Kevin M. Gong is a creator and go-to-market expert with extensive experience in developing, launching, and marketing products. His background spans pre-seed ventures, hypergrowth unicorns like Samsara and Juniper Square, and multinational corporations like Apple and IBM.
At the age of 18, Kevin became the curator of the TEDxBerkeley conference and scaled it into one of the largest annual TEDx events in history, accumulating over 1.5 million video views and 5000 attendees from 16 countries under my leadership.
A self-taught designer, Kevin has presented his design work to the United Nations, the White House, Intel, Microsoft, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. With an interest in human-centered approaches to social good, his clients have included venture capital firms, education research labs, and nonprofit organizations. His previous work experience includes positions at McKinsey & Company, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, and The Brookings Institute.
Kevin was recognized as one of 100 Leaders of Tomorrow at the 44th St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland. Mashable and the United Nations Foundation selected him as a Generation #2030Now Fellow at the 2013 Social Good Summit, and he was also selected to participate in the 2013 International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT). Kevin is a frequent participant in hackathons and design competitions, having won several prizes and distinctions.
email: kevin@kmgong.com
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Clients, press, & projects:
The White House (Office of Science & Technology Policy)
United Nations (United Nations Development Programme)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Center for Innovation)
Microsoft (NY)
Intel
American Museum of Natural History
Columbia University
University of California, Berkeley
TEDxBerkeley
Banorte Foundation
Acumen Fund
The Future Project
University Ventures
PSFK
Pieter Estersohn
Ecovative
Global Lives Project
Rappler
Asian Journal
The Feast
Next Day Better
Visit.org
CoderDojo NYC
Jobsuitors
Social Apps Lab at CITRIS
EdLab at Teachers College
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