Chuck Templeton is an American Internet entrepreneur, best known as the founder and former CEO of OpenTable, which went public in May 2009 and was acquired by The Priceline Group in June 2014.
10 Facts About Chuck Templeton
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Chuck Templeton is currently a Managing Director of S2G Ventures, an investment fund focused on healthy food and sustainable agriculture, Investment Committee Member at Impact Engine, a Chicago-based social and environmental impact investment fund, and serves on the boards of several other Internet start-ups.
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Originally from Lafayette, California, Templeton started his career as a United States Army Ranger.
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Chuck Templeton holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Economics from California Polytechnic State University and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
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The idea for OpenTable developed in 1998 when Chuck Templeton's in-laws came to town for a visit.
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Chuck Templeton was the founding Chairman and served as an advisor for GrubHub, now GrubHub Seamless, which went public in April of 2014.
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Chuck Templeton is an Investment Committee Member at Impact Engine, a venture capital and private equity firm investing in companies driving positive impact in economic empowerment, education, environmental sustainability, and health.
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Chuck Templeton has been a board member of Juhl Energy, Inc since April 9,2014.
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In 2015, Chuck Templeton co-founded and currently serves as co-Managing Director of the S2G Ventures venture fund.
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Chuck Templeton is committed to preventing climate change, and is an avid runner.