Jim Kavanaugh

James P. "Jim" Kavanaugh (born 1963) is an American businessman. He is known as the CEO and co-founder of World Wide Technology.

Jim Kavanaugh
Born1963 (age 59–60)
United States
Alma materSaint Louis University
OccupationCEO of World Wide Technology
Board member of
Children3
Websitewww2.wwt.com/people/jim-p-kavanaugh/

Early life

Kavanaugh received his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Saint Louis University in 1986.[3]

Sports

Kavanaugh played soccer at Saint Louis University. In 1983, he was selected as Missouri amateur player of the year and competed for the United States in the 1983 Pan American Games.[4]

In 1986, Kavanaugh was drafted to the Los Angeles Lazers, a Major Indoor Soccer League team, as the second overall pick.[5] After a short stint in the league, Kavanaugh turned to business. Kavanaugh became the president of the board at St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club and Saint Louis FC board in 2012. He is a co-owner of the St. Louis Blues hockey team and St. Louis City SC.[4][6]

Career
Kavanaugh with President George W. Bush in 2008

Kavanaugh worked as a sales manager for Future Electronics.[7] In 1990, Kavanaugh and David Steward co-founded World Wide Technology (WWT), a company that provides technology products and services. He served as chief executive officer (CEO), while the company grew to billions of dollars in revenue.[8] By 2015 it had become one of the largest companies in the St. Louis area.[9] In 2021, WWT revenues were over $13 billion.[10]

Awards
  • 2010: Saint Louis University Business Hall of Fame.[11]
  • 2007: EY Entrepreneur of the Year[12]
  • 1998: Forty under 40[13]

References
  1. "Jim Kavanaugh", Stifel, retrieved 2023-01-25
  2. "Our Team", Privoro, retrieved 2023-01-25
  3. "Jim Kavanaugh Honored by St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame", Saint Louis University, 2014-09-26, retrieved 2023-01-25
  4. Lyons, Joe (July 26, 2015). "Questions with St. Louis FC's Jim Kavanaugh". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. "Lazers Trade Garcia, Kavanaugh". Los Angeles Times. February 21, 1987. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. "Jim Kavanaugh Honored by St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame". slubillikens.com.
  7. Anthony Donaghue (December 10, 2017). "CEO Spotlight: World Wide Technology's Jim Kavanaugh". Born 2 Invest. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  8. Feldt, Brian (January 13, 2017). "How World Wide Technology used innovation to become a $9 billion giant". St. Louis Business Journal. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. Barker, Jacob (June 14, 2015). "World Wide Technology readies strategy for continued growth". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  10. Joann S. Lublin (January 2, 2021). "How WWT's Jim Kavanaugh Got the Goal He Wanted: The former professional soccer player reveals the mentors he turned to while building a successful high-tech company". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  11. Business.slu.edu
  12. "Local Entrepreneur of the Year winners announced". St. Louis Business Journal.
  13. "Forty Under 40". St. Louis Business Journal.
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