# Greg Foster

> Greg Foster was an Atlanta entrepreneur, investor and executive who co-founded BrightWhistle with Chad Mallory, served as its CEO and added the chairman title in 2014. His career included iXL, Silverpop, Southern Direct, Turner Broadcasting, Noro-Moseley Partners and Experience. In 2018 he joined Georgia Tech’s CREATE-X program as associate director and professor of the practice. He died on January 30, 2019.

- **Role:** Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, executive and startup mentor
- **Organizations:** BrightWhistle, Experience, Georgia Institute of Technology, CREATE-X, Turner Broadcasting System, Southern Direct, iXL, Silverpop Systems, Noro-Moseley Partners, Chrysalis Ventures, Buckley Partners, The Onion, StatSheet, PlayOn Sports, Georgia Council on Economic Education
- **From:** Atlanta, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude, Georgia Institute of Technology, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led BrightWhistle through its 2015 acquisition., BrightWhistle reported tripling revenue from 2012 to 2013., Inducted into Georgia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni in 2018.

## Career timeline

- **1994-1995** — Served as Georgia Tech undergraduate student body president and championed an academic honor code.
- **Before BrightWhistle** — Held management roles at iXL and Silverpop; founded and led Southern Direct; joined Turner Broadcasting after its acquisition of Southern Direct.
- **2009** — Left Noro-Moseley Partners, where he had focused on digital media investing.
- **2010** — Identified as BrightWhistle founder and CEO and Chrysalis Ventures entrepreneur-in-residence in the Paley Center speaker biography.
- **2011** — Judged Georgia Tech’s InVenture Prize alongside Sara Blakely, Deborah Kilpatrick and David Phelps.
- **2014** — Added chairman of the board to his BrightWhistle co-founder and CEO role.
- **2015** — BrightWhistle was acquired by Influence Health in February.
- **2016-2017** — Served as president and CEO of Experience; retired as CEO in 2017.
- **2018** — Joined Georgia Tech CREATE-X as associate director and professor of the practice; inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni.
- **2019** — Died on January 30, 2019.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led BrightWhistle through its 2015 acquisition.
- BrightWhistle reported tripling revenue from 2012 to 2013.
- Inducted into Georgia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni in 2018.
- Served as Georgia Tech student body president and championed an academic honor code.

## Latest updates

- **2019-01** — Foster died on January 30, 2019.
- **2018-04** — Joined CREATE-X and was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackgregoryfoster

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