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In 2015, he was named one of New York City’s top 20 philanthropists under 40 by the ''[[New York Observer]]''.<ref name="observer"/> An author referred to him once in 2016 as "the French Bill Gates."<ref name = "GQ"/> He is a chair of the sport and society committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid.<ref name = "Saba" /> |
In 2015, he was named one of New York City’s top 20 philanthropists under 40 by the ''[[New York Observer]]''.<ref name="observer"/> An author referred to him once in 2016 as "the French Bill Gates."<ref name = "GQ"/> He is a chair of the sport and society committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid.<ref name = "Saba" /> |
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His essay ''''Building Bridges'''' which describes his own personal journey after he decided to apply his talents in business to the nonprofit world appeared in the book [['How to do good - Essays on Building a Better World']] edited by [[Leonard Stall]] and Philanthropy Age <ref>www.philanthropyage.org</ref>and published by London Wall, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-0993291784. <ref>https://www.amazon.com/How-do-good-Philanthropy-Age/dp/0993291783</ref> In May 2017 Mars took part in the New York stage of the speaker tour 'How to do good - Travels in Inspirational Philanthropy' that was inspired by the book.<ref>www.howtodogood.global</ref> <ref>http://citylimits.org/event/how-to-do-good-an-evening-of-inspirational-philanthropy/</ref> |
His essay ''''Building Bridges'''' which describes his own personal journey after he decided to apply his talents in business to the nonprofit world appeared in the book [['How to do good - Essays on Building a Better World']] edited by [[Leonard Stall]] and Philanthropy Age <ref>www.philanthropyage.org</ref>and published by London Wall, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-0993291784. <ref>https://www.amazon.com/How-do-good-Philanthropy-Age/dp/0993291783</ref> In May 2017 Mars took part in the New York stage of the speaker tour [['How to do good - Travels in Inspirational Philanthropy']] that was inspired by the book.<ref>www.howtodogood.global</ref> <ref>http://citylimits.org/event/how-to-do-good-an-evening-of-inspirational-philanthropy/</ref> |
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==Personal information== |
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Revision as of 07:54, 14 June 2017
Alexandre Mars (born c. 1976)[1] is a French-born businessman and philanthropist.
Career
While still in high school, Mars founded a concert promotion company.[2] He used his profits from that venture to found an interactive advertising agency called A2X.[3]
In 2001 Mars founded Phonevalley, a mobile marketing company. In 2007 he sold it to Publicis, joining the company as head of the mobile division. In 2013 reporters found evidence suggesting that Mars was no longer with Publicis.[4]
In 2006 he founded a social media management system called ScrOOn that he sold to BlackBerry Limited in 2013.[2]
In 2013 Mars started Blisce, which invests in the tech sector.[5]
Philanthropic activities
In 2014 he founded a New York-based charity called the Epic Foundation, a "philanthropy middleman" designed to link wealthy young entrepreneurs with charities helping children and young people.[2][5] He pays the foundation's expenses, so that 100% of donations go to the selected charities.[6]
In 2015, he was named one of New York City’s top 20 philanthropists under 40 by the New York Observer.[1] An author referred to him once in 2016 as "the French Bill Gates."[3] He is a chair of the sport and society committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid.[5]
His essay 'Building Bridges' which describes his own personal journey after he decided to apply his talents in business to the nonprofit world appeared in the book 'How to do good - Essays on Building a Better World' edited by Leonard Stall and Philanthropy Age [7]and published by London Wall, 2017, ISBN-13: 978-0993291784. [8] In May 2017 Mars took part in the New York stage of the speaker tour 'How to do good - Travels in Inspirational Philanthropy' that was inspired by the book.[9] [10]
Personal information
Mars was born in France, and raised in France and the United States.[2]
He is married with three children and lives in Brooklyn, New York.[5]
References
- ^ a b Staff (April 1, 2015). "The Top 20 Philanthropists Under 40". New York Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Murray, Sarah (June 4, 2015). "Alexandre Mars: High-tech philanthropist looks to tap the wealth of entrepreneurs". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b Patrelle, Jérémy (4 May 2016). "Alexandre Mars, le smart philanthrope français". GQ Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Aditham, Kiram (October 18, 2013) "Alexandre Mars Out at Publicis?" AgencySpy
- ^ a b c d Salman, Saba (November 29, 2016). "Interview: Alexandre Mars: States don't have the money to do good. Business does". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (April 28, 2016). "Apps: charity donations Epic Foundation's new app helps donors understand where their money is going". Techcrunch. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ www.philanthropyage.org
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/How-do-good-Philanthropy-Age/dp/0993291783
- ^ www.howtodogood.global
- ^ http://citylimits.org/event/how-to-do-good-an-evening-of-inspirational-philanthropy/