1. George Arison moved to the United States at the age of 14.
11 Facts About George Arison
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George Arison went to Tbilisi to help manage an election campaign there.
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George Arison worked briefly for Boston Consulting Group alongside his fellow Middlebury alum Toby Russell.
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In 2014, George Arison co-founded Shift, an online, peer-to-peer, marketplace for buying and selling used cars.
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In 2015, George Arison made a deal with Goldman Sachs, which lead to a $50 million investment in Shift.
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In October 2020, George Arison led Shift through a merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company called Insurance Acquisition Corp, which brought an additional $300 million to the company and resulted in Shift becoming a publicly traded company at Nasdaq.
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George Arison has contributed to numerous publications, including the Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
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In 2020, George Arison publicly supported the CARES Act, considering it "a huge win for small business owners" during the coronavirus pandemic.
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In September 2022, George Arison was named CEO of gay dating app Grindr prior to the company going public through a merger with Tiga Acquisition Corp.
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In July of 2023, employees at Grindr announced a union campaign to which George Arison responded to by instituting a return to office policy.
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On October of 2022, George Arison faced backlash for Tweets that resurfaced where he showed support for conservative politicians who have criticized various LGBTQ+ community policies such as Donald Trump and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin.