David Bohnett

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David Bohnett
David Bohnett

David C. Bohnett (born April 2, 1956 in Chicago Illinois) is a philanthropist and technology entrepreneur.

[edit] Biography

David C. Bohnett is the Chairman of the David Bohnett Foundation,[1] a non-profit, grant-making organization with the stated goal of "improving society through social activism." In 1994 he founded GeoCities, an Internet-based media and e-commerce company, publicly traded on NASDAQ and subsequently acquired by Yahoo! Inc. In 1998, he was ranked #16 on Time Digital's list of Cyber Elite.[2]

Along with GeoCities, Bohnett, has had significant involvement with a number of web ventures, including NetZero, Stamps.com, LowerMyBills, Gamesville, PlanetOut Inc., MediaVast, and Xdrive. He currently serves as CEO of OVGuide, a company funded by his venture firm[3]. He also manages a portfolio of investments through his investment company, Baroda Ventures,[4] and sits on the boards of several civic, philanthropic[5], and privately held ventures.

Bohnett received his MBA in finance from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, and a BS in business administration from the University of Southern California. In addition, he has lectured at the Marshall School of Business at USC, and was named a Regent’s Lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles. He and his partner, radio and television personality, Tom Gregory[6], live in Beverly Hills, California.

[edit] References

  1. ^ David Bohnett Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  2. ^ Top Fifty Cyber Elite. TIME Digital. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
  3. ^ Interview with David Bohnett, OVGuide.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  4. ^ Baroda Ventures LLC. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  5. ^ Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Board of Directors. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
  6. ^ "Brokeback" shirts' auction winner speaks. PlanetOut Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.