Jamie Hodari

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Jamie Hodari
Education Columbia University (BA)
Harvard University (MPP)
Yale University (JD)
TitleCEO, Industrious

Jamie Hodari is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the flexible workplace provider Industrious. [1] [2]

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Biography

Hodari grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. [3] [4] He graduated from the Cranbrook Schools and received his B.A. from Columbia University, an M.P.P. from Harvard Kennedy School, and a J.D. from Yale Law School. [5] [6] [7] [8] Hodari worked as a reporter for The Times of India after learning Hindi and Urdu in college, [9] then for the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell after law school and was an analyst at Birch Run Capital. [5]

Hodari left finance to head a private college scholarship program for orphans of the Rwandan genocide called Generation Rwanda. [10] He co-founded and served as CEO of Kepler, an experimental university tasked with bringing accessible higher education to Rwanda. [11] [12]

In 2012, Hodari co-founded Industrious with Justin Stewart, his next-door neighbor, who was then heading the U.S. arm of a Chinese Real Estate company. The two had similar unpleasant experiences in shared workspaces, which inspired them to start a premium flexible workplace company. [5] [13] The company has grown to over 500 employees over 150 locations in over 65 markets in the United States and worldwide as well as one of Inc. magazine's fastest growing companies in 2020. [14] [15]

Hodari was played by Jordan Bridges in the 2022 miniseries WeCrashed . [16] [17]

Personal life

Hodari lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. [1] [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ "The Innovators: Industrious CEO Jamie Hodari". Bisnow. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "January 28, 2016 – Image 72". The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Casadei, Dana (June 26, 2018). "Jamie Hodari". downtownpublications. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Cremades, Alejandro. "Meet Industrious CEO: The Entrepreneur That Raised $150 Million To Take On WeWork". Forbes. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jamie Hodari '04CC brings co-working space Industrious to Brooklyn". Columbia Entrepreneurship. December 4, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ Headapohl, Jackie. "High-Energy Homecoming | The Detroit Jewish News". The Detroit Jewish News. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jamie Hodari". Crain's Detroit Business. September 13, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jamie-Hodari: Read Latest News from Jamie-Hodari – Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Evaluation of Generation Rwanda's Kepler Program". American Institutes for Research. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Rwandan Degree Program Aims for a 'University in a Box'". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  12. ↑ Bartholet, Jeffrey (August 1, 2013). "Free Online Courses Bring "Magic" to Rwanda". Scientific American. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ Chiquoine, Jackie (November 24, 2020). "Startup Industrious Eyes Growth With Its Flexible Office Space Model". uschamber.com/co. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  14. ↑ Levitt, David M. (September 21, 2021). "Industrious CEO Jamie Hodari on the Next Big Real Estate Trend". Commercial Observer. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  15. ↑ "CBRE Doubles Down on Flex-Office Provider Industrious". The Real Deal New York. May 20, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  16. ↑ Trivedi, Dhruv (March 31, 2022). "Where is Jamie Hodari Now?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  17. ↑ "WeWork's Adam Neumann Brings Hustle to His Vision in 'WeCrashed' Episode 5". CoStar. April 1, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  18. ↑ Mastroianni, Brian. "Worldwise: 'Work From Anywhere' Entrepreneur Jamie Hodari's Favorite Things". www.barrons.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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