Mickey Beyer Clausen

Mickey Beyer-Clausen (April 3, 1975 in Copenhagen) is a Danish entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Mickey Beyer-Clausen was one of the first Internet pioneers and today he is pioneering mobile media. He is the founder/co-founder of several technology businesses such as Internet Payment Systems (1997), Speednames (1999), Afilias (2000), Ascio Technologies (2001), Trunk Archive (2004), and Mental Workout (2008). In addition, he is the founder of the 501(c)(3) private foundation, Happiness Foundation, which supports multiple charitable organizations worldwide with strategic pro bono consultancy (2002).

Personal

Mickey Beyer-Clausen is married to Allison Beyer-Clausen (2006) and live in Southampton, New York.

Philanthropy

Inspired by his consecutive development of companies, Beyer-Clausen decided to make a change in the world in his own unique way. He focuses his philanthropic efforts by supporting existing nonprofits with strategic consultancy. In 2002, he formed a 501(c)3 private foundation called the Happiness Foundation, which supports several international nonprofits with strategic pro bono consultancy. He is recruiting business leaders, management consultants, and experts to volunteer their knowledge to existing nonprofits, accelerating their impact. His foundation was recognized at the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year (2002) because of its innovative approach providing an alternative to traditional philanthropy.^[1]

Notable awards

• Speednames received the Reboot Jury's Grand Prix in 2000
• Speednames was nominated for three Reboot awards for best strategy, best e-commerce, and best technical solution (2001)
• Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year: Honorable participation for the Happiness Foundation (2002)
• Flying Without Fear iPhone app shortlisted for Conde Nast Traveller's Innovation/Design Award (2010)

Education

• Degree in Economics and Management (HHX) from Niels Brock, Julius Thompsens Plads, Denmark (1994)
• Young Managers Programme at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France (2001)
• He provided the commencement speech for Niels Brock's graduating classes in 2010 Post by Niels Brock's Managing Director Anya Eskildsen

References

1. ^ Mickey Beyer-Clausen's Faces of Philanthropy profile page. Faces of Philanthropy, accessed December 17th, 2010.

• Article about the Reboot awards
• Happiness Foundation speech at INSEAD (2004)

External links

• Official bio
• Mickey Beyer-Clausen on Twitter
• INSEAD Inspire: A new approach to giving
• Happiness Foundation's website

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