# Gavin Finn

> Gavin Finn is the President and CEO of Kaon Interactive, the Maynard, Massachusetts software company whose interactive 3D, augmented reality, and virtual reality applications help the world's largest B2B enterprises tell complex product stories. An MIT-trained engineer who got hooked on artificial intelligence in grad school, he has run Kaon since 2005, teaches the next generation of leaders at the Tufts Gordon Institute, mentors and invests in startups, and was named CEO Forum Magazine's Transformative CEO of the Year in 2020.

- **Role:** President & CEO at Kaon Interactive
- **Organizations:** Kaon Interactive, Tufts Gordon Institute, Bluestreak, Inc., World Bank XL Africa
- **Education:** B.S. in Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, M.S. in Structural Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D. in Computer-Aided Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Named CEO Forum Magazine's Transformative CEO of the Year (2020)., Led Kaon Interactive's introduction of multiple award-winning interactive 3D, AR and VR solutions, including the Kaon v-OSK., Drove roughly 1,000% revenue growth and four acquisitions at Bluestreak, Inc.

## Career timeline

- **MIT grad school** — Became involved in artificial intelligence software development and has built advanced software ever since.
- **Pre-2005** — Served as President and COO of Bluestreak, Inc., leading the internet advertising and marketing infrastructure software company through four acquisitions and roughly 1,000% revenue growth.
- **2005** — Joined Kaon Interactive as President & CEO and began transforming it from a technology-focused shop into a marketing- and customer-driven B2B software company.
- **2020** — Named CEO Forum Magazine's Transformative CEO of the Year.
- **Ongoing** — Professor of the Practice at Tufts Gordon Institute; advisor and investor in startups; lead mentor for the World Bank's XL Africa program.

## Achievements

- Named CEO Forum Magazine's Transformative CEO of the Year (2020).
- Led Kaon Interactive's introduction of multiple award-winning interactive 3D, AR and VR solutions, including the Kaon v-OSK.
- Drove roughly 1,000% revenue growth and four acquisitions at Bluestreak, Inc.
- Built Kaon into a profitable, high-growth provider serving Global 1000 B2B enterprises.
- Lead mentor for the World Bank's XL Africa startup accelerator.

## Latest updates

- **2020** — Named CEO Forum Magazine's Transformative CEO of the Year.

## Links

- Website: https://kaon.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinfinn/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/marketing3D
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/KaonInteractive/

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