Steven H. Krein is the Cofounder, CEO and Managing Partner for StartUp Health.
Steven, a successful long time entrepreneur, is co-founder, Chairman and CEO of OrganizedWisdom, and previously cofounded and was Chairman and CEO of Promotions.com, Inc., a global online advertising, direct marketing and technology company which was founded as Webstakes, Inc. in 1996, went public on Nasdaq in 1999 and was acquired by iVillage, Inc in 2002. Promotions.com was named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious 2002 "Technology Fast 50", ranking it as one of the fastest growing technology companies in New York City. In less than four years, the company generated more than $27 million in annual revenue, built a membership of more than 20 million consumers, attracted blue-chip clients and advertisers such as Kraft Foods, Bristol Myers Squibb, Citibank and NBC, raised almost $100 million from leading venture, strategic and institutional investors and achieved more than a $500 million dollar market capitalization as a publicly traded company. After the company’s sale, Krein briefly stayed on at iVillage as a senior executive before founding Transformation Ventures, where he created and coached entrepreneurs on The 10 Laws of Creating Equity Value™. From October 1994 to May 1996, Steven was Assistant Publisher of Law Journal Extra!, the first online legal news and information web site, which was acquired by American Lawyer Media and is now known as Law.com.
Steven is a frequent speaker on digital health and wellness entrepreneurship and has been featured on NBC’s The Today Show, CNN, the Fox New Channel, CNBC Power Lunch, CNBC Marketwatch and Bloomberg News.
Steven received his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law and his B.A. degree from the University of Maryland - College Park. Steven is a Member of YPO (the Young President's Organization) – Metro New York Chapter and lives in New York City with his wife and three daughters.
Co-founder @ From June 2011 to Present (4 years 7 months) Corporate Board Member @ Member of Corporate Board and the Advisory Board for Health Data Consortium, dedicated to innovative applications of health data to improve public health. From June 2012 to Present (3 years 7 months) Co-Founder & CEO @ OrganizedWisdom, an expert-driven platform for health and wellness, is on a mission to close the "Online Health Gap" and elevate the standard of care by inspiring all doctors and health experts to embrace the power of digital media and share their wisdom. The company aggregates, organizes, and promotes online wisdom shared across the Web by more than 5,000 vetted health and wellness experts. The company's investors include leading health, technology, and business minds: Esther Dyson, Roger Ehrenberg, Jason Finger, Linda Holliday, Jerry Levin, Jeff Stewart and SeventySix Capital. From October 2005 to Present (10 years 3 months) Managing Partner @ From January 2003 to Present (13 years) Sr. Vice President @ After acquiring Promotions.com, Krein briefly stayed on at iVillage as Senior Vice President From May 2002 to December 2002 (8 months) Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder @ - Global direct marketing and promotion technology firm successfully sold, along with Webstakes.com subsidiary, to iVillage, Inc. in 2002
- Raised approximately $100M ($50M in IPO in 1999 led by Bear Stearns, Thomas Weisel Partners, ING Barings & Wit Capital and $50M in venture and strategic capital prior to IPO from investors including Stone Capital, NBC, Citigroup Investments, Allen & Company, XL Ventures/Big Flower Holdings, Primus Venture Partners, Excite@Home, Weiss Peck & Greer and Invesco Private Capital
- Achieved annual sales growth rates of 200%-2000% per year exceeding $26M in 4 years, ranking firm as 23rd fastest growing technology firm in New York City in Deloitte & Touche's "Technology Fast 50"
-Led 200 employees servicing Fortune 50 clients including Kraft Foods, AOL and Citibank
- Guest on several television programs including CNBC's Power Lunch, NBC’s The Today Show, CNN/fn, Bloomberg News, CNBC Market Watch and the Fox News Channel. From January 1996 to December 2002 (7 years) Assistant Publisher of Law Journal EXTRA! (now known as law.com) @ From September 1994 to May 1996 (1 year 9 months) Co-Founder @ Online Service for Lawyers & Law Students in Delaware From May 1993 to September 1994 (1 year 5 months)
Final Year of Studies @ Benjamin Cardozo School of Law From 1995 to 1995 JD @ Widener University School of Law From 1992 to 1995 BA, Criminal Justice and Criminology @ University of Maryland - College Park From 1988 to 1992 Steven Krein is skilled in: Entrepreneurship, Early-stage Startups, Healthcare, Venture Capital, Strategy, Online Advertising, Digital Media, Social Media, Business Strategy, Advertising, Strategic Partnerships