“George Conrades”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Conrades is also an executive producer of the 2013 American documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom,^[7] which won a 2014 Academy award for Best Documentary.^[8] He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[9] He is married to Patricia “Patsy” Belt Conrades.^[10]

Career

Conrades spent his childhood in Youngstown, Ohio, during the 1950s. He planned to become a drummer. In 1961, Conrades succeeded in physics and math and was going to join a rock band after his graduation. But took the position of a sales representative in Big Blue, Columbus, Ohio.

After 10 years at IBM, Conrades got a sales management position in Chicago and inherited the company's fifth largest account, Sears, Roebuck & Co.

In 1971, he entered for the Executive MBA Program North America at Booth. The program provided broad perspectives of business.

The MBA helped Conrades to make a good career at IBM. He took top management positions at IBM for more than two decades. Conrades advanced to the rank of senor vice president and member of the Corporate Management Board. But by late 1980s, IBM faced contest in technological businesses. In 1992, Conrades left his top management position.

Conrades formed a technology consulting firm in the advanced R&D company Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). The company was based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. BBN became an early internet service provider.^[11]

References

1. ^{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=Bruce|title=Tom Leighton's Journey From MIT Professor to Akamai CEO|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2014/05/20/tom-leightons-journey-from-mit-professor-to-akamai-ceo/|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=Forbes.com|publisher=Forbes, Inc.|date=20 May 2014}}
2. ^{{cite news|last1=Rifkin|first1=Glenn|title=It's Not I.B.M. and It's Not Big, But He's Got Big Ideas|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/27/business/profile-it-s-not-ibm-and-it-s-not-big-but-he-s-got-big-ideas.html|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=The New York Times|issue=February 27, 1994|date=February 27, 1994|ref=article}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Nicholas|first1=Carr|title=On the Edge: An Interview with Akamai’s George Conrades|url=https://hbr.org/2000/05/on-the-edge-an-interview-with-akamais-george-conrades|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=Harvard Business Review|issue=May 2000}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/BoardofDirectors/conrades/index.html|website=Oracle Corporation|accessdate=7 January 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=https://www.ironwoodpharma.com/board-of-directors|website=Ironwood Pharmaceuticals|accessdate=7 January 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Leadership|url=http://www.harley-davidson.com/content/h-d/en_US/company/leadership.html|website=Harley-Davidson|accessdate=7 January 2015}}
7. ^{{cite news|last1=Debruge|first1=Peter|title=Review: ‘Twenty Feet From Stardom’|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/twenty-feet-from-stardom-1117949005/|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=Variety|date=18 January 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Twenty Feet From Stardom|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2396566/awards|website=IMBD|accessdate=7 January 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amacad.org/content/system/search.aspx?s=conrades|website=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|title=Mr. George Henry Conrades|accessdate=7 January 2015}}
10. ^{{cite news|last1=Hatcher|first1=Cole|title=Internet Technology Pioneer to Speak at Ohio Wesleyan Graduation Ceremony|url=http://blogs.owu.edu/connect2/internet-technology-pioneer-to-speak-at-ohio-wesleyan-graduation-ceremony/|accessdate=11 January 2015|work=Connect2 OWU|issue=15 March 2013|publisher=Ohio Wesleyan University}}
11. ^{{cite news|last=Rolfes|first=Rebecca|title=Managing the Big Idea|url=http://testwww.chicagobooth.edu/magazine/36/2/feature6.aspx|date=Spring 2014|work=Chicagobooth|accessdate=24 March 2018}}