Gideon Stein

Gideon Stein (born December 19, 1971 in Washington, DC) is an entrepreneur and real estate developer. He is the chairman of the board of Harlem Success Academy 5, a charter school in Harlem, part of New York City.

Education

Stein graduated with honors from Wesleyan University with a degree in Economics and History.

Career

Stein is a partner with Argyle Holdings LLC, a real estate development company of luxury residential properties in Northern Manhattan. Stein was formerly founder, chairman and CEO of Omnipod, Inc., the leading on-demand provider of real-time messaging to the enterprise market, until its successful sale in 2005 to MessageLabs Group, Ltd., one of the world’s largest private software companies (and now a division of Symantec). Stein was a founding partner of MR Ventures, a private investment firm with a portfolio of companies concentrated in media, commerce and software. Stein also served on the board of directors of the Real Silk Investment Company, a publicly traded regulated investment company, until its sale to Lord Abbett Affiliated Funds.

Philanthropy

Stein is the chairman of the board of Harlem Success Academy 5,. He serves on the board of directors of the Moriah Fund, a private foundation, as well as the International Council and Investment Committee of the New Israel Fund.