
Douglas Baldasare
Doug is the CEO & Founder of ChargeItSpot | ARC, the Philadelphia-based company building intelligent solutions in mobile device management, charging, and security.
Prior to founding ChargeItSpot in 2012, Doug was an executive at The NewsMarket, where he served as Director of Business Development in London, partnering with Global 500 companies across Europe. While based in Beijing, he served as Director of the company’s Asia-Pacific division surrounding the 2008 Olympics. Doug also served as Chief of Staff to the CEO & Founder of The NewsMarket and has experience working at Amazon and Interbrand.
In 2022, Doug was selected as the inaugural Entrepreneur in Residence at the Wharton School’s Venture Lab as a lecturer and, also, an advisor to student entrepreneurs. Doug holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BBA in Marketing & Finance from Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business. Doug enjoys foreign languages/culture and speaks French and Mandarin. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, live music, and skiing with his family in Colorado.