Jim Kimsey
| Jim Kimsey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 15, 1939 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 2016 (aged 76) McLean, Virginia, U.S. |
| Residence | McLean, Virginia |
| Education | Gonzaga College High School, St. John's College High School, Georgetown University, United States Military Academy, West Point |
| Occupation | Founder, Chairman/CEO of America Online (AOL) |
| Website | kimseyfoundation.org |
James Verlin "Jim" Kimsey (September 15, 1939 – March 1, 2016) was a co-founder, CEO and the first chairman of internet service provider America Online (AOL). Although Kimsey is best known for having helped to create AOL, he also spearheaded many other business, military and philanthropic endeavors.
Kimsey was born in Washington D.C. in 1939 and grew up in Arlington, Virginia.
After being dismissed from Gonzaga College High School,he attended St. John's College High School, followed by Georgetown University for one term on an honors scholarship, and then the United States Military Academy at West Point, from which he graduated in 1962.
Kimsey served in the U.S. Army, becoming a lieutenant and seeing active participation in U.S. interventions in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam. He served three combat tours as an Airborne Ranger, two in the Vietnam War, earning various awards for service and valor.
In July 2005, Kimsey was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame, which recognizes the United States' most extraordinary Rangers. In 2008, he received the Distinguished Graduate Award for Outstanding Service to the Nation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
In 1970, after eight years in the military, Kimsey bought a building in downtown Washington, D.C., renting out the top floor. On the ground floor he built and opened a bar known as The Exchange. He "became successful and opened other bars in the 1970s." In May 1983, Kimsey became a manufacturing consultant for Control Video Corporation, which was near bankruptcy. He was brought in by his West Point friend Frank Caufield, an investor in the company.
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