Jim Kavanaugh Explained

Jim Kavanaugh
Birth Place:United States
Alma Mater:Saint Louis University
Occupation:CEO of World Wide Technology
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Children:3

James P. Kavanaugh (born 1963) is an American businessman, and the CEO and co-founder of World Wide Technology.

Early life

Kavanaugh received his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Saint Louis University in 1986.

Sports

Kavanaugh played soccer at Saint Louis University. In 1983, he was selected as Missouri amateur player of the year and competed for the United States in the 1983 Pan American Games.[1]

In 1986, Kavanaugh was drafted to the Los Angeles Lazers, a Major Indoor Soccer League team, as the second overall pick.[2] The following year, he was traded to the St. Louis Steamers.[3] Kavanaugh was CEO of the United Soccer League's Saint Louis FC from 2014 – 2020, as well as president of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club.[4] [5] In 2012, Kavanaugh purchased a minority stake in the St. Louis Blues hockey team.[4] He is also a minority investor in St. Louis City SC, a Major League Soccer franchise launched in 2023.[6]

Career

Kavanaugh worked as a sales manager for Future Electronics.[7] In 1990, Kavanaugh and David Steward co-founded World Wide Technology (WWT), a company that provides technology products and services. He was chief executive officer (CEO), while the company grew to billions of dollars in revenue.[8] By 2015 it had become one of the largest companies in the St. Louis area.[9] In 2021, WWT revenues were over $13 billion.[10]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Questions with St. Louis FC's Jim Kavanaugh . Lyons . Joe . July 26, 2015 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . April 4, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Lazers Trade Garcia, Kavanaugh . February 21, 1987 . Los Angeles Times . April 4, 2016 .
  3. News: Debter . Lauren . August 8, 2019 . The Billionaires Behind The Secret Tech Mecca In America’s Heartland . . February 15, 2023 . In 1986, her was drafted by the Los Angeles Lazers and mov across the country with $25 in his pocket. The next year he was traded to the St. Louis Steamers..
  4. News: Lyons . Joe . July 26, 2015 . 5 Questions with St. Louis FC’s Jim Kavanaugh . . February 15, 2023 . Kavanaugh, 52, is also president of the board for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, CEO of St. Louis FC and an investor/owner of the St. Louis Blues..
  5. Web site: Jim Kavanaugh Honored by St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame . September 26, 2014 . . February 15, 2023 . Kavanaugh remains highly active in the soccer world. He is president of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club (SLSG). .
  6. News: Lyons . Joe . August 25, 2020 . St. Louis FC to shut down after 2020 season . . February 15, 2023 . According to a story posted by Sports Illustrated on Tuesday morning, STLFC will shut at the end of the 2020 season. The club’s owner, World Wide Technology CEO and former St. Louis University soccer standout Jim Kavanaugh, is also a minority investor in the new MLS team, St. Louis City SC... St. Louis City SC is expected to begin MLS play in 2023 at a 22,500-seat stadium downtown..
  7. News: CEO Spotlight: World Wide Technology’s Jim Kavanaugh . December 10, 2017 . Born 2 Invest . Anthony Donaghue . February 3, 2022 .
  8. Web site: How World Wide Technology used innovation to become a $9 billion giant . Feldt . Brian . January 13, 2017 . St. Louis Business Journal . February 2, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203162035/http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2017/01/13/how-world-wide-technology-used-innovation-to.html . February 3, 2017 . bot: unknown .
  9. Web site: World Wide Technology readies strategy for continued growth . Barker . Jacob . June 14, 2015 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . February 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180422004707/http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/world-wide-technology-readies-strategy-for-continued-growth/article_8ebe6139-9fc0-504c-9446-eac52d875f8a.html . April 22, 2018 .
  10. News: How WWT’s Jim Kavanaugh Got the Goal He Wanted: The former professional soccer player reveals the mentors he turned to while building a successful high-tech company . Joann S. Lublin . January 2, 2021 . Wall Street Journal . February 2, 2022 .
  11. News: May 17, 2022 . Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis names two to Hall of Fame . Illinois Business Journal . May 17, 2022 . David Farr, former CEO of Emerson, also serving as the 2022 Junior Achievement Hall of Fame event chair, has announced that Jim Kavanaugh, co-founder and CEO of World Wide Technology and Rob Vitale, president and CEO of Post Holdings Inc., will be inducted into the JA Business Hall of Fame..

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