Peter Samuelson
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Media Executive |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Introduction | A serial pro-social entrepreneur, in 1982 Peter conceived of the Starlight Children’s Foundation, an international charity which provides psycho-social services to seriously ill children. Operating in five countries on a combined budget of $55 million, Starlight serves 3 million children annually. In 1999, Peter Co-founded First Star Inc., a national charity headquartered in Washington, D.C. that advocates for America’s abused and neglected children. In 2005, Peter founded EDAR (Everyone Deserves A Roof) Inc. to develop and widely distribute a mobile single-user structure which in the daytime serves as a recycling vehicle while at night transforming into a comfortable tented bed. Peter is a graduate of Cambridge University with a Masters in English Literature. After serving as production manager on films such as The Return of the Pink Panther, he emigrated from England to Los Angeles and produced Revenge of the Nerds, Tom & Viv, Wilde, Arlington Road and many other films. Peter serves on the Advisory Board of Participant Media and is President of Film Associates, Inc. www.samuelson.la www.starlight.org www.firststar.org www.edar.org |