David Siegel ( ) is currently

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(CEO) of

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. Formerly, he was the CEO of

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. Siegel became a director at

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at age 25 and its chief executive officer at 30. He served as the President of

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and a Senior Vice President for 1-800 Flowers. Siegel earned both a

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in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and an

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(MBA) in

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and

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from the

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