Traver H. Kennedy

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Traver H. Kennedy
Alma mater Bowdoin College
OccupationBusiness executive
TitleCEO of Joi Scientific

Traver H. Kennedy is an American business executive and entrepreneur in the computer, aviation, and hydrogen fuel industry. He was previously the Chief Strategist and Chief Evangelist for Citrix Systems. In addition to founding companies like Joi Scientific, where he is currently the Chairman and CEO, he is also the founder of the Application service provider (ASP) Industry Consortium, the Mobile Enterprise Alliance, and cofounder of the ASP Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Resolution Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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Education and early career

Traver Kennedy graduated from Bowdoin College in 1975 [1] with a degree in Music, majoring in Classical Voice. After graduating, Kennedy opened an audio and video store, which eventually began selling computers. Following this, he started a career as a computer consultant. [2]

ASP

Kennedy eventually came to work for Citrix Systems, as the director of advanced business, [3] [4] then as vice president for strategy and Chief Strategist, and later as the company’s Chief Evangelist. [5] In 2001 NetworkWorld magazine named Kennedy on its list of the twenty-five most powerful people in networking. While at Citrix, Kennedy worked on developing and distributing early versions of application service providers, [2] in addition to early cloud technology [6] and other forms of moving computing from the user device into the Internet. [7] This led those in his industry to refer to him as the “father of the ASP industry”. [8] [9] Kennedy was also the founder [10] and Chairman of the ASP Industry Consortium, [3] founder of the ASP Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Resolution Center at the World Intellectual Property Organization, [11] and was a founder and Chairman of the Mobile Enterprise Alliance. [5] He also served as a public speaker for ASP and related industry issues and industry conferences and meetings. [12]

Other industries

In 2015, Kennedy co-founded Joi Scientific, where he currently serves as Chairman and CEO. [6] The company develops technology for the development of hydrogen fuel from seawater, [13] and has been criticized for promising impossible efficiencies that would violate the first law of thermodynamics. [14] Some of the company's technology was based on the work of discredited inventor Stanley Meyer, [15] and during the summer of 2019 the company announced that their technology was substantially less efficient than previously described and that they were running out of funding. [15]

In 2006 Kennedy became the vice-president of community and governmental affairs for DayJet. [1] During this time he also served as Chairman of the National Air Transportation Association’s Environmental Committee. [16] Kennedy is also the founder of Molecular Power Systems. [17] Kennedy is on the board of directors for AI firm HiConversion, [18] and has served as Chairman of the Palm Beach County Early Learning Coalition. [19]

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  8. ↑ "Citrix Exec Sings Praises Of Innovative Software".
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  12. ↑ Kern, Thomas; Lacity, Mary Cecelia; Willcocks, Leslie (4 May 2018). "Netsourcing: Renting Business Applications and Services Over a Network". FT Press – via Google Books.
  13. ↑ Why this former tech exec is focused on hydrogen fuel
  14. ↑ Science behind NB Power's hydrogen venture too good to be true, critic says
  15. 1 2 Joi Scientific technology NB Power poured millions into doesn't work
  16. ↑ "NATA Creates New Environmental Committee - AVweb flash Article". www.avweb.com.
  17. ↑ "30 Years of South Florida Innovations That Changed The World - SFTA - South Florida Technology Alliance". 23 September 2011.
  18. ↑ "Board of Directors - HiConversion". www.hiconversion.com.
  19. ↑ Sun-Sentinel, South Florida. "School Readiness Cuts: Florida's Economy Can't Afford It".
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