Glen Meakem

Glen Meakem (born in New York, New York) is a successful entrepreneur, business leader, venture capitalist, and Founder & CEO of a permanent cloud photo storage and sharing company called Forever, Inc. Glen is also a former American conservative radio host based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Early life and education

Meakem was the second of five children, raised in Armonk, New York. Meakem graduated cum laude with an A.B. from Harvard University in 1986. He served as a combat engineer officer in the United States Army Reserve. In 1990-1991, he volunteered to return to active duty in the Army, took a leave of absence from Harvard Business School, and served as a platoon leader in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during the First Gulf War. After the war, Meakem returned to Harvard Business School and completed his M.B.A. in 1992.

Career

Meakem worked for General Electric Information Services, but left in 1995 to start his own company, FreeMarkets Inc., an innovative software company that offers services and solutions to the Global Supply Management market. He sold the company for $500 million.