Pete Karmanos
Chairman at MadDog Technology
- Role
- Part Owner Governor at Carolina Hurricanes
- Location
- Birmingham, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Pete Karmanos
Successful entrepreneur, accomplished leader, high-tech investor, philanthropist, and Stanley Cup champion with a passion for technology, developing winning teams, and helping others. Was a pretty good computer technician as well.Specialties: business management, corporate development, team building, setting and executing strategic vision.Current Chairman of MadDog Technology, a high-tech venture capital firm, and several MadDog portfolio companies, including Resolute Building Intelligence, Lenderful, Deliver My Ride, Freight Verify, Shapelog, and MadDog Professional Services; also, MadDog Ventures Fund Manager and General Partner.Co-founder and former CEO and Chairman of Enterprise IT giant Compuware Corporation based in Detroit, Michigan. At its height, Compuware’s annual revenues totaled $2.2 billion (inflation-adjusted:$3.3 billion) with a market cap exceeding $16 billion (inflation-adjusted:$24 billion).Former owner of the National Hockey League Carolina Hurricanes; inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (2015), the United States Hockey Hall of Fame (2013), and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (2010). Awards include the OHL’s Bill Long Award (2010) and the Lester Patrick Award (2007). Remains the driving force behind the Compuware youth hockey program.Established the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI) in Detroit with donations that now total more than $60 million. KCI is the largest cancer research and provider network in Michigan with 16 treatment locations. Caring for approximately new patients annually and conducting 800+ cancer-specific scientific investigation programs and clinical trials, KCI offers one of the nation’s largest clinical trials program.Holds Honorary Doctorate Degree from Wayne State University.
Experience
Part Owner Governor
Jan 1994 — Present · Raleigh-Durham, NC, US
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was formed in 1971 as the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and joined the NHL in 1979 as part of the NHL–WHA merger, renaming themselves the Hartford Whalers. The team relocated to North Carolina in 1997 and won its first Stanley Cup during the 2005–06 season.
Education
Wayne State University
Honorary Doctorate
Skills
- Professional Services
- Customer Service
- Marketing
- Event Planning
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Business Development
- Strategic Partnerships
- Strategic Planning
- Enterprise Software
- Event Management
- Sales
- Social Media Marketing
- Cloud Computing
- Management
- Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
- Public Speaking
- Strategy
- Salesforce.com
- Public Relations
- Social Media
- Leadership
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