Alek Vernitsky

Alek is the CEO of GetGoing, where he is responsible for the strategic direction of the company. Alek holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

San Francisco, California, United States
Member since March 04, 2013

About

Education

2009 Harvard Business School , MBA , MBA

2000 UC Berkeley , BA , Legal Studies

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

Airbnb, Square, Gojee

Full bio

Alek is a co-founder & CEO of GetGoing, where he is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the company. Prior to founding GetGoing he was a consultant with Bain & Co. in New York, where he developed growth strategies for companies in the consumer products and retail industries.

Prior to Bain, Alek led a team that successfully designed, implemented, and marketed a cloud-based human resources technology platform that is used by many of the Fortune 500 companies. He also held a number of senior management positions at Gap, Inc., where he worked on the company’s expansion into new markets in Europe and Asia.

Alek holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. An avid traveler, Alek is a member of the Board of Directors of Youth Hostelling International.