California Catalyst Fund. Archived from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2021 Board of Directors and Community Advisory Panel". www.kqed.org.
- ↑ "Board of Directors- Save the Music Foundation". www.savethemusic.org.
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