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Hanauer is co-founder of [[The True Patriot Network]], a political action tank framed upon the ideas he and [[Eric Liu]] presented in their 2007 book, ''[[The True Patriot]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2004293485_patriot20.html|title=Books | Authors plunge into meaning of "True Patriot"|last=Rahner|first=Mark|date=20 March 2008|publisher=Seattle Times Newspaper|accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> |
Hanauer is co-founder of [[The True Patriot Network]], a political action tank framed upon the ideas he and [[Eric Liu]] presented in their 2007 book, ''[[The True Patriot]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2004293485_patriot20.html|title=Books | Authors plunge into meaning of "True Patriot"|last=Rahner|first=Mark|date=20 March 2008|publisher=Seattle Times Newspaper|accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> |
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Hanauer is active in the [[Seattle]] community and [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]’s public education system. He co-founded the [http://www.educationvoters.org League of Education Voters] (LEV), a non-partisan political organization dedicated to improving the quality of public education in [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. He also serves on the boards of [[Cascade Land Conservancy |
Hanauer is active in the [[Seattle]] community and [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]’s public education system. He co-founded the [http://www.educationvoters.org League of Education Voters] (LEV), a non-partisan political organization dedicated to improving the quality of public education in [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. He also serves on the boards of [[Cascade Land Conservancy]], The [[University of Washington]] Foundation, The [[University of Arizona]]'s [[Tucson, Arizona#Mount Lemmon|Mount Lemmon Science Center]] and the [[Biosphere2]] climate research project.{{cn|date=April 2012}} |
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Revision as of 00:58, 18 April 2012
Nick Hanauer | |
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| Born | 1959 New York, NY |
| Occupation | author, entrepreneur, venture capitalist |
| Nationality | USA |
| Notable works | The True Patriot |
| Relatives | Adrian Hanauer |
| Website | |
| www.nick-hanauer.com | |
Nick Hanauer is an American entrepreneur[1] and venture capitalist living in Seattle, Washington.
Business career
After earning his Philosophy degree from the University of Washington, Hanauer got his business start at the family-owned Pacific Coast Feather Company, where he continues to serve as Co-chair and CEO.[2] In the 1980s he co-founded Museum Quality Framing Company, which has become a large West-Coast franchise.[3]
In the 1990s, Hanauer was one of the first investors in Amazon.com (where he served as adviser to the board until 2000). He founded gear.com (which eventually merged with Overstock.com) and Avenue A Media (which in 2007, under the new name aQuantive, was acquired by Microsoft for $6.4 billion). [4]
In 2000, Hanauer co-formed the Seattle-based venture capital company, Second Avenue Partners. The company advises and funds early stage companies such as HouseValues[5] Qliance,[6] and Newsvine[7].
Civic activism
Hanauer is co-founder of The True Patriot Network, a political action tank framed upon the ideas he and Eric Liu presented in their 2007 book, The True Patriot.[8]
Hanauer is active in the Seattle community and Washington’s public education system. He co-founded the League of Education Voters (LEV), a non-partisan political organization dedicated to improving the quality of public education in Washington. He also serves on the boards of Cascade Land Conservancy, The University of Washington Foundation, The University of Arizona's Mount Lemmon Science Center and the Biosphere2 climate research project.[citation needed]
References
- ^ story, bizjournals.com, 2008-03-10.
- ^ Pacific Coast Feather Company company history, fundinguniverse.com.
- ^ story, bizjournals.com, 1999-11-22.
- ^ Microsoft-aQuantive, money.cnn.com, 2007-05-18.
- ^ blog entry, Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ Timmerman, Luke (7 July 2009). "Qliance Raises $4M To Expand New Primary Care Model, Circumvent Health Insurers". Xconomy. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ msnbc.com
- ^ Rahner, Mark (20 March 2008). "Books". Seattle Times Newspaper. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
{{cite news}}: Text "Authors plunge into meaning of "True Patriot"" ignored (help)
External links
- Official Nick Hanauer website
- The True Patriot Network website
- Pacific Coast Feather Company website
- Direct Primary Care Coalition website
- Second Avenue Partners website
- Hanauer, Nick, "Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators", Bloomberg View, November 30, 2011.
- Abelson, Max, "Bankers Join Billionaires to Debunk ‘Imbecile’ Attack on Top 1%", Bloomberg, December 20, 2011. With Hanauer and Warren Buffett noted as not joining in the debunking.