Mickey Beyer-Clausen (born April 3, 1975 in

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) is a Danish-born,

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and

philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

, living in Southampton New York.

Personal life

Mickey Beyer-Clausen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1975. When Beyer-Clausen's father, Architect Benny Kjær Sørensen died in 1978, his mother, Purser at Scandinavian Airlines Jette Beyer-Clausen, became a single mother and raised him. In 2006, Beyer-Clausen married Allison Belmore (now Beyer-Clausen) and moved to New York City. In 2008, Mickey and Allison Beyer-Clausen moved to Southampton, New York, where they currently live with their two children, Anna (2009) and Oliver (2011).

Business activities

Mickey Beyer-Clausen is the co-founder of several technology businesses. In the ’90s, Beyer-Clausen was one of the first to launch internet businesses, and since 2008, Beyer-Clausen has pioneered the use of technology to improve people's lives. In 1999, Beyer-Clausen co-founded Speednames, and in 2001 Ascio Technologies. Speednames and Ascio Technologies were both acquired by London AIM-listed Group NBT in January 2007 for $36 million. In 2004, Beyer-Clausen co-founded Trunk Archive, which was acquired by Waddell & Reed and Ivy Asset Strategy Funds in 2013. In 2009, he co-founded Mental Workout. Beyer-Clausen latest venture, Timeshifter was founded in 2017, and Beyer-Clausen is a co-founder and the CEO of this company.

Philanthropic endeavors

In 2002, Beyer-Clausen formed a foundation called the Happiness Foundation, which supports charitable organizations worldwide with strategic

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consultancy rather than money. Today, Beyer-Clausen is the chairman of Happiness Foundation.

References

External links

Mickey Beyer-Clausen's LinkedIn profileMickey Beyer-Clausen's official biography
in

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