Kent E. Helfrich
President at General Motors Ventures
Network origin in Kent E. Helfrich first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
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| Public Company | Motor Vehicles | 88 | |
Michigan Venture Capital Association
 Michigan Venture Capital Association Investment ManagersFinance Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.
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| Non-Profit Organization | Investment Managers | 17 |
| Public Company | Electrical Products | 12 | |
General Motors Ventures
 General Motors Ventures Investment ManagersFinance General Motors Ventures (GM Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Warren, Michigan.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 12 |
| Public Company | Electronic Production Equipment | 8 | |
University of Michigan College of Engineering
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 3 |
SES Foam LLC
 SES Foam LLC Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries SES Foam LLC manufactures spray polyurethane foam. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
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| Subsidiary | Industrial Specialties | 2 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
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Companies connected to Kent E. Helfrich via their personal network
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| University of Michigan | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| HP INC. | Computer Processing Hardware | President Chief Executive Officer Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Sales & Marketing Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
General Motors North America
 General Motors North America Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables General Motor North America designs and manufactures automobiles. The company is headquartered in Nutting Lake, MA. | Motor Vehicles | President Corporate Officer/Principal Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
SAIC General Motors Co., Ltd.
 SAIC General Motors Co., Ltd. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Shanghai General Motors Co. Ltd. is a joint venture between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group and General Motors Corporation. It has nine joint ventures & two wholly owned foreign enterprises in China. The company is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Motor Vehicles | Director/Board Member Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| Michigan State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Central Michigan University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
The Business Council
 The Business Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
 General Motors Financial Co., Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance General Motors Financial Co., Inc. provides automobile financing solutions. It utilizes a proprietary credit scoring system to differentiate credit applications and to statistically rank-order credit risk in terms of expected default rates, which enables the firm to evaluate credit applications for approval and tailor loan and lease pricing and structure. It operates through the following segments: North America and International. The North America Segment includes operations in the U.S. and Canada. The International Segment includes operations in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, as well as equity investments in joint ventures in Asia/Pacific. The company was founded in September 1992 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
The Advertising Council, Inc.
 The Advertising Council, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Advertising Council, Inc. promotes public service campaigns. It carries out pro bono ad campaigns on behalf of both government and private organizations. The company campaigns on children's issues, health, community, environment and family matters. The council relies on volunteer efforts from advertising firms. The Advertising Council was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| The University of Chicago | College/University | Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| DROPBOX, INC. | Data Processing Services | Director/Board Member Public Communications Contact Human Resources Officer | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| Kettering University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
GM Cruise Holdings LLC
 GM Cruise Holdings LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services GM Cruise Holdings LLC provides technology services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
GM Korea Co.
 GM Korea Co. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables GM Korea Co. manufactures automobiles and parts. It manufactures vehicles, engines and transmissions. Its product lineup includes the Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Orlando, Alpheon(Buick LaCrosse), Camaro, Captiva SUV as well as mini-commercial vehicles such as the Damas and Labo. The company was founded on August 7, 2002 and is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea. | Motor Vehicles | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
SAIC General Motors Corp. Ltd.
 SAIC General Motors Corp. Ltd. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables SAIC General Motors Corp. Ltd. is a Chinese company that manufactures and wholesales passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and spare parts. The joint venture company is based in Shanghai, China. The company was founded in 1997. The CEO is Yong Qing Wang. | Motor Vehicles | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
The Business Roundtable
 The Business Roundtable Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Director/Board Member Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
gloStream, Inc.
 gloStream, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services gloStream, Inc. develops electronic medical record software and practice management solutions. The firm’s products include gloEMR and gloPM are electronic medical record and practice management solutions embedded with Microsoft Office. The company was founded by Milind Ghyar, Michael Sappington and Yaw Kwakye in 2005 and is headquartered in Troy, MI. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Eastern Michigan University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Intervention Insights, Inc.
