Kevin Thompson is General Manager for GOOD Worldwide and Upworthy where he has P&L responsibility and leads revenue, consulting and partner experience teams along with HR and Finance functions.
Prior to GOOD Kevin was a Principal at The Crossland Group where he served as adviser to and partner with changemakers in the social enterprise and philanthropic sectors.
He spent 15 years at IBM in executive and management roles in marketing, global strategy, market insights, thought leadership and brand management in business units spanning healthcare, government, commerce, mobile, social and financing.
An IBM career highlight was the design, launch and scaling of the Corporate Service Corps (CSC), often called a “business version of the Peace Corps,” which addresses the 21st century context for doing business – emerging markets, diverse cultures, global teaming, complex policy environments, cross functional collaboration and increasing societal expectations.
Mr. Thompson is Adjunct Faculty at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He is a First Mover Fellow with the Aspen Institute, a leadership and innovation lab for social intrapreneurs, the subject of a Harvard Business School case study and winner of a 2010 FrED Forum innovation award. He has published on topics ranging from cloud computing to next generation leadership. He also co-founded a leadership development consultancy called World Action Teams that designs and delivers immersion experiences in rapidly developing markets. Kevin recently completed a six-year term as Trustee with the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, a $135M philanthropic organization serving Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Prior to IBM he spent two years managing a farm and micro enterprise in rural Ghana, West Africa while a US Peace Corps volunteer and performed as a musician based in Massachusetts. Mr. Thompson holds MBA and MS degrees from Cornell University and a BA from the University of Massachusetts in Natural Systems. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife Manja and two boys, Nels and River.
Available For: Speaking
Travels From: Detroit, Michigan
Speaking Topics: Social Intrapreneurship, Social Impact, Action Learning
