Jim Kavanaugh | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University |
| Occupation | CEO of World Wide Technology |
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| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
James P. Kavanaugh (born 1963) is an American businessman, and the CEO and co-founder of World Wide Technology.
Kavanaugh received his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Saint Louis University in 1986. [3]
Kavanaugh played soccer at Saint Louis University. In 1983, he was selected as Missouri amateur player of the year and competed for the United States in the 1983 Pan American Games. [4]
In 1986, Kavanaugh was drafted to the Los Angeles Lazers, a Major Indoor Soccer League team, as the second overall pick. [5] The following year, he was traded to the St. Louis Steamers. [6] Kavanaugh was CEO of the United Soccer League’s Saint Louis FC from 2014 – 2020, as well as president of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club. [7] [8] In 2012, Kavanaugh purchased a minority stake in the St. Louis Blues hockey team. [7] He is also a minority investor in St. Louis City SC, a Major League Soccer franchise launched in 2023. [9]
Kavanaugh worked as a sales manager for Future Electronics. [10] In 1990, Kavanaugh and David Steward co-founded World Wide Technology (WWT), a company that provides technology products and services. He was chief executive officer (CEO), while the company grew to billions of dollars in revenue. [11] By 2015 it had become one of the largest companies in the St. Louis area. [12] In 2021, WWT revenues were over $13 billion. [13]
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In 1986, her was drafted by the Los Angeles Lazers and mov across the country with $25 in his pocket. The next year he was traded to the St. Louis Steamers.
Kavanaugh, 52, is also president of the board for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, CEO of St. Louis FC and an investor/owner of the St. Louis Blues.
Kavanaugh remains highly active in the soccer world. He is president of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club (SLSG).
According to a story posted by Sports Illustrated on Tuesday morning, STLFC will shut at the end of the 2020 season. The club's owner, World Wide Technology CEO and former St. Louis University soccer standout Jim Kavanaugh, is also a minority investor in the new MLS team, St. Louis City SC... St. Louis City SC is expected to begin MLS play in 2023 at a 22,500-seat stadium downtown.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)David Farr, former CEO of Emerson, also serving as the 2022 Junior Achievement Hall of Fame event chair, has announced that Jim Kavanaugh, co-founder and CEO of World Wide Technology and Rob Vitale, president and CEO of Post Holdings Inc., will be inducted into the JA Business Hall of Fame.