Tom Hadfield
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Tom Hadfield created Soccernet, a sports Internet company that was sold to ESPN for $40 million when he was 17 years old. Two years later, he and his father were able to raise millions of dollars to launch the education website Schoolsnet.com.
In February 2002, Tom was named a 'Global Leader of Tomorrow' by the World Economic Forum
in Davos
. He is also a Patron of the UK National Youth Agency, and was a youth advisor to the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
in the UK. He graduated from Harvard University in 2008.
In 2006, Hadfield mounted an unsuccessful campaign for the presidency of Harvard's student government. His running mate was Adam Goldenberg
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In July 2006, Hadfield was selected as a Goldman Sachs
Global Leader, and attended the Global Leaders Institute in New York.
In February 2002, Tom was named a 'Global Leader of Tomorrow' by the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
in Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
. He is also a Patron of the UK National Youth Agency, and was a youth advisor to the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
NESTA
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts is an independent endowment in the United Kingdom established by an Act of Parliament in 1998....
in the UK. He graduated from Harvard University in 2008.
In 2006, Hadfield mounted an unsuccessful campaign for the presidency of Harvard's student government. His running mate was Adam Goldenberg
Adam Goldenberg
Adam Goldenberg is a Canadian speechwriter and political advisor.Goldenberg was Chief Speechwriter to Michael Ignatieff during his time as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Parliament. During the 2011 federal election, Goldenberg was a contributor...
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In July 2006, Hadfield was selected as a Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
Global Leader, and attended the Global Leaders Institute in New York.