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About Omar Amanat
Omar Amanat is a pioneer and innovator in numerous fields. A brilliant entrepreneur, he founded a brokerage and technology firm, Tradescape, which was the first of its kind to offer investors direct access to stock exchanges, earning its place among the top 50 private companies in the United States (Red Herring Magazine). Tradescape quickly became a leader in the industry, responsible for processing over 10% of NASDAQ’s daily trading volume. By age 29, Mr. Amanat sold Tradescape to E*Trade for $280 million, making him their largest shareholder.
After honing his business chops at the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business, Mr. Amanat began his career at Datek Online, which eventually sold to Ameritrade for $1.3 billion. He also joined CyberTrader founder Philip Berber in developing a trading platform that was later acquired by Charles Schwab for $488 million. Recognizing the many important contributions Mr. Amanat has made to the electronic brokerage industry, Fortune Magazine named him one of Wall Street’s top ten most influential technologists.
After surviving the crash of the World Trade Center and observing the aftermath of 9/11, Mr. Amanat used his financial and philanthropic expertise to explore the potential of global social awareness through film and television. He was the initial financier of Bridges TV, the first American station committed to uniting Muslim and non-Muslim cultures. He has since founded several film production and distribution companies, and is a board member of a $1 billion Hollywood production studio.
Due to his vast range of experiences and widely applicable expertise, Mr. Amanat has become a popular interviewee and a polished public speaker. He is a noted member of the Global Philanthropists Circle, serving as a board member for several organizations, including the Rubin Museum of Art (NY), the Directors of Human Rights Watch and Malaria No More. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has served as Vice Chairman of the Board for the Acumen Fund, an international capital fund for the poor which has been called one of the five charities changing the face of global philanthropy.
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