Osman Khan
Osman Khan is the co-founder and CEO of Paddle8, the online auction house that he created in 2011 with Alexander Gilkes and Aditya Julka.[1] He was formerly COO of the company.[2]
He attended received his BA and Masters in industrial engineering from Northwestern, and his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was roommates with Julka, his future co-founder.[3] Khan previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Perella Weinberg, where he focused on M&A and private capital raising. Osman is a board member of ArteEast,[4] a non-profit focused on creating residency programs for Middle-Eastern artists in the U.S., and on the Leadership Council of Rhizome, a pioneer in bringing together the spaces of art and technology.
In addition, Osman is an active angel investor and sits on the advisory boards of several prominent startups in the consumer retail and internet space, and has served as an ongoing judge for the Harvard Business School New Venture Competition. He is a frequent speaker about innovations in the art market, with recent appearances including the annual Harvard University Cyberposium, Art Basel Miami, Armory, NADA, and the UNICEF Global Entrepreneurs Forum. In 2015, he was named to Art+Auction's Power 100 List of the most influential players in the art world.[5]
References
- ↑ de la Merced, Michael (October 27, 2015). "Online Auction House Aims to Give Big Houses a Run for Their Money". New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross. "Art auctions go online in bid to drum up business". CNBC.com. CNBC. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ Robehmed, Natalie (November 23, 2015). "The Art of the Dealing: Inside Paddle8's Bid To Become The Internet's Auction House". Forbes. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "ArteEast". www.arteeast.org. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ↑ Roffino, Sara (December 24, 2015). "The Power 100 of 2015: Online Sales". Art+Auction. Retrieved 11 January 2016.