| Tom Hadfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 Wakefield, England |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Tom Hadfield (born 1982 in Wakefield, England) created Soccernet, a sports Internet company that was sold to ESPN for $40 million when he was 17 years old. [1] Two years later, he and his father were able to raise millions of dollars to launch the education website Schoolsnet.com.[1] In February 2002, Tom was named a 'Global Leader of Tomorrow' by the World Economic Forum in Davos. He is also a Patron of the UK National Youth Agency, and was a youth advisor to the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts in the UK. He is currently attending Harvard College. In July 2006, Hadfield was selected as a Goldman Sachs Global Leader, and attended the Global Leaders Institute in New York.
References
- ^ a b Chu, Jeff. "This Boy's Life", Time, 2001-03-28. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
