Nick Hanauer is one of the most successful Entrepreneurs, investors and managers in the Northwest
With over 30 years of experience across a broad range of
industries including manufacturing, retailing, e-commerce, digital media
and advertising, software, aerospace, health care, and finance.
Hanauer’s experience and perspective have produced an unusual record of
serial successes. Hanauer has managed, founded or financed over 30
companies, creating aggregate market value of tens of billions of
dollars. Some notable companies Include Amazon.com, Aquantive Inc.,
(purchased by Microsoft in 2007 for $6.4 billion), Insitu group
(purchased by Boeing for $400 million), Market Leader (purchased by
Trulia in 2013 for $350 million). Some other companies include Marchex,
Newsvine, Qliance, Seattle Bank and Pacific Coast Feather Company.
"When employers stop thinking about employees as costs
to cut, but instead as customers, they see it is in their self interest
to raise the minimum wage. We need to change their concept of self
interest."
NICK HANAUER
Hanauer is a co-founder and partner in Seattle-based
venture capital firm, Second Avenue Partners. Second Avenue provides
management, strategy, and capital for early stage companies.
Hanauer is actively involved in a broad variety of civic and philanthropic activities, In 2000, he co-founded the League of Education Voters (LEV); a non-partisan statewide political organization focused on promoting public education. He currently serves as Co-President of the LEV. Additionally, Hanauer serves or has served a broad range of civic organizations including the boards of the Cascade Land Conservancy, The University of Washington Foundation, The Seattle Alliance for Education, and The MT Lemmon Science Center. He currently serves as a Director for The Democracy Alliance and as a board advisor to the policy journal DEMOCRACY and recently founded Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility. He also co-manages The Nick and Leslie Hanauer foundation with his wife.
Hanauer is actively involved in a broad variety of civic and philanthropic activities, In 2000, he co-founded the League of Education Voters (LEV); a non-partisan statewide political organization focused on promoting public education. He currently serves as Co-President of the LEV. Additionally, Hanauer serves or has served a broad range of civic organizations including the boards of the Cascade Land Conservancy, The University of Washington Foundation, The Seattle Alliance for Education, and The MT Lemmon Science Center. He currently serves as a Director for The Democracy Alliance and as a board advisor to the policy journal DEMOCRACY and recently founded Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility. He also co-manages The Nick and Leslie Hanauer foundation with his wife.
In 2007, Hanauer published the national bestseller in politics
“The True Patriot” with co-author Eric Liu. In 2010 Liu and Hanauer
published their second book, “The Gardens of Democracy”, also a national
Best-seller in politics.
Hanauer has been featured in a variety of publications and is a frequent commentator on politics and economics in the media. He has appeared on the Charlie Rose Show, Fareed Zakaria, National Public Radio, Ed Schultz Show, The Lawrence O’Donell Show and others. He was recently featured on the cover of the National Journal. His TED speech on the true job creators went globally viral in 2010. His opinion pieces have been featured in the New York Times, Bloomberg Business Week, The Atlantic, Democracy Journal and other publications. He has been featured in two documentary films on economic inequality, American Winter -which premiered on HBO, and Inequality for All which was theatrically released in fall 2013.
Hanauer had a degree in philosophy from the University of Washington. He lives in Seattle Washington and is married with two children.
Hanauer has been featured in a variety of publications and is a frequent commentator on politics and economics in the media. He has appeared on the Charlie Rose Show, Fareed Zakaria, National Public Radio, Ed Schultz Show, The Lawrence O’Donell Show and others. He was recently featured on the cover of the National Journal. His TED speech on the true job creators went globally viral in 2010. His opinion pieces have been featured in the New York Times, Bloomberg Business Week, The Atlantic, Democracy Journal and other publications. He has been featured in two documentary films on economic inequality, American Winter -which premiered on HBO, and Inequality for All which was theatrically released in fall 2013.
Hanauer had a degree in philosophy from the University of Washington. He lives in Seattle Washington and is married with two children.
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