- Allen & Company
Allen & Company is a boutique
investment bank based inNew York , NY. Founded in 1922 by brothers Herbert, Charles and Harold Allen, the firm has quietly become the premier investment house in the media andentertainment sector despite having only a small number of employees. In 2003 CNN reported they employed 175 people.cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Inside the Private World of Allen & Co. Putting a premium on personal ties, this family firm thrives in the land of the giants. | date= | publisher= | url =http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/28/374371/index.htm | work =CNN | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-23 | language = ] Allen & Company generally shies away from publicity and does not maintain a website or issue press releases.Excite quotes a "media mogul": "Deals just don't get done in Hollywood unless Allen & Co. has a hand in it." [ [http://www1.excite.com/home/careers/company_profile/0,15623,754,00.html Allen's house of dreams] ]
The
Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference regularly draws such heavyweights asBill Gates ,Warren Buffett ,Rupert Murdoch , Barry Diller,Michael Eisner ,Oprah Winfrey , Robert Johnson, Andy Grove, Richard Parsons,Donald Keough , and many others.Notable current and former employees
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Bill Bradley , ex-Senator/presidential candidate and Hall of Fame basketball player
*Nancy Peretsman Managing Director
*George Tenet ex Director of the CIAee also
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George Tenet#Recent activities [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/28/374371/index.htm CNN Fortune "Inside the Private World of Allen & Co."]
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