Keith Powers
Entrepreneur, Person
1969 –
Who is Keith Powers?
Keith
is currently the COO of Prize Capital, LLC an innovative financial
model at the intersection of invention, investment and philanthropy.
Prior to Prize Capital Keith was the EVP of Strategic Development
at the X PRIZE Foundation where
he spearheaded an effort to create a modern-day version of the Nobel
Prize. He then led a successful effort to raise the funding to support
the development of a series of global inducement prizes in a variety
of areas including energy, the environment/carbon, genomics, medicine,
nanotechnology, transportation, education and social entrepreneurship.
previously started and sold several companies, including a non-traditional
media company in 2000, and a Hispanic DRTV- advertising agency in
2003. From 1996-1999, Keith was the Director of Operations at Sun
Apparel-The Polo Jeans Company, a $500M global manufacturer, distributor
and retailer of casual apparel.
Civic leadership, youth development and national service has long
been a focus for Keith, including a stint at the US Embassy in Mexico
City in 1994 and as a volunteer corps member and then later as a
national staff member with City
Year, an “action tank” for national service. He
is currently on the Board of Directors of Kids
Korps USA, Prize4life.org
and is an advisor to several start-ups including Overdrive
Interactive, Idea Crossing
and Rigital Communications.
Keith holds a B.A. in Political Science with honors from Northeastern
University, an MBA from the Thunderbird
School of Global Management, and has attended several executive
seminars including Governing for Nonprofit Excellence: Critical
Issues for Board Leadership at Harvard
Business School. He has lived, worked, studied or traveled to
over 30 countries and is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Japanese.
He currently lives in Palo Alto, CA with his wife Michiko and their new
baby girl Harmony.
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- Born
- 1969
Boston - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Michiko Powers
(2001 - )
- Michiko Powers
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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