Ken Thom

Ken Thom has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Ken is currently the Director of Operations at Iterative since September 2021. Previously, Ken worked as a Consultant at Recraft starting in October 2022.

One of Ken's notable achievements was as the Managing Director of SOMAcentral, where they founded and managed coworking spaces in SF/Silicon Valley, catering to startups, VCs, corporates, and creatives. Ken held this role from April 2010 until August 2021.

Ken served as the VP of Operations at SocialMedia.com from July 2007 to March 2010. In this position, they were hired by the founding team to staff and grow the social advertising business. Ken also managed various operational functions such as accounting, finance, HR, IT, and legal.

Before that, Ken worked as the Chief Products Guy at Unboggle from January 2007 to June 2007. Ken was responsible for overseeing product development from concept to launch.

As the Sr. Director of Products at oDesk from April 2006 to December 2006, Ken effectively ran product management and implemented a product development process to meet customer and market needs.

Ken co-founded Vazu, Inc. in 2002 and served as the Head of Products until March 2006. Ken raised financing for the company, designed the service, and drove marketing and branding efforts.

At Inktomi, Ken's roles included Director of Customer Success from May 2000 to January 2002 and Director of Product Management from May 1998 to April 2000. Ken successfully led teams in building and maintaining customer relationships and achieved significant revenue growth through product development.

As a Product Manager at E*Trade from September 1996 to May 1998, Ken was responsible for the redesign of the company's web site and the implementation of financial exchange standards.

Ken's career began at Apple Computer, Inc. in 1992, where they held roles such as Product Line Manager for QuickTime Conferencing, Product Manager for eWorld, and Software Engineer in the New Media Group. Ken contributed to the development and shipment of videoconferencing solutions and managed APIs and tools for Apple's online service.

In summary, Ken Thom has a diverse background and extensive experience in operations, consulting, coworking spaces, social advertising, product management, and web development.

Ken Thom holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Ken also earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Maryland. The specific start and end years for both degrees are not provided.