Tom Kohn Senior Professorial Lecturer Management
- Degrees
- Stanford BA. Harvard MBA.
- Bio
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Two-time CEO, now social impact executive director and college professor, focused on helping organizations -- both for profit and nonprofit -- create value for their stakeholders.
At American University's Kogod School of Business, teaches MBAs and other graduate-level students -- including US Naval officers -- as well as undergrads. Subject matter taught has included entrepreneurship (for profit and nonprofit), strategy, organizational behavior, introduction to business, and corporate social responsibility. Serves as the Program Director for Kogod's Executive Education and Lifelong Learning initiative, establishing and leading a domestic and global roadmap for growth with specific short- and long-term goals/objectives. Experiential coordinator for strategy capstone courses, bringing companies to campus to work with seniors and MBAs for semester-long, experiential consulting projects. Faculty lead for the in-person online immersions in cities across the U.S.
Outside of Kogod, is Executive Director/Co-founder of CONNECTdmv, a social venture working to close the opportunity and access gaps for students and families of color at DMV-based independent schools. The 501(c)3’s mission is to “empower students, create opportunity, build understanding, and activate change.â€
Currently consults with for-profit companies on issues of strategy, business development, marketing, and fundraising.
Co-founded and was CEO for seven years of e-billing company Transactis, which raised $70MM from investors such as banks Wells Fargo, PNC, Capital One, Fifth Third and TD, venture capital firm Safeguard Scientifics, and others, and was sold to Mastercard in May '19.
First employee/CEO of Bid4Assets, where assisted in raising $10MM, and helped build online auction business.
As EVP/Digital for Cygnus Business Media helped to create and transform the company's digital strategy and to increase digital revenue, leading up to the company's sale.
Has enjoyed positions with AOL, Viacom New Media, Freeloader and USATODAY.com/Gannett, where was Chief Revenue Officer, creating and launching the site's new e-commerce initiative, creating new $20MM revenue stream.
In April 2013, was inducted into the Media Industry News (MIN) Digital Hall of Fame.
Pre-Internet and business school, was a television producer in New York for 10 years, including working in sports television and producing commercials for Ogilvy (including a Super Bowl spot for American Express), and launching the east coast office of an LA-based television production company.
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Teaching
2024 Term 1
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MGMT-660 Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Summer 2024
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MGMT-458 Strategic Management
Fall 2024
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KSB-111 Purpose of Business
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KSB-111 Purpose of Business
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MGMT-382 Entrprnr for Innovtn: Start Co
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MGMT-458 Strategic Management
Spring 2025
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KSB-111 Purpose of Business
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KSB-613 Strategic Decision Making
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MGMT-458 Strategic Management