Sam Slater is a Boston-based film producer, real estate developer, and minority owner of the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League and the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. ^{[1] [2]}

Contents

• Education and career
• Recognition
• References

Education and career

Slater earned his Bachelor of Arts in History at George Washington University in Washington, DC and received his Master's degree in Public Administration from Suffolk University. ^[3]

Slater is the managing partner of Tremont Asset Management, the real estate subsidiary of his family's firm Slater Family Holdings. ^{[4] [5]} He is a minority owner of the Seattle Kraken and the Memphis Grizzlies ^[3] also co-founded a Hollywood production company Burn Later Productions with Paul Bernon and produced over 40 films ^[6] including Drinking Buddies, Adult Beginners . ^{[7] [8] [5]} and Results , a feature-length romantic comedy. ^[9]

Slater was nominated by President Biden in 2021 to serve on the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. ^[6] Slater did work for Biden's 2020 presidential campaign and according to Federal Elections Commission data contributed nearly $140,000 to Biden's campaign individually. ^[10]

Slater bought Playboy’s “Big Bunny” private plane in 2022. ^{[11] [12]} He is developing an apartment tower in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston and other apartment buildings in Quincy MA. ^{[13] [14]}

Recognition

• Ranked on Boston’s 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2023. ^{[15] [16]}
• Received the 2017 Hope Award at the Ellie Fund’s 5 for Ellie Spring Fashion Show. ^{[17] [18]}
• Ranked on Boston’s 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024. ^[19]

References