Kelly Perdew

Infobox Person
name = Kelly Perdew


caption = Kelly Perdew
imagesize =
birth_date = birth date and age|1967|1|29
birth_place = Lexington, Kentucky
death_date =
death_place =
occupation = CEO of RotoHog.com
salary =
networth =
education = B.S. in national security and public affairs (United States Military Academy)
MBA and J.D. (UCLA Anderson School of Management and UCLA School of Law)
spouse =
website = [http://www.kellyperdew.com/ KellyPerdew.com]
footnotes =
children =

Kelly Crawford Perdew (born January 29,1967) of Carlsbad, California was the winner of The Apprentice 2

Before "The Apprentice"

Perdew was born in Lexington, Kentucky and was raised in Florida and Wyoming. Prior to winning the show, he was president of [http://www.coreobjects.com CoreObjects] , 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. [ [http://www.nbc.com/The_Apprentice/bios/Kelly_Perdew.html The Celebrity Apprentice ] ]

After graduating from West Point, he attended Ranger School and Airborne training. In addition to his regular studies at West Point, Perdew 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 JD/MBA degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and the UCLA School of Law in 1995. [ [http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x7226.xml Kelly Perdew ('95) Trumps NBC's "The Apprentice"] ] He chose not to practice law after graduation, although during law school he worked part time at the firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. [ [http://www.kellyperdewforums.com/showpost.php?p=134&postcount=2 Kelly Perdew Forum] (discussion posting by Perdew), Nov. 29, 2004.]

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, nominally managing the construction of Trump Place located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York but in reality promoting it. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7856555/site/newsweek/ What's Second Prize? - Newsweek Business - MSNBC.com ] ] 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".

Current career

Perdew is the CEO and board member of [http://www.rotohog.com Rotohog.com] - a fantasy sports platform that provides fantasy sports games for Fortune 1000 companies and major sports leagues like the NBA.com. Investors in RotoHog include Allen & Co, Mission Ventures, DFJ Dragon, and Sports Capital Partners Worldwide. Prior to Rotohog, he was President of [http://www.proelite.com ProElite.com] , a social networking site for mixed martial arts. He was also the President of eTeamz with founder [http://brian.zaadz.com Brian Johnson] that is now a part of [http://www.eteamz.com Active Networks] and serving over 3 million amateur sports teams.

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 U.S. families on how to respond to a terrorist attack. The interactive CD is called the [http://www.terroristattackcd.com/ Terrorist Attack Survival Kit] .

In June 2006, Perdew received a Presidential Appointment from President George W. Bush to the Council on Service and Civic Participation. [ [http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/council/about/index.asp USA Freedom Corps - Make a Difference. Volunteer ] ]

ee also

*Candidates from The Apprentice 2

References

External links

*imdb name|id=1722689|name=Kelly Perdew
*tvtome person|id=314531
* [http://www.rotohog.com Rotohog.com]
* [http://www.angelventurepartners.com Angel Venture Partners]
* [http://kellyperdew.proelite.com Kelly Perdew's ProElite.com Page]
* [http://www.terroristattackcd.com Terrorist Attack Survival Kit]
* [http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/kelly.shtml Profile on NBC.com]
* [http://takecommand.zaadz.com Profile on Zaadz.com]
* [http://www.venturevoice.com/2005/08/vv_show_8_-_kel.html Audio interview with Kelly Perdew at Venture Voice]
* [http://www.todaysmilitary.com/kelly/ The "Today's Military" Commercial] , first aired on "The Apprentice" Season 3 Finale
* [http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0002148.html Interview with Kelly Perdew at socalTECH.com]
* [http://www.west-point.org/class/usma1989/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=2 West Point Class of 1989 - In the News]
* [http://www.nbc.com/The_Apprentice_6/where_are_they_now/kelly.shtml The Apprentice - Where Are They Now?]