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Jim Keyes

Investor

Senior Advisor at C5 Capital

Washington, DC

About

Senior Advisor and former CEO of Fortune 500 companies Blockbuster and 7-Eleven. He is engaged in technology initiatives across education, medicine and aerospace and founded the nonprofit Education is Freedom.

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Experience

  1. Education is Freedom By James W. KeyesAuthorcurrent2024 — present
  2. Key Development LLCChairmancurrent2005 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
  3. Wild Oats MarketplaceChairman, Wild Oats Marketplace2012 — 2019Addison, TX
  4. BlockbusterSr. Advisor2011 — 2013
  5. BlockbusterChairman/CEO2007 — 2011
  6. 7-ElevenPresident/CEO1985 — 2006

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolMBA1979 — 1980
  2. College of the Holy CrossAB
  3. Goldsmiths, University of London

Skills & more

Strategic Planning99Strategy99Leadership99Negotiation6Management65Team Leadership8Marketing Strategy64Team Building99Income Statement68Performance Management17Retail99P&L Management99
+12 moreSuccession PlanningMerchandisingMergersLeadership DevelopmentSalesFranchisingSales ManagementCustomer ServiceStart-upsBusiness StrategyOperations ManagementBusiness Planning

From Jim's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Columbia Business School576

Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone

+ 570 more

Also attended College of the Holy Cross26

Nick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Liz FoxProduct Marketing and Communications at In-Q-TelKevin EganInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Dr. Cheryl MartinVenture Partner at Colle Capital PartnersDavid CastellaniOperating Partner at Brewer Lane VenturesDaniel LeonardoChief Compliance Officer, Deputy General Counsel at Multicoin Capital

+ 20 more

Also attended Goldsmiths, University of London15

Zimri RodriguezVenture Programs Coordinator at Keyhorse CapitalTom RuddBusiness Development Manager (EIS Fund) at EMV CapitalMaria JuurInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALMaximilian ConradInvestment Associate at DvH VenturesLionel FosterHead of Platform at Camber CreekJP ThurlowConsultant - Brand and Marketing at The Craftory

+ 9 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Blockbuster2

Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalSundeep AhujaGeneral Partner at Climate Capital

Also worked at 7-Eleven5

Mahmood IbrahimPartner - Investor Relations at Signal Peak VenturesAnela HansenMBA at Campus Founders FundChristine HammerenMarketing Manager at Viking GrowthHeath EvansAssociate Director, Climate Tech Hub at Swinburne Innovation StudioChris TancoOperating Partner, GrowthEdge™ at Princeton

Colleagues at C5 Capital

Admiral Mike Mullen
Strategic Partner at C5 Capital
Alexander Richard Newman
Chairman, General Partners at C5 Capital
André Pienaar
Founder, CEO and Head of Investor Relations at C5 Capital
Chris Opperman
Operating Partner at C5 Capital
Janna Ayoub
Chief of Staff at C5 Capital
Jeanne Tisinger
Investor at C5 Capital
Karl Ilias Auersperg
Investment Analyst at C5 Capital
Kurt Scherer
Managing Director at C5 Capital