Tom Bernthal Overview

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  • Co-Founder & Par...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

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Tom Bernthal General Information

Biography

Mr. Tom Bernthal is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner at Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners. Mr. Bernthal was a Co-Founder and served as Chief Executive Officer at Kelton Research. After a news career as an investigative journalist, which culminated in winning the coveted Emmy Award, he succumbed to his entrepreneurial spirit, left television production and founded Kelton Global - a strategic marketing consultancy that employs a combination of data and empathy to enable people's stories to drive brand behavior. After working in the Clinton White House and producing for Brian Williams at NBC News, he founded Kelton with a vision of bringing a journalist's eye for the human story to the world of insights and strategic marketing. In the 14 years since founding the company, he and Kelton have been called upon to inspire marketing strategy and product innovation for Google, Target, General Electric, Amazon, Whole Foods, Nike, Facebook, Harley-Davidson, Starbucks, and more than 100 of the Fortune 500. As CEO, his primary responsibilities are to ensure Kelton continues to evolve and grow, adding design, strategy and communications functions without losing a fundamental passion for understanding what makes people tick. As with all great journalists, he is a natural-born listener; it's his ability to intuitively understand what clients need and how Kelton can help that's led to the company's success. Kelton now has nearly 100 employees in three locations. By the time he turned thirty he had won three Emmy Awards and opened a West Coast office for a political messaging and strategy consultancy. He is known for conceptualizing and creating the acclaimed "100 Days, 1000 Voices", which brought thousands of Americans' hopes, dreams, fears and aspirations to television during the 2000 presidential campaign. He serves on the Board of Directors for Echo Horizon School and high-profile community Martis Camp in Lake Tahoe.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Education
University of Wisconsin, Degree
Gender
Male
Total Investments
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Address
  • Menlo Park, CA
  • United States

Tom Bernthal Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners Investor Co-Founder & Partner Menlo Park, CA Venture Capital

Tom Bernthal Lead Partner on Deals (5)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Highlight (Media and Information Services) 27-Oct-2021 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Salt Branding 08-Oct-2019 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) San Francisco, CA
Karma Agency 01-Oct-2019 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Philadelphia, PA
Killer Visual Strategies 01-Dec-2018 Merger/Acquisition Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Seattle, WA
Purple Market Research 30-Jan-2013 Merger/Acquisition Completed Other Commercial Services London, United Kingdom

Tom Bernthal Network (16)

Portfolio Executives (16)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Ethan Kellough Highlight (Media and Information Services) Co-Founder & Chief Product and Technology Officer 27-Oct-2021 New York, NY
Priyanka Carr Ph.D Highlight (Media and Information Services) President & Chief Operating Officer 27-Oct-2021 New York, NY
Highlight (Media and Information Services) Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 27-Oct-2021 New York, NY
Highlight (Media and Information Services) Chief Revenue Officer 27-Oct-2021 New York, NY
Salt Branding Co-Founder & Creative Director 08-Oct-2019 San Francisco, CA

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