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Kevin Poole

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Advisory Board Member at Common Good Water, LLC
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Kevin Poole is the CEO of Newport LLC, a national advisory firm based in San Francisco. With over 30 years of experience, including a significant tenure at GE and as a senior partner at Capgemini, he specializes in helping middle-market companies accelerate growth and prepare for successful exits. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Kevin demonstrates a strong commitment to community and environmental causes. He has served on the advisory board for Common Good Water, focusing on water conservation, and as a board member for Marin County School Volunteers, an organization dedicated to helping children succeed in school through community tutoring.

He spent two decades as a senior operating executive at General Electric during the Jack Welch era.

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Experience
41 Years
Current Role
Advisory Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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Middle-Market Growth
As CEO of Newport LLC, he is dedicated to helping owners of middle-market companies grow, de-risk, and realize their company's value through advisory services.
AI in Business
He actively discusses how AI tools are transforming business strategy and hiring, and seeks to educate clients on leveraging AI for a competitive advantage.
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Career

Work history

2-2018 - 1-2023
Advisory Board Member
Common Good Water, LLC
12-2012
CEO
Newport LLC
5-2012 - 1-2017
Board Member
Marin County School Volunteers
4-2012 - 4-2014
Advisory Board
National Association of Corporate Directors
1-1999 - 12-2010
Vice President
Capgemini (Formerly Ernst & Young Consulting)
In the press

Media appearances

Newport LLC Celebrated as a Powerful Partner for Growth. Featured in Investors Hangout
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Education
1982 - 1984
MBA
Columbia Business School
1977 - 1980
BA
University of Miami
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