Gideon Stein
Gideon Stein (born December 19, 1971, in Washington, D.C.) is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the President of The Moriah Fund,[1] and chair of Civic News Company (publisher of Chalkbeat, Votebeat, and Healthbeat). Previously, Stein was the founding CEO of Write Label,[2][3] a crowd-sourced platform for short-form writing. He is the former vice chairman of the board of Success Academy Charter Schools, a high-performing charter school management organization in New York City.
Education
Stein graduated with honors from Wesleyan University with a degree in economics and history. He attended St Edmund Hall at Oxford University as a visiting scholar in development economics and European history.[4]
Career
Stein served as the founding CEO of Write Label, a crowd-sourced platform for short-form writing. He was the founder and CEO of LightSail Education, an adaptive literacy solution for K-12.[5] Stein was the founder, chairman and CEO of Omnipod, Inc.,[6] a leading on-demand provider of real-time messaging to the enterprise market, until its sale in 2005 to MessageLabs Group, Ltd.,[7] one of the world’s largest private software companies (and now a division of Symantec). He also served on the board of directors of the Real Silk Investment Company,[8] a publicly traded regulated investment company, until its sale to Lord Abbett Affiliated Funds.[9]
2024 Election
After President Joe Biden’s debate performance against former President Donald Trump drew widespread scrutiny, Stein was among several Democratic Party donors who encouraged Biden to consider stepping aside from the presidential race.[10] Following Biden’s decision to withdraw and the selection of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, Stein praised the move.[11][12]
Philanthropy
In May 2019, Stein became the President of his family's private foundation, The Moriah Fund.[1] Stein is the board chair of Civic News Company, the publisher of Chalkbeat, Votebeat, and Healthbeat.[13] He is active in philanthropy focused on civic participation in both the United States and Israel.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Home". Moriahfund.org. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "Home". Writelabel.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "Leading Creative Writing Service Provider Comedywire Announces Rebranding to Write Label". StreetInsider.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ https://www.f6s.com/member/gideonstein#about
- ↑ "Literacy Development Solution to promote Lexile Reading Growth". Lightsailed.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "Omnipod CEO Gideon Stein Speaks on IM Networks". Ecommercetimes.com. 22 November 2004.
- ↑ "MessageLabs To Acquire Omnipod". 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "SEC Info". Secinfo.com.
- ↑ "SEC Info". Secinfo.com.
- ↑ Vogel, Kenneth P.; Schleifer, Theodore; Hirsch, Lauren (4 July 2024). "Major Democratic Donors Devise Plans to Pressure Biden to Step Aside". The New York Times.
- ↑ Schleifer, Theodore; Vogel, Kenneth P. (21 July 2024). "Democratic Billionaires and Donors Rush to Back Harris After Biden's Exit". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Harris donations top $100m after Biden's exit from presidential race". 23 July 2024.
- ↑ "About Chalkbeat". Chalkbeat.org. 5 July 2024.
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