Kevin Rowe is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NetStar-1. Mr. Rowe provides leadership and strategic direction for NetStar-1 and brings more than 30 years of experience building industry-leading professional services organizations.Prior to joining NetStar-1, Mr. Rowe has served as a principal at Lake Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, where has been actively involved with a number of Lake Capital’s professional services portfolio companies including Archstone Consulting , FishNet Security, MediaWhiz, NAL Worldwide, OneWed, and Trailer Park.
Prior to joining Lake Capital, Mr. Rowe served as CEO and president of Nth Degree Global, LLC, one of the largest privately held, face-to-face marketing companies in the world. He also served as President of North America for AGENCY.COM (formerly Nasdaq:ACOM), a leading global e-consultant and Web-based marketing firm, and President of Eagle River Interactive (formerly Nasdaq:ERIV), an interactive agency. Mr. Rowe spent over 15 years in various leadership positions with technology consulting and outsourcing firms MCI Systemhouse, Inc., and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture NYSE:ACN). Mr. Rowe currently serves as Chairman of MediaWhiz and serves on the board of directors for MediaWhiz, NetStar-1, and FishNet Security. Mr. Rowe earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School and a BS in finance from the University of Illinois.