Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 19, 2001

Harry Gruber – Kintera Inc

HARRY GRUBER is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Kintera, Inc. Using his extensive knowledge of Internet services as well as experience with charitable fundraising, Dr. Gruber is establishing Kintera as the leader in providing advanced Internet fundraising solutions for non-profit organizations. Dr. Gruber brings a long and successful entrepreneurial history to Kintera serving as the co-founder and executive of several successful companies including INTERVU Inc., Gensia, Inc., and Viagene, Inc., all of which enjoyed successful IPOs. Dr. Gruber is an active member of the Board of Overseers of the School of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California at San Diego School of Engineering Advisory Council and University of Pennsylvania Medical School National Alumni Council. He is also a former member of the University of California at San Diego Foundation Board of Directors and the 1990 Entrepreneur of the Year honored by the San Diego Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Gruber was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania, with a BA in Biochemistry and was Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Gruber also graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine and Fellowship training in both Rheumatology and Biochemical Genetics at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Gruber lives in Rancho Santa Fe with his family. Profile
TWST: Would you mind providing our readers with a brief overview of

Kintera, Inc.?

Dr. Gruber: Kintera is a company that is focused on building marketing

infrastructures for nonprofits. We