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Kelly Perdew
Born	January 29 1967 (1967-01-29) (age 41) Lexington, Kentucky
Education	B.S. in national security and public affairs (United States Military Academy) MBA and J.D. (UCLA Anderson School of Management and UCLA School of Law)
Occupation	President of CoreObjects
Website	KellyPerdew.com

Kelly Crawford Perdew (born January 29,1967) of Carlsbad, California was the winner of the second season of The Apprentice.

1 Before The Apprentice
2 During the show
3 Current career
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Before The Apprentice

Perdew, was born in Lexington, Kentucky and was raised in Florida and Wyoming. Prior to winning the show, he was president of CoreObjects, a software development outsourcing company based in Los Angeles. Perdew attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1989, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in national security and public affairs, where he was the number one ranked cadet in his field of study and graduated in the top 5% of his class.^[1] After graduating from West Point, he attended Ranger School and Airborne training. In addition to his regular studies at West Point, Perdew completed Airborne training, interned with the House Armed Services Committee, spent a semester on "exchange" at the Naval Academy, and was a finalist in the Rhodes Scholar competition. He served in the United States Army as a military intelligence officer for three years. After his honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant, Perdew attended UCLA where he earned a joint Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and the UCLA School of Law. He chose not to practice law after graduation, although during law school he worked part time at the firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.^[2]

During the show

Perdew was 37 when participating in The Apprentice 2 and was the oldest candidate on the show. He was eventually chosen by Donald Trump to be his apprentice, nominally managing the construction of Trump Place located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York but in reality promoting it.^[3] It was also revealed in The Apprentice 3 finale that Perdew was an executive vice-president for Trump's brand of bottled water, Trump Ice.

Current career

Perdew is currently the President of ProElite.com, a social networking site for mixed martial arts that trades under the symbol PELE.pk. He is also a Managing Director for Angel Venture Partners, a $50 million venture capital fund that co-invests with the leading angel groups across the country in early stage ventures. He also helped develop eTeamz with founder Brian Johnson and is a member on Zaadz.com, a social networking site on changing the world. He is also the host of the show G.I Factory on the Military Channel. In addition, he has also done a commercial titled "Today's Military" with Donald Trump, involving him accepting a "military challenge" from him. Perdew is also the author of Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles Learned in the Military And Put To Work For Donald Trump The book focuses on leadership principles that are necessary for success in business and life. ISBN# 1-59698-000-1. Perdew founded a company called American Family Protection, Inc. to provide government approved training modules to U.S. families on how to respond to a terrorist attack. The interactive CD is called the Terrorist Attack Survival Kit. In June 2006, Perdew received a Presidential Appointment from President George W. Bush to the Council on Service and Civic Participation.^[4]

References

^ http://www.nbc.com/The_Apprentice/bios/Kelly_Perdew.html
^ Kelly Perdew Forum (discussion posting by Perdew), Nov. 29, 2004.
^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7856555/site/newsweek/
^ http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/council/about/index.asp

External links

Preceded by Bill Rancic	The Apprentice Winners Season 2	Succeeded by Kendra Todd

• • e The Apprentice
Mark Burnett, series creator • Donald Trump, executive producer
Original series	Starring: Donald Trump • Ivanka Trump • Donald Trump, Jr • Carolyn Kepcher • George H. Ross Production: Bill Rancic, frequent recurring advisor Candidate residents: Trump Tower in Manhattan (Location for seasons 1-5, 7) Seasons: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • Celebrity Edition Winners: Bill Rancic • Kelly Perdew • Kendra Todd • Randal Pinkett • Sean Yazbeck • Stefani Schaeffer
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart	Starring: Martha Stewart • Charles Koppelman • Alexis Stewart Winner: Dawna Stone
Related programmes	The Apprentice (UK) • The Apprentice franchise