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Omar Amanat |
Omar Amanat is a U.S. entrepreneur, philanthropist, and media financier. He was the founder and CEO of Tradescape Corporation and is currently a primary investor in the film production and distribution companies Blue Planet Films, LLC and Groundswell Productions. The following is a list of some of Mr. Amanat’s notable achievements, philanthropic activities, and honors:
Business achievements
- Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School of Business
- Named one of Wall Street’s Top Ten Most Influential Technologists by Fortune Magazine
- Tradescape Corporation was named one of the Top 50 Private Companies in the U.S. by Red Herring Magazine
- Tradescape was sold to E*Trade in 2002 for consideration worth $280 million
- Strategic advisor to Bridges TV, the first Muslim American television channel
- Member of majority shareholder partnership for a $1 billion independent film production and distribution studio
Philanthropic activities
Board member of numerous philanthropic, charitable, and cultural organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Malaria No More, New Foundations for Peace, Harlem Youth Development Foundation, and Rubin Museum of Art
Term member of the Council on Foreign Relations
Trustee of the Democratic National Committee
Vice Chairman of the Acumen Fund, a global venture capital fund for the poor and “one of the five charities changing the face of global philanthropy” as chosen by Barron’s
Honors
- Recipient of the Albert P. Einstein award for outstanding corporate citizenship
- Named one of 10 young Muslim visionaries who “represent the best that the Muslim community in America has to offer” by Islamica Magazine
- Featured in articles by Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and CNN
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