Jim Kavanaugh is globally recognized as an innovative business executive and is renowned for his inclusive, people-first leadership style. His emphasis on promoting a healthy, vibrant workplace has anchored WWT's award-winning culture, while his savvy business acumen has propelled the company's substantial growth from a small startup to a global technology solution provider that helps organizations conquer the speed and complexity of technology, harness the power of AI and digital transformation and make a new world happen.
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Philanthropy
Jim's commitment to giving back extends well beyond the walls of WWT. His philanthropic endeavors focus on strengthening the St. Louis community and supporting those facing some of life's toughest challenges.
Executive Communication
Jim believes in keeping WWT employees closely connected to the business's momentum and direction. To do so, he hosts Mid-Year and End-of-Year Corporate Updates, company-wide addresses that recap performance, celebrate the wins of WWT and Softchoice teams around the world, and outline strategic priorities for the year ahead. He also leads AI in Action, a leadership-driven roundtable series that spotlights how teams across WWT are putting AI to work on real business challenges, sharing the problems they set out to solve, how they used AI, and what they learned along the way.
Together, these touchpoints keep employees informed, aligned and inspired by the innovation happening across the company.
Corporate Updates
AI in Action
Additional affiliations
Business Roundtable
Business Roundtable is an association of more than 200 CEOs of leading U.S. companies spanning every sector of the economy. Its member companies support one in four American jobs and nearly a quarter of U.S. GDP. Through CEO-led policy committees, the organization advocates for policies that promote economic growth and opportunity for all Americans.
Saint Louis University Hall of Fame
Jim Kavanaugh was inducted into Saint Louis University's Smurfit-Stone Entrepreneurial Alumni Hall of Fame in 2010 for his success as Co-Founder and CEO of World Wide Technology. In 2014, he received SLU's President's Choice Award at the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame, honoring his soccer career at SLU and his ongoing impact on the St. Louis community.
Privoro
Founded in 2013, Privoro is a mobile security technology company that helps government agencies and security-conscious enterprises safely use commercial smartphones. Its hardware and software solutions, including SafeCase and Vault, protect against mobile threats like tracking, hacking, and surveillance.
Stifel Financial Corporation
Stifel is a diversified global wealth management and investment banking company focused on building relationships that help individuals, families, and organizations pursue their financial goals.