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Stephen Bannon
Born (1953-11-27) November 27, 1953 (age 70)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materVirginia Tech (B.A.)
Georgetown University (M.A.)
Harvard Business School (M.B.A.)
Occupation(s)Investment banker, media executive, filmmaker, political consultant
Known for

Stephen K. Bannon (born November 27, 1953) is an American businessman, media executive, conservative filmmaker, and former naval officer.

In August 2016, he was designated the chief executive officer of the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump.[3][4][5][6] He is the co-founder and executive chairman of the Government Accountability Institute and the former executive chairman of Breitbart News LLC, the parent company of Breitbart News.[7] He has been involved in the financing and production of a number of films, including Fire from the Heartland: The Awakening of the Conservative Woman, The Undefeated, and Occupy Unmasked. Bannon also hosts a radio show (Breitbart News Daily) on a Sirius XM satellite radio channel.[8]

Education

Bannon graduated from Virginia Tech in 1976 and holds a master's degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University. In 1983, Bannon received an M.B.A. degree with honors from Harvard Business School.[9]

Military service

Bannon is a former Naval officer, having served aboard the USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964) as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Pacific Fleet.[10]

Business and media career

After his military service, Bannon worked at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department.[11] In 1990, Bannon and several colleagues from Goldman Sachs launched Bannon & Co., a boutique investment bank specializing in media. Through Bannon & Co., Bannon negotiated the sale of Castle Rock Entertainment to Ted Turner. As payment, Bannon & Co. accepted a stake in five television shows, including Seinfeld. Société Générale purchased Bannon & Co. in 1998.[12]

Bannon started his film career working with director Sean Penn on The Indian Runner (1991).

In 1993, while still managing Bannon & Co., Bannon was made acting director of Earth-science research project Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona. Under Bannon, the project shifted emphasis from researching space exploration and colonization towards pollution and global warming. He left the project in 1995.[13][14]

After the sale of Bannon & Co., Bannon became an executive producer in Hollywood. He executive produced Anthony Hopkins's 1999 film Titus. Bannon became a partner with entertainment industry executive Jeff Kwatinetz at The Firm, Inc., a film and television management company.[12]

In 2004, Bannon made a documentary about Ronald Reagan titled In the Face of Evil. Through the making and screening of this film, Bannon was introduced to academic Peter Schweizer and publisher Andrew Breitbart.[12]

From 2007 through 2011, Bannon was chairman and CEO of Affinity Media. From March 2012 to August 2016, Bannon was executive chairman of Breitbart News LLC, the parent company of Breitbart.[5][15] Bannon is also executive chairman and co-founder of the Government Accountability Institute, where he helped orchestrate the publication of Clinton Cash.[7][12]

In 2015, Bannon was ranked #19 on Mediaite's list of the "25 Most Influential in Political News Media 2015".[16]

On August 17, 2016, he was appointed Chief Executive of Donald Trump's campaign to become President of the United States of America.[3] He went on leave from Breitbart in order to take the new job.[15][17]

Personal

In February 1996, Bannon’s second wife, Mary Louise Piccard, accused Bannon of attacking her at their home. Bannon was charged with domestic violence, battery and attempting to dissuade a victim from reporting a crime, but the case was dropped when Piccard did not show up in court. In court records, Piccard later claimed that Bannon instructed her to leave town to avoid testifying.[18][19][20][21]

Bannon identifies as a conservative.[4][22][23] Speaking about his role at Breitbart, Bannon said: "We think of ourselves as virulently anti-establishment, particularly 'anti-' the permanent political class."[24]

Bannon's oldest daughter, Maureen, is a West Point graduate and, as of August 2014, a CPT (O-3 rank of captain) in the United States Army.[citation needed]

