Kelly Perdew
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Kelly Crawford Perdew (born January 29, 1967) of Carlsbad, California was the winner of the second season of The Apprentice.
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[edit] Before The Apprentice
Perdew, was born in Lexington, Kentucky on 29 Jan 1967 and was raised in Florida and Wyoming. Prior to winning the show, he was president of CoreObjects[1], a software development outsourcing company based in Los Angeles.
Perdew attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1989, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in national security and public affairs, where he was the number one ranked cadet in his field of study and graduated in the top 5% of his class. [citation needed]
After graduating from West Point, he attended Ranger school and Airborne training. In addition to his regular studies at West Point, Kelly completed Airborne training, interned with the House Armed Services Committee, spent a semester on “exchange” at the Naval Academy, and was a finalist in the Rhodes Scholar competition. He served in the United States Army as a military intelligence officer for three years.
After his honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant, Perdew attended UCLA where he earned a joint Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor degree from The Anderson School at UCLA and the UCLA School of Law.
[edit] During the show
Perdew was 37 when participating in The Apprentice 2 and was the oldest candidate on the show. He was eventually chosen by Donald Trump to be his apprentice, notionally managing the construction of Trump Place located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York but in reality promoting it.[2] It was also revealed in The Apprentice 3 finale that Perdew was an executive vice-president for Trump's brand of bottled water, Trump Ice.
[edit] Current career
Perdew is currently a Managing Director for Angel Venture Partners [3], a $50 million venture capital fund that co-invests with the leading angel groups across the country in early stage ventures. He also helped develop eTeamz with founder Brian Johnson and is a member on Zaadz.com, a social networking site on changing the world.
He is also the host of the show G.I Factory on the Military Channel. In addition, he has also done a commercial titled "Today's Military" with Donald Trump, involving him accepting a "military challenge" from him. Perdew is also the author of Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles Learned in the Military And Put To Work For Donald Trump The book focuses on leadership principles that are necessary for success in business and life. ISBN# 1-59698-000-1.
Perdew founded a company called American Family Protection, Inc. to provide government approved training modules to US families on how to respond to a terrorist attack. The interactive CD is called the Terrorist Attack Survival Kit. (http://www.terroristattackcd.com/)
In June 2006, Perdew received a Presidential Appointment from George W. Bush to the Council on Service and Civic Participation.[4].
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Kelly Perdew's official website
- Angel Venture Partners
- Terrorist Attack Survival Kit
- Profile on NBC.com
- Profile on Zaadz.com
- Kelly Perdew Bio at Greater Talent Network (Speakers Bureau)
- Audio interview with Kelly Perdew at Venture Voice
- The "Today's Military" Commercial, first aired on The Apprentice Season 3 Finale
- Interview with Kelly Perdew at socalTECH.com
- West Point Class of 1989 - In the News
| The Apprentice | |
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| Starring Donald Trump • Ivanka Trump • Donald Trump, Jr • Carolyn Kepcher • George H. Ross Mark Burnett, creator • Bill Rancic, frequent recurring character |
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Season 1 (January 8–April 15, 2004): Bill Rancic, winner • Season 2 (September 9–December 16, 2004): Kelly Perdew, winner • Season 3 (January 20–May 19, 2005): Kendra Todd, winner |
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| Current and future seasons | |
| Season 6 (January 7 2007): Angela Ruggiero • 17 unnamed candidates Season 7 (Dates to be determined during 2007-08 television season): |
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