Kevin Foreman
Encyclopedia
Kevin Foreman is the Vice President of Mobile Applications at INRIX
and former CEO of Point Inside, Inc., a company that is trying to 'map the indoor world'. Previously, he founded Bevy, Inc. a Seattle-based company as entrepreneur-in-residence at Madrona Venture Group in September 2007. Bevy received $1.2 million in funding from Madrona Venture Group and the Trilogy Partnership in October 2007. Foreman described Bevy as a social merchandising venture and as "a place where women can discuss and discover fashion from people they trust."
He previously was the General Manager of the Mobile Business Unit at RealNetworks
Inc. Earlier, he was Real's GM, Helix
, and was credited with launching Real's open source
strategy.
from November 1997 to 2006. His final role at RealNetworks was head of the mobile business unit. Previously, he was heading the management of a digital media platform -- Helix
, as well as the industry ecosystem that builds on this platform -- Helix Community. Prior to RealNetworks
, he worked for five years in various product and program management roles at Avid Technology
, the world's leading non-linear video-editing company. Prior to Avid, he worked in various sales and sales management positions within DEC
.
He graduated from the University of Calgary
with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School
.
Inrix
INRIX is a software company which provides a variety of mobile applications and Internet services pertaining to traffic and navigation. INRIX provides historical and real-time traffic information to businesses and individuals in over 30 countries including the United States and much of Europe...
and former CEO of Point Inside, Inc., a company that is trying to 'map the indoor world'. Previously, he founded Bevy, Inc. a Seattle-based company as entrepreneur-in-residence at Madrona Venture Group in September 2007. Bevy received $1.2 million in funding from Madrona Venture Group and the Trilogy Partnership in October 2007. Foreman described Bevy as a social merchandising venture and as "a place where women can discuss and discover fashion from people they trust."
He previously was the General Manager of the Mobile Business Unit at RealNetworks
RealNetworks
RealNetworks, Inc. is a provider of Internet media delivery software and services based in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The company is the creator of RealAudio, a compressed audio format; RealVideo, a compressed video format; RealPlayer, a media player; RealDownloader, a download...
Inc. Earlier, he was Real's GM, Helix
Helix project
Helix DNA is a project to produce software that can play audio and video media in various formats, aid in producing such media, and serve them over a network. It is intended as a largely free and open source digital media framework that runs on numerous operating systems and processors and was...
, and was credited with launching Real's open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
strategy.
Education and career
He was at RealNetworksRealNetworks
RealNetworks, Inc. is a provider of Internet media delivery software and services based in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The company is the creator of RealAudio, a compressed audio format; RealVideo, a compressed video format; RealPlayer, a media player; RealDownloader, a download...
from November 1997 to 2006. His final role at RealNetworks was head of the mobile business unit. Previously, he was heading the management of a digital media platform -- Helix
Helix project
Helix DNA is a project to produce software that can play audio and video media in various formats, aid in producing such media, and serve them over a network. It is intended as a largely free and open source digital media framework that runs on numerous operating systems and processors and was...
, as well as the industry ecosystem that builds on this platform -- Helix Community. Prior to RealNetworks
RealNetworks
RealNetworks, Inc. is a provider of Internet media delivery software and services based in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The company is the creator of RealAudio, a compressed audio format; RealVideo, a compressed video format; RealPlayer, a media player; RealDownloader, a download...
, he worked for five years in various product and program management roles at Avid Technology
Avid Technology
Avid Technology, Inc. is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear editing systems, management and distribution services. It was created in 1987 and became a publicly traded company in 1993...
, the world's leading non-linear video-editing company. Prior to Avid, he worked in various sales and sales management positions within DEC
Digital Equipment Corporation
Digital Equipment Corporation was a major American company in the computer industry and a leading vendor of computer systems, software and peripherals from the 1960s to the 1990s...
.
He graduated from the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
.