Ben Neumann
| Ben Neumann | |
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 Ben Neumann, September 2010 |
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| Born | May 27, 1966 Krefeld, Germany |
| Occupation | Businessperson Entrepreneur Chief Executive Officer Investor Producer |
| Children | 2 sons |
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| http://www.benneumann.com/ | |
Ben Neumann is an American entrepreneur, investor, film producer and mixed martial artist, best known for his founding of early Internet hosting service firm Internet Communication Icom.com, and his subsequent investments into companies such as iBoost.com, Globat.com, FatCow.com and his work in the motion picture industry. Some of Ben's latest ventures are the content delivery networks NetDNA,[1] [2] MaxCDN and HDDN, which he co-founded together with one of his business partners in October 2009.
Neumann, a former bodyguard, and avid martial artist since second grade, who grew up in Krefeld, Germany in a working class family, immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1994. While working on his martial arts career and after winning several mixed martial arts tournaments, he successfully built and sold his first U.S.-based technology company Icom.com at the pinnacle of the Dot-com bubble in 1998, a move that made him one of the original Internet pioneers. He subsequently began investing into other technology and real estate companies and became involved with film making in Los Angeles in early 2004, when he was approached by an independent filmmaker. The result of this partnership was Dark World,[3] starring Michael Pare and Theresa Russell. Neumann also produced or was involved with other notable films and TV shows, such as Grey's Anatomy,[4] House M.D.,[5] Only in LA, You, Me, Love[6] and Smile of April.[7] He continues to invest in local niche companies and has become an engaged community activist. In March 2006 Neumann was elected to the Board of the Studio City Neighborhood Council and was President of the Council from March 2008 until June 2010.
As a successful immigrant entrepreneur, Neumann has been quoted off-line and online in numerous ezines,[8] magazines and books.[9] For his achievements in the technology sector he has been nominated for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2000 and 2003, as the CEO of Iboost.com.
[edit] References
- ^ NetDNA Press Clip
- ^ NetDNA Raises Funding Round
- ^ Dark World
- ^ Grey's Anatomy
- ^ House M.D.
- ^ You, Me, Love
- ^ Smile of April
- ^ Expert Opinion
- ^ Entrepreneur
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