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| {{Infobox person
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| | name = Kelly Perdew
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| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|1|29}}
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| | birth_place = [[Lexington, Kentucky]], U.S.
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| | occupation = Managing General Partner at Moonshots Capital
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| | education = [[United States Military Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]]) <br /> [[University of California, Los Angeles]] ([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]], [[M.B.A.]])
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| '''Kelly Crawford Perdew''' (born January 29, 1967) is an American businessman and winner of ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. season 2)|The Apprentice 2]]''.
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| == Personal Life ==
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| Perdew was born in [[Lexington, Kentucky]] and was raised in [[Florida]] and [[Wyoming]]. Prior to winning ''The Apprentice'', he was president of CoreObjects, a [[software development]] outsourcing company based in [[Los Angeles]].
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| Perdew attended the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point, New York|West Point]], earning a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in national security and [[Public administration|public affairs]] in 1989, graduating as the number one ranked cadet in his field of study and in the top 5% of his overall class.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2018 |title=Kelly Perdew. Co-founder & Managing General Partner of Moonshots Capital. LA, USA |url=https://www.totalprestigemagazine.com/kelly-perdew/ |access-date=May 26, 2022 |website=Totalprestige Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| While at West Point, Perdew attended [[Ranger School|Ranger]] and [[airborne forces|Airborne]] training. In addition to his regular studies at West Point, Perdew interned with the [[House Armed Services Committee]], spent a semester on "exchange" at the [[United States Naval Academy|Naval Academy]], and was a [[Rhodes Scholar]] finalist. He served in the [[United States Army]] as a [[military intelligence]] officer for three years.
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| After his [[honorable discharge]] as a [[First Lieutenant]], Perdew attended graduate schools at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA), earning a joint [[JD/MBA]] degree from the [[UCLA School of Law]] and the [[UCLA Anderson School of Management]], respectively, in 1995.<ref>[http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x7226.xml Kelly Perdew ('95) Trumps NBC's "The Apprentice"]</ref> He chose not to practice law after graduation, although during law school he worked part-time at the firm of [[Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher]].<ref>[http://www.kellyperdewforums.com/showpost.php?p=134&postcount=2 Kelly Perdew Forum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929202846/http://www.kellyperdewforums.com/showpost.php?p=134&postcount=2 |date=September 29, 2007 }} (discussion posting by Perdew), November 29, 2004.</ref>
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| == ''The Apprentice'' ==
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| Perdew was 37 when participating in ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. Season 2)|The Apprentice 2]]'' and was the oldest candidate on the show. He was eventually chosen by [[Donald Trump]] to be his apprentice, nominally managing the construction of [[Trump Place]] on the Upper West Side of [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]] while promoting it in reality.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050517010253/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7856555/site/newsweek/ What's Second Prize? - Newsweek Business – MSNBC.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was also revealed in ''[[The Apprentice (US Season 3)|The Apprentice 3]]'' finale that Perdew was an executive vice-president for Trump's brand of bottled water, [[Trump Ice]].
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| == Career ==
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| Perdew is the Managing Partner for Moonshots Capital – an early-stage angel syndicate. He has personally invested in over 30 early-stage technology companies and acted as a board member or advisor to many including LinkedIn and Pandora. He is the founder & CEO at TargetClose. Prior to founding TargetClose, he was the CEO of Fastpoint Games, a venture-backed leading developer of live data-driven games for the fortune 500 brand set. Fastpoint Games sold to WePlay in December 2011.
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| Prior to Fastpoint Games, he was President of ProElite.com, a social networking site for mixed martial arts. He was also the President of eTeamz with founder Brian Johnson that is now a part of [[Active Network, LLC]] and serving over 3 million amateur sports teams.
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| In June 2006, Perdew received a Presidential Appointment from President [[George W. Bush]] to the Council on Service and Civic Participation.<ref>[http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/council/about/index.asp USA Freedom Corps – Make a Difference. Volunteer<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609171815/http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/council/about/index.asp |date=June 9, 2007 }}</ref>
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| He currently serves on the board of advisors of the [[Code of Support Foundation]], a nonprofit military service organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.codeofsupport.org/who-we-are/|title=Code of Support Foundation advisory board|website=codeofsupportfoundation.org|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023074855/https://www.codeofsupport.org/who-we-are/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| == References ==
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| == External links ==
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| *{{Official website}}
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| *{{IMDb name|id=1722689|name=Kelly Perdew}}
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