Fireside chat with Ken Parker | Co-Founder & CEO of NextThought

Nov 14, 2018, 12:00 – 3:00 AM (UTC)

Oklahoma City

Gene Rainbolt Graduate School of Business (Third floor), 865 Research Pkwy, Oklahoma City, 73104

We are excited to host Ken Parker, Co-founder & CEO of NextThought for Startup Grind on November 13th! Ken is passionate about using technology to make education more effective and accessible. Join us for food, networking, and a fireside chat with Ken on the third floor of OU's Gene Rainbolt Graduate School of Business in OKC's Innovation District!

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About this event

Want to meet an Oklahoman entrepreneur that's helped lead a local company through an IPO? Lucky you... On November 13th you'll get your wish!

Ken Parker is Co-Founder & CEO of NextThought, an education technology company based in Norman. As a first-generation college graduate, Ken deeply values education. After career chapters in aerospace and Wall St technology, he helped co-found 2 startups: RiskMetrics (financial technology) and now NextThought. Ken is passionate about using technology to make education more effective and accessible. He and Carole, his lovely wife of 34 years, live in a log home in Noble. Best of all, they have 3 beautiful grandchildren.

Join us for food, networking, and a fireside chat with Ken on the third floor of OU's Gene Rainbolt Graduate School of Business in OKC's Innovation District! (865 Research Pkwy, Oklahoma City, 73104)

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Speaker

  • Ken Parker

    NextThought

    Co-Founder & CEO

When

When

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
12:00 AM – 3:00 AM (UTC)

Agenda

12:00 AMFood & Networking
1:00 AMFireside Chat
2:00 AMOptional Networking

Hosts

  • Alex Lobodiak

    True North Ventures

    President

  • Kris Dillion

    Deep Fork Technology

    Co-Founder

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