Ken Novack
Ken Novack is an advisory board member of General Catalyst and a special advisor to the firm and its portfolio companies. Ken is a board member of BBN Technologies, which is an active General Catalyst investment.
Ken joins General Catalyst from Time Warner where he recently retired as vice chairman. As the vice chairman of America Online, and then Time Warner, Ken provided strategic counsel, handled special assignments for the Chairman, and assumed a leading role in major corporate transactions. In addition to his other corporate responsibilities, Ken oversaw America Online's legal department and AOL Investments, and was a key architect of the merger between America Online and Time Warner. Prior to being appointed vice chairman of America Online in 1998, Ken served as its outside counsel while he was a senior partner at the law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo. He joined Mintz Levin in 1966 as an associate and quickly rose to the position of managing partner by 1972. As a corporate and securities lawyer, Ken served as counsel and advisor to entrepreneurs, venture capital firms and investment bankers.
Ken serves as Vice Chairman of Boston's Museum of Science, Tufts-New England Medical Center and Combined Jewish Philanthropies. He is also President of Teen Action Campaign, Inc., a non-profit corporation he co-founded. Additionally, Ken is a Trustee of Facing History and Ourselves. He is also a Trustee of the Novack Family Foundation, a philanthropic organization.
Ken is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School.
