Doug Kilponen

Doug Kilponen is a veteran entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in digital media and e-commerce. He excels in new business development, turnaround strategies, and revenue stream diversification.

His expertise lies in driving revenue growth, customer acquisition, and establishing strategic partnerships. Doug's proficiency includes hyperlocal, social, search engine optimization (SEO), and location-based mobile applications.

Doug Kilponen has a strong background in direct-to-consumer and small-to-medium business (SMB) marketing, self-serve Software as a Service (SaaS) models, as well as leveraging technology for e-commerce and real-world transactions.

Throughout his career, Doug has successfully led various teams including performance marketing, corporate and business development, sales, customer success, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams for multiple organizations.

He holds an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, a BA in History from Northwestern University where he was a National Merit Scholar, and he also completed a marketing program at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Doug Kilponen has held key positions in renowned organizations such as Tribune Publishing Company, Nextdoor, Wanderful Media, MerchantCircle, Digital Impact, Acxiom, RealNetworks, A.T. Kearney.

Currently, Doug serves as an Advisor and an Investor, leveraging his vast experience to assist and support new ventures.