Bannon was, as of mid-August 2016, registered to vote in Miami-Dade County, Florida, at the former residence of Diane Clohesy, Bannon's third ex-wife, but the residence was vacant and slated for demolition.[25][26] On August 26, 2016, Bannon’s voter registration information was changed to an address in Sarasota County, an address associated with venture capitalist Andrew Badolato, who has been involved in films produced and directed by Bannon.[27][28] [29]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-campaign-shakeup-20160817-snap-story.html
  2. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/26/steve-bannon-florida-voter-registration-home-breitbart-writer
  3. ^ a b Martin, Jonathan; Rutenberg, Jim; Haberman, Maggie (August 17, 2016). "Donald Trump Appoints Media Firebrand to Run Campaign". New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Ulmer, James (June 26, 2005). "On the Right Side of the Theater Aisle". New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2015. If established Hollywood conservatives welcome the energy of this new group, some nonetheless fear that it is heading down the wrong path. ... Even the outspoken Mr. Bannon thinks that little will be gained if conservative ideology moves too far in front of conservative art. "We have the money, we have the ideas," he said. "What we don't have -- and what the left has in spades -- are great filmmakers."
  5. ^ a b Hagey, Keach (March 19, 2012). "Breitbart to announce new management". Politico. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  6. ^ Kaufman, Leslie (February 16, 2014). "Breitbart News Network Plans Global Expansion". New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Team". g-a-i.org. Government Accountability Institute. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  8. ^ Mahoney, Bill (May 21, 2015). "Conservative nonprofit plans to expand statewide presence". Politico. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  9. ^ "Stephen K. Bannon". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  10. ^ Evans, Caroline (July 15, 2011). "Who is Stephen Bannon? An Interview with the Director of The Undefeated". Houston Press. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  11. ^ Primack, Dan (August 17, 2016). "Another Goldman Sachs Alum Joins Donald Trump's Campaign". Fortune. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d Green, Joshua (October 8, 2015). "This Man Is the Most Dangerous Political Operative in America". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  13. ^ Murphy, Tim (August 26, 2016). "Trump's Campaign CEO Ran a Secretive Sci-Fi Project in the Arizona Desert". Mother Jones. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  14. ^ Kennedy, Bud (August 25, 2016). "Long before Breitbart, Trump CEO Bannon ran Ed Bass' Biosphere 2". Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Trump shakes up campaign, demotes top adviser". Washington Post. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  16. ^ "Mediaite's 25 Most Influential in Political News Media 2015". Mediaite. December 29, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  17. ^ "Former Breitbart Staffer: Bannon Ran Meetings That Sounded Like White Supremacists Talking". ABC News. August 19, 2016.
  18. ^ Twohey, Megan; Eder, Steve; Smither, Noah (August 25, 2016). "Donald Trump's Campaign Chief, Stephen Bannon, Faced Domestic Violence Charges in 1996". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  19. ^ "Trump campaign CEO once charged in domestic violence case". POLITICO. August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  20. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3759481/New-Trump-campaign-CEO-attacked-wife-said-marry-twins-carrying-normal.html
  21. ^ http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-campaign-ceo-steve-bannon-accused-anti-semitic-remarks-ex-n638731
  22. ^ Mead, Rebecca (May 24, 2010). "Rage Machine". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  23. ^ Phillip, Abby (March 6, 2014). "Conservatives to know at CPAC 2014". ABC News. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  24. ^ Farhi, Paul (January 27, 2016). "How Breitbart has become a dominant voice in conservative media". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  25. ^ Gambino, Lauren; Swaine, John (August 26, 2016). "Trump campaign chief Steve Bannon is registered voter at vacant Florida home". The Guardian. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  26. ^ "Trump campaign chief Steve Bannon is registered voter at vacant Florida home". The Guardian. Bannon's enrollment is apparent violation of crucial swing state's election law requiring voters to be legal residents of county they register in.
  27. ^ Sullivan, Sean; Crites, Alice (August 26, 2016). "New Trump campaign chief faces scrutiny over voter registration, anti-Semitism". Washington Post. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  28. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/27/trump-campaign-ceo-stephen-bannon-denies-antisemitic-remarks
  29. ^ http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/trump-campaign-ceo-and-manager-part-of-secret-extremist-right-wing-group-splc/
  30. ^ McCarthy, Todd (December 21, 1999). "Review: 'Titus'". Variety. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  31. ^ Martel, Ned (October 29, 2004). "Ronald Reagan, in Black and White". New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  32. ^ Weigel, David (October 1, 2010). "Blowing Up Stuff". Slate. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  33. ^ a b c Wardell, Gabe (July 15, 2011). "Director Stephen Bannon talks Sarah Palin's Undefeated". Creative Loafing. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  34. ^ O'Hare, Kate (July 17, 2011). "Sarah Palin documentary 'The Undefeated' to roll out to other cities". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  35. ^ Whipple, Kelsey (September 21, 2012). "The director of Occupy Unmasked talks facts, bias and the future of the movement". Denver Westward. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  36. ^ Bila, Jedidiah (August 27, 2012). "Obama voters reject 'hope and change' in new documentary". Fox News. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  37. ^ Hoffman, Bill (June 3, 2015). "Newsmax TV's 'Fire From the Heartland' Celebrates Conservative Women". Newsmax. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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