Tom McGovern

Tom McGovern was the founder of Shopnow.com, Inc. (1996), PetSmart LLC (1999) as CEO (1999-2003), and Perfect Market, Inc. (2004) as CEO (2004-2007).
Mr. McGovern is currently the Managing Director at Idealab Corp.
since 2012, Director at Branch Messenger, Inc., Director at Luminai, Inc. since 2017, Director at HGenium, Inc. since 2022, Board Member at Near North America, Inc. since 2019, Board Member at Elementary Robotics, Inc. since 2019, Board Member at Carboncapture, Inc. since 2019, and Advisor at Update Technologies Inc since 2020.
Former positions include CEO at Snap, Inc. (2007-2011), Director at Launchpad Build, Inc., Board Member & Advisor at Hypemarks, Inc. (2012-2018), Board Member at Heliogen, Inc. (2015-2021), Senior Engagement Manager at Pricewaterhouse LLP (1984-1993), Senior Vice President at Warner Bros.
Consumer Products, Inc., Board Member at iChange Network, Inc. (2009-2011), Board Member and Advisor at Crashworks, Inc. (2012-2013), Board Member at Primum LLC (2010-2012), Board Member and Advisor at GoDaddy Sellbrite, Inc. (2013-2019), Advisor and Investor at SimplePractice LLC (2013-2017), and Board Member at Gamemix, Inc. (2013-2015).
Education includes an MBA from Harvard Business School (1992) and an undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado Boulder (1984).