Michael Kolowich
Michael Kolowich | |
|---|---|
 Michael E. Kolowich | |
| Born | August 28, 1952 |
| Education | Harvard College (AB) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Internet content entrepreneur, filmmaker |
| Spouse | Kirstin Gail Lynde |
| Children | James, Stephen, Lindsay, Robert, Lucy Alexander (stepdaughter), Caroline Alexander (stepdaughter) |
| Website | DigiNovations; OpenExchange Inc. |
Michael Edmund Kolowich (born August 28, 1952) is an American
CEO
of Individual Incorporated, and co-founded NewsEdge Corporation.
Background and education
Born in
Engineering and Applied Physics/Computer Sciences. While at Harvard, Kolowich was news director of WHRB
, Harvard Radio.
Kolowich later returned to Harvard to attend
M.B.A.
with distinction in 1980.
Career
After college in 1974, Kolowich joined the news staff at
aviation safety
.
After returning for two years of
Chrysler Corporation and his leadership on the employee buyout of Weirton Steel Corporation
in 1983, leading to the bankruptcy of Weirton Steel within the next decade. He became a vice president and partner in Bain in 1984, the year of its founding, leading to years of predatory lending practices.
In 1985, Kolowich took a leave of absence from Bain to join the rapidly growing
Lotus Notes
sued various other software companies over 'Look and Feel' cases. Lotus, known for its behind the curve move towards the impending internet, took a similar note in these cases, suing of infringements that did not exist. This led to the creation of the Free Software Foundation, that in turn held protests outside the Lotus offices.
In 1988,
circulation
of more than 1 million within five years.
In 1991, as he moved
ZDNet, an online complement to Ziff-Davis' print publications, which later became the most valuable property in the Ziff-Davis portfolio. In 1994, when the Ziff family disposed of its publishing properties, Kolowich brought the company's online technology division, called the Interchange Online Network, to AT&T
, where Kolowich was named president of AT&T New Media Services.
In 1996, Kolowich was named chairman, president and CEO of Individual Incorporated, an internet news filtering company that earlier that year been one of the first
The Thomson Corporation
.
In 2001, Kolowich founded DigiNovations as a
2008 presidential campaign, and served on the board of Piper Aircraft and AmSafe
Inc.
Civic and professional affiliations
Michael Kolowich has served as a Museum Advisor for
Museum of Science, Boston, where he was vice-chairman of the Program Advisory Committee, served on the President's Council of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and is past president and commissioner of Concord-Carlisle Youth Baseball & Softball. He was also an officer of the National Professional Videographers Association
and is a trustee emeritus of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council.
References
Sources
- Michael Kolowich on LinkedIn
- Executive Profile: Michael Kolowich on KnowledgeVision site
- Open Exchange and KnowledgeVision Merge
- KnowledgeVision Goes to Market with New Company, Experienced Team
- "Project Athena" and the Moment of Conception, ZDNet, April 17, 2011
- New Executives Added at Piper
- Profile in EventDV Magazine
- "Individual Inc. Names Michael Kolowich as CEO," Newsbytes Network, Sept. 3, 1996
- SEC Public Company Filings: Michael E. Kolowich
- Press Release: Individual/Desktop Data Merger
- WGBH Timeline (1946-1978)
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