Sam Slater | |
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| Born | Samuel Slater West Palm Beach, FL |
| Education | MPA, Suffolk University BA, George Washington University |
| Occupation(s) | Real estate developer film producer entrepreneur |
| Board member of | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority |
Sam Slater is a Boston-based film producer, real estate developer, and minority owner of the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League and the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. [1]
Slater earned his Bachelor of Arts in History at George Washington University in Washington, DC and received his Master's degree in Public Administration from Suffolk University. [2]
Slater is the managing partner of Tremont Asset Management, the real estate subsidiary of his family's firm Slater Family Holdings. [3] [4] He is a minority owner of the Seattle Kraken, an NHL team [2] also co-founded a Hollywood production company Burn Later Productions with Paul Bernon and produced around 30 films [5] films including Drinking Buddies, Adult Beginners . [6] [7] [4] and Results , a feature-length romantic comedy. [8]
Slater was nominated by President Biden in 2021 to serve on the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. [5] Slater did work for Biden's 2020 presidential campaign and according to Federal Elections Commission data contributed nearly $140,000 to Biden's campaign individually. [9]
Slater bought Playboy’s “Big Bunny” private plane in 2022. [10] [11] He is developing an apartment tower in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston and other apartment buildings in Quincy MA. [12] [13]