 Intervention Insights, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Intervention Insights, Inc. provides health information services. It develops information services to support community oncologists as they research genomics based treatment strategies. The firm enables the oncology care team to more efficiently access and considers relevant, up-to-date medical evidence to support the appropriate utilization of molecular diagnostics, and targeted therapeutics. The company was founded by Gerald Callahan and James Kevin McCurren in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MI. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Virginia | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. manufactures and sells motor vehicles and operates a manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The firm sells different brands of cars including Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Volkswagen, as well as VW Credit. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Motor Vehicles | Corporate Officer/Principal Public Communications Contact | |
GM-AvtoVaz ZAO
 GM-AvtoVaz ZAO Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables GM-AvtoVaz ZAO is a Russian company that manufactures high quality cars. The joint venture company is based in Togliatti, Russian Federation. | Motor Vehicles | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
United Way For Southeastern Michigan
 United Way For Southeastern Michigan Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services United Way For Southeastern Michigan provides financial support to partner organizations. The non-profit company is based in Detroit, MI. Darienne Driver has been the CEO of the company since 2018. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | Internet Retail | Chief Operating Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
The World Economic Forum USA, Inc.
 The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. operates an organization for economic reforms. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
 Vauxhall Motors Ltd. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Vauxhall Motors Ltd. manufactures passenger cars as well as light commercial vehicles. Its car models include the Agila mini MPV, the Astra and the VX220 sports car and light commercial vehicle models include the Astravan and Combo. The firm also makes cars under GM's Opel and Holden brands and markets Cadillacs and Chevrolets in Europe. The company was founded in 1857 by Alexander Wilson and is headquartered in Luton, the United Kingdom. | Motor Vehicles | Corporate Officer/Principal Sales & Marketing | |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
In-Q-Tel, Inc.
 In-Q-Tel, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance In-Q-Tel, Inc. operates as alternative investment company. It offers services which include investing side-by-side with venture firms, help develop sustainable solutions and use off-the-shelf products to start-ups developing innovation technologies. The company was founded in February 1999 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
SES Holdings Pte Ltd.
 SES Holdings Pte Ltd. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Part of SES AI Corp., SES Holdings Pte Ltd. develops and manufactures hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore. Qichao Hu has been the CEO of the Singaporean company since 2012. SES Holdings was acquired by Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. on February 03, 2022 for $1,967.28 million. | Electrical Products | President Director of Finance/CFO | |
| WALMART INC. | Specialty Stores | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
HRL Laboratories LLC
 HRL Laboratories LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services HRL Laboratories LLC provides information technology, engineering and research and development services for automotive, aerospace and defense applications. The firm also offers foundry services, integrated circuits, and machine shop services. The company was founded by Howard Hughes in 1948 and is headquartered in Malibu, CA. | Information Technology Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Sakti3, Inc.
 Sakti3, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Sakti3, Inc. develops solid-state rechargeable lithium-iron battery technology. Its materials, device designs and manufacturing methodologies were selected and optimized using advanced computational modeling, and lockstep, small-scale prototyping. The company was founded by Ann Marie Sastry in 2007 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. | Electrical Products | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| DELTA AIR LINES, INC. | Airlines | Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| United States Navy (District of Columbia) | Sovereign | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| EBAY INC. | Internet Retail | Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
 Boys & Girls Clubs of America Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Boys & Girls Clubs of America offers school programs. The firm's programs include character and leadership, education and career, health & life skills, the arts, sports, fitness and recreation. Boys & Girls Clubs of America was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member |
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International
| United States | 44 |
| China | 3 |
| Germany | 2 |
| South Korea | 2 |
| Russia | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 16 |
| Consumer Durables | 10 |
| Commercial Services | 9 |
| Technology Services | 7 |
| Finance | 5 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 517 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 210 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 98 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 90 |
| President | 86 |
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| Carol Stephenson | 31 |
| Meg Whitman | 30 |
| Jeff Bocan | 30 |
| Wesley Bush | 29 |
| Michael Capellas | 28 |
| Jiong Ma | 28 |
| Jon McNeill McNeill | 25 |
| Theodore Solso | 24 |
| Michael Noonen | 23 |
| Barry Engle | 21 |
| Adrian M. C. Fortino | 20 |
| Michael Mullen | 19 |
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