Sam Hamadeh

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Hussam "Sam" Hamadeh (born 1971)[1] was a media entrepreneur based in New York with business interests in digital media, publishing, and film. He died on December 10, 2015, at age 44.[2]

Hamadeh co-founded Vault.com in 1997[3] with his brother, Samer Hamadeh, and Mark Oldman.[2] and served as the company's President through its successful sale in 2007 to private equity firm VSS, reportedly for nearly $100 million.[4] In 2009, Hamadeh founded PrivCo, which provides data to subscribers on more than 500,000 private companies. Hamadeh was chief executive of PrivCo, and also a frequent commentator on private companies for mass media, until his death in December 2015.[2][5][6][7]

Hamadeh was a graduate of UCLA, the University of Pennsylvania Law School with a JD, and the Wharton School of Business with an MBA.[3] He spoke and wrote frequently about entrepreneurship, including serving as the Keynote Speaker at Wharton's Annual Entrepreneurship Conference.[8]

Honors and awards have included Crain's Top Entrepreneur's Award,[9] the Harvard Business School Club's Entrepreneur of the Year[10] Silicon Alley Reporter's "100 Most Important Internet Executives"[11] Deloitte & Touche's 50 Fastest Growing Companies,[12] and the University of Pennsylvania Law School's Young Alumnus of the Year award.[13]

He served as an Executive Producer of films Home Movie starring Adrian Pasdar, and Made For Each Other starring Chris Masterson, Danny Masterson, and Bijou Phillips.[14]

Hamadeh co-hosted a fundraiser for a Democratic congressional candidate with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in January 2010.[15] His charitable activities included supporting Right to Play, which sets up sports and athletic programs for children in the world's war-torn areas, including hosting a major benefit in New York City attended by prominent Olympic medalists and New York Governor David Paterson, raising over $50,000 from just this event.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hussam Hamadeh". findagrave.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Bright, Beckey (January 14, 2016). "Sam Hamadeh, Founder of PrivCo and Vault.com, Dead at 44" – via www.wsj.com.
  3. ^ a b http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1623
  4. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2013/02/14/sam-hamadehs-privco-can-get-private.html?page=all[bare URL]
  5. ^ Miller, Leanne (April 14, 2014). "'Weibo will blow away its numbers': Pro". CNBC.
  6. ^ O'Brien, Sara Ashley (November 23, 2015). "We're witnessing a slow motion tech wreck". CNNMoney.
  7. ^ "Door might be closed on firms' IPOs". Los Angeles Times. November 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "What Really Makes A Great Entrepreneur?". Forbes.
  9. ^ http://mycrains.crainsnewyork.com/small_business_awards/years/2005
  10. ^ "start small, FINISH BIG: Wharton Entrepreneurial Conf, 11/17". www.whartondc.com.
  11. ^ Kafka, Peter. "LAST CALL For Silicon Alley 100 Submissions: Vote Now". Business Insider.
  12. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-65535477.html[bare URL]
  13. ^ {http://edict.law.upenn.edu/alumni/alumnijournal/fall2002/department5/page03.html[permanent dead link]]
  14. ^ http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/brotherly_love_for_bijou_phillips_nGrsYP0HIB6eEmGXAsZqHM
  15. ^ Hope, Patrick (25 July 2012). "Jack Dorsey, billionaire with quick feet". Business Journals. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  16. ^ http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/take_that_Nbtn5a8BBlzCOKRH3GegHL

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