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Kevin Kew

Kevin Kew is an accomplished and enterprising leader who leverages 20+ years of domestic and international experience in developing high-impact strategic alliances and worldwide channel programs for the high-tech industry. Passionate about building and inspiring high-performance teams empowered to lead change and deliver results, Kew is currently Chief Information Officer for the Anthony H. Kruse Foundation. He is additionally responsible for early-stage investment opportunities that can assist the Foundation in growing its endowment.

Prior to the Foundation, Kew was Vice President of Business Development for Nuance Communications, Inc., a Menlo Park-based software provider of enterprise-class voice automation and customer self-service solutions. During his time at Nuance, he successfully led an inspired turnaround in the ­
company’s strategic 3rd party initiatives, market development, and customer approach strategies. Just prior to his departure, Kew was awarded the CEO Award for his efforts in leading a highly-complex company merger and integration with ScanSoft, Inc.

Kew has also served in a variety of global marketing and channel related sales functions including as Vice President, Global Alliances at MatrixOne (acquired by Dassault Systems), a leader in delivering collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) software solutions; Vice President, Worldwide Channel Marketing for Genesys Telecommunications (acquired by Alcatel), provider of enterprise-class contact center solutions, and a variety of executive positions in the U.S., London and South Africa while at Sequent Computer Systems (acquired by IBM), a supplier of high-end, Intel-based UNIX servers.

A husband and father of two adult children and now residing in Kansas City, Missouri, Kew received an undergraduate business degree from the University of Iowa with a double major in Management Information Systems and Industrial Administration with a minor in Operations Research. Kew is a board member of Peak8 Solutions and is also actively involved in The Q Fund, his wife’s 501(c)(3) non-profit providing sustainable education solutions for vulnerable children in Africa.