Jim McKelvey Biography, Age,

Jim McKelvey Biography

Jim McKelvey is an American entrepreneur, businessperson and philanthropist born in 1965. He was appointed as an Independent Director of the St. Louis Federal Reserve in January 2017.

 

Jim McKelvey Age

James Morgan McKelvey Jr. was born on October 19, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He is 53 years old as of 2018.

Jim McKelvey Education

McKelvey is a Distinguished Alumnus of Ladue Horton Watkins High School. He wrote and published a Handbook on UCSD and Apple Pascal. After graduation from Washington University in St. Louis, he worked as a contractor for IBM in Los Angeles and in St. Louis. At the same time, McKelvey had jobs as a glassblowing instructor and founded Disconcepts, a CD cabinet manufacturing company.

Jim McKelvey Career

Third Degree Glass Factory

McKelvey met Doug Auer in 2000, after giving a glassblowing demonstration at WUSTL. In 2002 they founded Third Degree Glass Factory in St. Louis, a glass art education center and studio.

Square, Inc.

In 2009, Jim McKelvey co-founded Square with Jack Dorsey. He designed the hardware used by Square in 2009 and served as the company’s chairman until 2010. In 2011, his card reader design was inducted into the Museum of Modern Art. Today, he sits on the Board of Directors at Square.

Cultivation Capital

In 2012, McKelvey teamed with St. Louis-based serial entrepreneurs Clifford Holekamp, Brian Matthews, Peter Esparrago and Rick Holton to found Cultivation Capital. Their venture capital firm manages three funds: an early stage tech fund, an early stage life sciences fund, and a series A growth fund.

The Federal Reserve

In January 2017, Jim McKelvey was appointed as an Independent Director of the St. Louis Federal Reserve.

LaunchCode

In September 2013, Jim co-founded LaunchCode, a non-profit organization that aims to grow new talent and create pathways to on-the-job training and employment. LaunchCode partners with companies to set up paid apprenticeships in technology for talented people who lack the traditional credentials to land a quality, high-paying job. In 2014, LaunchCode was named “The Best Thing to Happen to St. Louis” by the St. Louis Riverfront Times.

Jim McKelvey Philanthropy

 

Jim McKelvey

 

Jim McKelvey

 

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