Jon Carson is Chairman & CEO of cMarket.com
Jon is a nationally recognized entrepreneur with a passion for mission-based social entrepreneurship. He has founded and profitably sold three companies in which no investor has ever lost money. Cumulatively, Jon has returned in excess of $175 million to investors, cash on cash. Through cMarket, Jon has helped nonprofits across the country raise $30 million, one auction item at a time, through the company’s consumer-facing website biddingforgood.com.
Jon’s most recent company was Family Education Network, which offered web services to local schools as well as a network of websites for parents, children, and teachers that became the largest education website on the Internet.
He serves on the boards of the Boston Children's Museum, the e-Philanthropy Foundation, and NetImpact - a national organization of college and MBA chapters promoting social entrepreneurship. Jon has funded multiple lectures on social entrepreneurship at Yale and Babson College. He has previously served on the boards of the National PTA, National School Boards Foundation, and the Small Business Association of New England (SBANE).
Jon lives in the Boston area with his wife and has recently discovered the wonders of fatherhood.
Jon's articles at about.com include:
