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Kelly Perdew
Born(1967-01-29)January 29, 1967(age 57)
Le xing ton, Kentucky,U.S.
EducationUnited States Military Academy(B.S.)
University of California, Los Angeles(J.D.,M.B.A.)
OccupationManaging General Partner at Moonshots Capital
Websitekellyperdew

Kelly Crawford Perdew(born January 29, 1967) is an American businessman and winner ofThe Apprentice 2.

BeforeThe Apprentice

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Perdew was born inLe xing ton, Kentuckyand was raised inFloridaandWyoming.Prior to winningThe Apprentice,he was president of CoreObjects, asoftware developmentoutsourcing company based inLos Angeles.

Perdew attended theUnited States Military AcademyatWest Point,earning aBachelor of Sciencedegree in national security andpublic affairsin 1989, graduating as the number one ranked cadet in his field of study and in the top 5% of his overall class.[1]

While at West Point, Perdew attendedRangerandAirbornetraining. In addition to his regular studies at West Point, Perdew interned with theHouse Armed Services Committee,spent a semester on "exchange" at theNaval Academy,and was aRhodes Scholarfinalist. He served in theUnited States Armyas amilitary intelligenceofficer for three years.

After hishonorable dischargeas aFirst Lieutenant,Perdew attended graduate schools at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles(UCLA), earning a jointJD/MBAdegree from theUCLA School of Lawand theUCLA Anderson School of Management,respectively, in 1995.[2]He chose not to practice law after graduation, although during law school he worked part-time at the firm ofGibson, Dunn & Crutcher.[3]

During the show

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Perdew was 37 when participating inThe Apprentice 2and was the oldest candidate on the show. He was eventually chosen byDonald Trumpto be his apprentice, nominally managing the construction ofTrump Placelocated in the Upper West Side ofManhattan,New Yorkwhile promoting it in reality.[4]It was also revealed inThe Apprentice 3finale that Perdew was an executive vice-president for Trump's brand of bottled water,Trump Ice.

Current career

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Perdew is the Managing Partner for Moonshots Capital – an early-stage angel syndicate. He has personally invested in over 30 early-stage technology companies and acted as a board member or advisor to many including LinkedIn and Pandora. He is the founder & CEO at TargetClose. Prior to founding TargetClose, he was the CEO of Fastpoint Games, a venture-backed leading developer of live data-driven games for the fortune 500 brand set. Fastpoint Games sold to WePlay in December 2011.

Prior to Fastpoint Games, he was President of ProElite, a social networking site for mixed martial arts. He was also the President of eTeamz with founder Brian Johnson that is now a part ofActive Network, LLCand serving over 3 million amateur sports teams.

Perdew filmed nine episodes of a show calledG.I Factoryon theMilitary Channel,which did not get picked up for a second series. He has also done a commercial titled "Today's Military" with Donald Trump, involving him accepting a "military challenge" from Trump. Perdew is also the author ofTake Command: 10 Leadership Principles Learned in the Military And Put To Work For Donald Trump(ISBN1596980001) The book focuses on leadership principles that are necessary for success in business and life and includes interviews with business/military icons such as Ross Perot, Bill Coleman and Roger Staubach.

Perdew founded a company called American Family Protection, Inc. to provide government-approved training modules to U.S. families on how to respond to a terrorist attack. The interactiveCDis called the Terrorist Attack Survival Kit.

In June 2006, Perdew received a Presidential Appointment from PresidentGeorge W. Bushto the Council on Service and Civic Participation.[5]

He currently serves on the board of advisors of theCode of Support Foundation,a nonprofit military service organization.[6]

References

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  1. ^"Kelly Perdew. Co-founder & Managing General Partner of Moonshots Capital. LA, USA".Totalprestige Magazine.May 26, 2018.RetrievedMay 26,2022.
  2. ^Kelly Perdew ('95) Trumps NBC's "The Apprentice"
  3. ^Kelly Perdew ForumArchivedSeptember 29, 2007, at theWayback Machine(discussion posting by Perdew), November 29, 2004.
  4. ^What's Second Prize? - Newsweek Business – MSNBC
  5. ^USA Freedom Corps – Make a Difference. VolunteerArchivedJune 9, 2007, at theWayback Machine
  6. ^"Code of Support Foundation advisory board".codeofsupportfoundation.org.Archived fromthe originalon October 23, 2018.RetrievedJune 5,2017.
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