Nathan Gwilliam
NationalityAmerican
EducationMBA
Alma materBrigham Young University
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of Adoption.com
Years active1997–present
Organization(s)Elevati, Adoption.com, Adoption.org, AdoptionGifts.com, Adopting.org
Board member ofNational Council for Adoption
SpouseCrystal Ullery Gwilliam
Children3

Nathan W. Gwilliam is an entrepreneur, who is the founder CEO of Adoption.com,[1] which is the world's most-used adoption site, founded in 1997.[2][3] Gwilliam has been inducted into the Adoption Hall of Fame by Family Services & Families Supporting Adoption in 2007[4] and was awarded the U.S. Congressional Coalition's Angels in Adoption award in 2017.[5]

Career

Gwilliam started his first venture, Adoption.com in 1997 after winning a BYU Business Plan Competition, hosted by BYU's Marriott School of Management, based on his business idea to use the Internet as a platform to help children get adopted.[6][7]

In 2012, Nathan began working with Deseret Digital Media (DDM), where he helped the company to increase its online following from less than 100K to 40 million within a period of 18 months. He also launched FamilyShare.com, which reached 22 million monthly page views before he left the company.[3] He was also involved with a new Brazilian airline, Azul, along with a number of other ventures, as reported by Post Register.[8]

He served as the president of the More Good Foundation, a non-profit organization, which developed websites such as Christ.org, LDS.net, MormonChurch.com, ThomasMonson.com and ModernProphets.com.[9] He has been a speaker at a TEDx conference[10] and the National Adoption Conference. He serves on the board of directors of the National Council for Adoption.[11]

He holds a Masters in Business Administration from Brigham Young University.[3] Gwilliam has taught a course on Social innovation at Brigham Young University–Idaho.[12][11] He is one of the founders of the BYU Center for Entrepreneurship.[11]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, Adam (Mar 31, 2018). "Adoption.com fights battle to save international adoptions". Standard Journal.
  2. ↑ Price, Mike (April 5, 2018). "Local company says international adoption could disappear within four years". East Idaho News.
  3. 1 2 3 Smith, Kristina M. (2015). "Linking Families". BYU Magazine.
  4. 1 2 Jane Weaver, Sarah (August 11, 2007). "Hall of Fame inductees praised for contributions". Church News, Deseret News.
  5. ↑ "Angels in Adoption® Program Honorees" (PDF). Amazonaws.com. Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Hill, Amanda (March 3, 2015). "Major changes made for families seeking adoptions". Standard Journal.
  7. ↑ "Rexburg-based Adoption.com connects national adoption community". Explorerexburg. April 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ Basham, Marc (May 28, 2018). "Adopting a change". Post Register.
  9. 1 2 "Nathan Gwilliam". Mormonwiki. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Nathan Gwilliam at TEDxRexburg". Ted (conference). Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 "National Council For Adoption - Board of directors". Adoptioncouncil.org. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  12. ↑ Downs, Megan (November 17, 2015). "New course teaches social change". BYU-Idaho Scroll.
  13. ↑ "Angels in Adoption® Program Honorees". ccainstitute.org. Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  14. ↑ Skousen, Rachel (December 28, 2017). "Founder of Adoption.com Nathan Gwilliam an 'Angel in Adoption'". Adoption.
  15. ↑ "US WEST launches 2nd New Ventures competition". Deseret News. June 29, 1998.

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