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Daniel S. Laikin is an American business executive. He served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officerof National Lampoon, Incorporated from 2002 to 2008.
Life and career
Laikin served as co-chairman of Indiana-based real estate development company Biltmore Homes, Inc., until 2000. He also served as a managing partner of technology investment firm Four Leaf Partners, LLC.
In 2001, Laikin's group moved to buy a majority stake in J2 Communications Inc., the owner of the moribund National Lampoon properties. From 2002 forward they built media businesses around the brand, becoming active in film, television, radio, print, as well as building the largest Internet based comedy network in the world.
Laikin's National Lampoon partner, Tim Durham appointed Laikin to Durham's Obsidian Enterprise board. Laikin was the largest shareholder of National Lampoon, Incorporated. In December 2008, the SEC alleged Laikin conspired to inflate the company's stock price. Laikin stepped down and Durham was appointed by the Board to take over as National Lampoon CEO.