Kelly Perdew
| Kelly Perdew | |
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| Born | January 29, 1967 Lexington, Kentucky |
| Education | United States Military Academy (B.S.) UCLA School of Law (J.D.) UCLA Anderson School of Management (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | CEO of RotoHog.com |
| Website | |
| KellyPerdew.com | |
Kelly Crawford Perdew (born January 29, 1967) of Carlsbad, California was the winner of The Apprentice 2.
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[edit] Before The Apprentice
Perdew was born in Lexington, Kentucky and was raised in Florida and Wyoming. Prior to winning the show, he was president of CoreObjects, a software development outsourcing company based in Los Angeles.
Perdew attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in national security and public affairs in 1989, graduating as the number one ranked cadet in his field of study and in the top 5% of his overall class.[1]
After West Point, Perdew went on to receive Ranger School and Airborne training. In addition to his regular studies at West Point, Perdew interned with the House Armed Services Committee, spent a semester on "exchange" at the Naval Academy, and was a finalist in the Rhodes Scholar competition. He served in the United States Army as a military intelligence officer for three years.
After his honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant, Perdew attended graduate schools at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), earning a joint JD/MBA degree from the UCLA School of Law and the UCLA 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 of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.[3]
[edit] During the show
Perdew was 37 when participating in The Apprentice 2 and was the oldest candidate on the show. He was eventually chosen by Donald Trump to be his apprentice, nominally managing the construction of Trump Place located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York but in reality promoting it.[4] It was also revealed in The Apprentice 3 finale that Perdew was an executive vice-president for Trump's brand of bottled water, Trump Ice. Within two years, Trump Ice was discontinued.
[edit] Current career
Perdew is the CEO and board member of Rotohog.com- a fantasy sports platform that provides fantasy sports games for Fortune 1000 companies and major sports leagues like the NBA.com. Prior to Rotohog, he was President of ProElite.com, a social networking site for mixed martial arts. He was also the President of eTeamz with founder Brian Johnson that is now a part of Active Networks and serving over 3 million amateur sports teams.
Perdew filmed two episodes of a show called G.I Factory on the Military Channel, which did not get picked up for series. In addition, he has also done a commercial titled "Today's Military" with Donald Trump, involving him accepting a "military challenge" from him. Perdew is also the author of Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles Learned in the Military And Put To Work For Donald Trump (ISBN 1596980001) The book focuses on leadership principles that are necessary for success in business and life.
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 interactive CD is called the Terrorist Attack Survival Kit.
In June 2006, Perdew received a Presidential Appointment from President George W. Bush to the Council on Service and Civic Participation.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Celebrity Apprentice
- ^ Kelly Perdew ('95) Trumps NBC's "The Apprentice"
- ^ Kelly Perdew Forum (discussion posting by Perdew), November 29, 2004.
- ^ What's Second Prize? - Newsweek Business - MSNBC.com
- ^ USA Freedom Corps - Make a Difference. Volunteer
[edit] External links
- Kelly Perdew at the Internet Movie Database
- Rotohog.com
- Angel Venture Partners
- Kelly Perdew's ProElite.com Page
- Terrorist Attack Survival Kit
- Profile on NBC.com
- Profile on Zaadz.com
- Audio interview with Kelly Perdew on The Connections Show
- Audio interview with Kelly Perdew at Venture Voice
- The "Today's Military" Commercial, first aired on The Apprentice Season 3 Finale
- Interview with Kelly Perdew at socalTECH.com
- West Point Class of 1989 - In the News
- The Apprentice - Where Are They Now?
| Preceded by Bill Rancic |
The Apprentice Winners Season 2 |
Succeeded by Kendra Todd |
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- United States Military Academy alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law alumni
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