Brian Hamilton (businessman)

Brian Hamilton is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Sageworks, a fintech company acquired by Accel-KKR in 2018. He also founded the organizations "Inmates to Entrepreneurs" and the "Brian Hamilton Foundation."[1][2]

Brian Hamilton
EducationM.B.A.
Alma materFuqua School of Business
Sacred Heart University
Known forCo-Founder, Sageworks
Websitebrianhamilton.org

Early life and education

Hamilton grew up in Milford, Connecticut. [3] He attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, and, the first in his family to attend college, received a bachelor's degree from Sacred Heart University,[4] and then an MBA from Fuqua School of Business at Duke University [3]

Career

Hamilton ran his own consulting business in Durham, North Carolina from 1990 to 1996.[3] He offered consulting to people trying to start businesses. He also gave lectures and taught college courses. During a small business course, Hamilton mentioned the idea of software that would make reading financial statements easier for executives.[5] One of the students, Sarah Tourville, liked the idea. They would go on to form the company Sageworks in 1998.[3]

Sageworks was one of the first fintech companies.[6] It grew into a firm of approximately 400 employees and was acquired by Accel-KKR in 2018. Hamilton sold his stake in the company as part of the acquisition.[7]

Charitable work

Hamilton was a lecturer at prisons, being under contract with the SBA to help with a minority set-aside program.[3] One of his clients, Rev. Robert Harris, asked him to be part of a prison ministry where Hamilton would discuss entrepreneurship.[3] This led to Hamilton forming Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a program offers training and mentoring for people who have criminal records, with graduates going on to start their own businesses.[8][9]

In addition he founded the Brian Hamilton Foundation, an organization that provides advice for young people and others who want to become entrepreneurs.[10] He has provided commentary as an expert for The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC and Fox Business Network,[3] and also sat on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University.[11]

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References
  1. Babakhan, Jen. "I Left a Six-Figure Job to Work with Prisoners". Reader's Digest.
  2. Joyner, April (April 2010). "CEO Passions". Inc.com (print only).
  3. "Out on your own". North Carolina Business. 20 March 2012.
  4. "Community Postings: SHU dedicates two buildings, Donate blood..." Fairfield Citizen. 24 November 2017.
  5. "2017 Innovation Awards – Spark Award winner: Brian Hamilton". Triangle Business Journal. 6 October 2017.
  6. Ryan, Vincent (22 May 2018). "Sageworks Sold to Accel-KKR". CFO.
  7. Ohnesorge, Lauren K. (17 May 2018). "20-year-old Raleigh fintech firm acquired". Triangle Business Journal.
  8. Larson, Eric (24 April 1992). "Workshop teaches prison inmates how to start a business". The Duke Chronicle.
  9. "CEO leads prison class on how to start a business". The Rock Island Argus. 14 February 2010.
  10. Mullen, Rodger (20 November 2018). "Speaker encourages entrepreneurship as path to success". Fayetteville Observer.
  11. "SHU Welcomes Alumnus Back to Board of Trustees". Sacred Heart University. 30 May 2017.
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