13 Facts About Benjamin Bronfman

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Benjamin Zachary Bronfman was born on August 6,1982 and is an American entrepreneur and musician.

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Benjamin Bronfman was a member of rock band The Exit and he is a member of the music collective Teachers and co-founder of the Green Owl record label.

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Benjamin Bronfman is the second-eldest child of actress Sherry Brewer and Edgar Bronfman Jr.

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Benjamin Bronfman was born in New York City, and then lived in London briefly, during his father's tenure as managing director of Seagram Distilleries Europe.

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Benjamin Bronfman's mother is African-American and his father, Edgar Bronfman Jr.

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Benjamin Bronfman is a member of the Lehman family via his paternal grandmother, Ann Loeb Bronfman.

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Benjamin Bronfman attended The Collegiate School in New York City, graduating in 2000.

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Benjamin Bronfman enrolled in Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, where he studied Politics and Law before dropping out.

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Benjamin Bronfman was integral in convincing his father to invest in the firm, and thus the subsequent appointment of Edgar Bronfman Jr.

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In 2010, Benjamin Bronfman was named Strategic Advisor of Global Thermostat.

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On November 13,2010, Benjamin Bronfman presented Global Thermostat's vision and process as a speaker at the TED Brooklyn Conference at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

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In 2010, Benjamin Bronfman became a principal investor and advisor at Algae Systems, LLC, a third-generation bio-fuel company founded by Matthew Atwood that takes waste water from cities and generates jet fuel and diesel.

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In 2007, shortly after the official announcement of The Exit's breakup, Benjamin Bronfman founded Green Owl, an independent record label distributed by Warner Music Group, created to be the first environmentally conscious sustainable record label and apparel line.