Alex Hawkinson - Co-Founder @ BrightAI - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Founded Organizations

Primary Job Title Co-Founder
Primary Organization
BrightAI

Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Regions Washington DC Metro Area, Southern US
Gender Male

Website smartthings.com
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Alex Hawkinson is the Co-Founder of BrightAI. He previously worked at SmartThings as Founder and CEO. Alex Hawkinson attended Carnegie Mellon University.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Alex Hawkinson

has

current jobs including

Co-Founder and Board Member

Efficient Computer

Co-Founder and Chairman

Observable Space

, and

General Partner

Mural Advisors

. Additionally,

Alex Hawkinson

has had

past jobs including

Co-Founder

One Tap Away

Efficient Computer Co-Founder and Board Member2022
Observable Space Co-Founder and Chairman2021
Mural Advisors General Partner2020
BrightAI Co-FounderApr 2019
Mural Corporation Founder2005
Mural Ventures Founder & Chairman2005

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
One Tap Away	Co-Founder	2019	Jan 2022
SmartThings	Founder and CEO	2012	2018
ReachLocal	Chief Product Officer	Mar 1, 2011	May 31, 2012
ReachLocal	SVP, Digital Presence	Feb 22, 2010	Mar 1, 2011
SMBLive	Founder & CEO	2005	Feb 2010
Apptix	Founder and CEO	Jan 2001	Apr 2005

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Alex Hawkinson

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

Pelsis

Board Member

Strikepoint Group Holdings

, and

Board Member

Latham Pool Products

Pelsis Board Member2021
Strikepoint Group Holdings Board Member2021
Latham Pool Products Board MemberJul 2020
iFIT Board MemberJan 2020
Carnegie Mellon University - Hillman Center for Future-Generation Technologies Advisory CouncilJul 2019
CSC ServiceWorks Board MemberJan 2019
Mural Corporation Board Member2005

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Education

Alex Hawkinson

studied at

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University BSCognitive Science19901994

Events

Number of Events

Alex Hawkinson

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

SXSW 2018

Mar 9, 2018

SXSW 2018 Speaker Austin, Texas, United States, North AmericaMar 9, 2018
Techonomy Policy 2015 Speaker Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North AmericaJun 9, 2015
Startup Grind 2015 Speaker Redwood City, California, United States, North AmericaFeb 9, 2015
Gigaom Structure Connect Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaOct 21, 2014

Recent News and Activity

Number of News Articles

137

News•

Sep 19, 2023