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Alexandre Mars Speaks about New Trends of Giving
Alexandre Mars (born c. 1976) is a French-born businessman and philanthropist.
Contents
- Alexandre Mars Speaks about New Trends of Giving
- Career
- Philanthropic activities
- Personal information
- References
Career
While still in high school, Mars founded a concert promotion company. He used his profits from that venture to found an interactive advertising agency called A2X.
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.
In 2006 he founded a social media management system called ScrOOn that he sold to BlackBerry Limited in 2013.
In 2013 Mars started Blisce, which invests in the tech sector.
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. He pays the foundation's expenses, so that 100% of donations go to the selected charities.
In 2015, he was named one of New York City’s top 20 philanthropists under 40 by the New York Observer. An author referred to him once in 2016 as "the French Bill Gates." He is a chair of the sport and society committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid.
Personal information
Mars was born in France, and raised in France and the United States.
He is married with three children and lives in Brooklyn, New York.