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Kevin Barenblat has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Kevin is currently the Co-founder and President of Fast Forward, where they provide funding, training, and mentoring to nonprofit entrepreneurs utilizing technology for social impact. Through the accelerator program, Fast Forward has supported 70 tech nonprofits, impacting over 105 million lives and raising $357 million in follow-on funding.

Prior to Fast Forward, Kevin served as an Investor & Advisor for startups, offering their expertise and guidance. Kevin also worked as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Matrix Partners, where they explored entrepreneurial opportunities within the organization.

Kevin has experience in strategy and business development, particularly in the social media industry. Kevin worked at Adobe, managing the integration of Context Optional, a company acquired by Adobe. Kevin was responsible for maintaining relationships with social platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Before their time at Adobe, Kevin served as the CEO of Context Optional, a pioneering social marketing software company. Under their leadership, Context Optional introduced innovative solutions and established a reputation for innovation in the rapidly growing social marketing landscape. They secured numerous brand name customers across industries and developed tools for managing accounts, publishing content, moderating conversations, and measuring impact.

Kevin's entrepreneurial journey began with their role as Co-founder and CEO of SpotDJ, where they designed and built social applications for music. One of the notable achievements was the creation of an iTunes plugin that added contextually relevant voice content between tracks.

Furthermore, Kevin worked at WideRay (now Qwikker) as the Director of Business Development and at Verizon Wireless as an intern in the Financial and Strategic Planning Group. Kevin started their career at AdventureSeek as Manager of Business/Corporate Development.

Overall, Kevin Barenblat's work experience showcases their expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, social impact, and business development.

Kevin Barenblat attended Stanford University from 1993 to 1997, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. Later, from 2001 to 2003, they pursued their Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Harvard Business School. No specific field of study was provided for their MBA.