Kevin Oakes
As CEO of i4cp, Kevin provides strategic direction and vision, and is responsible for the overall operations of the organization. He is considered a pioneer in learning technology and applying business acumen to the learning function, and is a frequent author and international keynote speaker on talent management and strategic learning in organizations. Kevin is on the board of directors at SumTotal Systems, (NASDAQ: SUMT), the business performance and learning technology industry's largest single provider of technologies, processes and services, and was recently the president of SumTotal.
Prior to the formation of SumTotal, Kevin was the Chairman & CEO of Click2learn (NASDAQ: CLKS - formerly Asymetrix), which was founded in 1985 by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Prior to joining Click2learn, Kevin was president and founder of Oakes Interactive, an award-winning, technology-based training company in Needham, Massachusetts. Kevin also founded TopShelf Multimedia, a distributor of off-the-shelf e-Learning titles, and Acorn Consulting, a strategic consulting organization. All three companies merged with Click2learn in 1997, which Kevin helped take public a year later.
Kevin was also the 2006 Chair of the national American Society of Training & Development (ASTD) board, and served five years as an ASTD board member. ASTD is the largest association in the world dedicated to workplace learning and performance, and its global membership is over 70,000 members. Kevin has been a thought leader in the learning community for well over a decade and shares his thoughts on the profession through his award-winning column titled "The Enterprise," which appears regularly in T+D Magazine, the largest circulated publication in the industry.
Kevin is also an advisory board member of Intrepid, a Seattle-based provider of outsourced workplace productivity solutions, and he serves on the board of Longworth Ventures, a Boston-area venture capital firm.
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