Osman Khan

Today

Osman Khan is currently the Chairman of The Native SA, a publicly-listed, diversified e-commerce services conglomerate. Khan was previously, the Co-founder and CEO of Paddle8, the online auction house that he created in 2011 with Alexander Gilkes and Aditya Julka.[1] He was formerly COO of the company.[2] In July 2016, Paddle8 announced a merger-of-equals with Auctionata, with Khan serving as the CEO of the US Business for the joint company. In 2017, Khan successfully led and executed a management-buy out of Paddle8 with the backing of a leading Asian private equity firm[3] and in 2018 executed the successful strategic sale of Paddle8 to The Native SA[4]. During his career with Paddle8, Khan oversaw the rapid expansion and scale of the Company, domestically and globally, and was directly involved in helping raise in excess of $100MM for the Company throughout its lifecycle.[5]

Today, Khan is the Managing Partner of OAK Advisory LLC, a special situations advisory group offering resources, capital and strategic guidance and execution to founders and management teams at early-to-mid stage startups across Los Angeles, New York, London, and Toronto, with a specific focus on managed marketplaces and consumer brands. Khan is also an executive coach for the illustrious 10X CEO program, an accelerated learning environment for high performing CEOs nominated by Silicon Valley’s top venture firms.

In addition, Osman is an active angel investor and sits on the advisory boards of several prominent startups in the consumer retail and internet space, and has served as an ongoing judge for the Harvard Business School New Venture Competition. He is a frequent speaker about innovations in the art market, with recent appearances on Bloomberg[6], CNBC[7] and Fox[8], as well speaking at the annual Harvard University Cyberposium, Art Basel Miami, Armory, NADA, and the UNICEF Global Entrepreneurs Forum. In 2014 and 2015, Khan was named a Digital Maverick (DETAILS), one of the 40 Most Important People Under 40 (Apollo) and part of the Art+Auction's Power 100 List of the most influential players in the art world[9] and in 2017 was named as one of Fast Company's most Creative People.[10]

Previous Career

From 2008-2011, Khan worked at Perella Weinberg, where he led, managed and executed multi-disciplinary financial and strategic advisory work to drive multi-billion and market changing global transactions in media, financial technology and consumer retail industries. Khan was also engaged as a core member of the Firm's Private Capital Group focused on leveraging Firm's unique, global network of relationships with equity and debt investors to secure private investments for clients seeking alternatives to public market financing.

From 2003-2007, Khan started his career at Towers Perrin where he was a Senior Consultant in the Firm's executive compensation practice, advising Fortune 100 Boards and CEOs on structuring comprehensive compensation and developing post M&A human capital integration strategies.

Education

Khan received his BA in Economics, BSEd in Organizational Change Management and Masters of Engineering (PhD Candidate) in Industrial Engineering, with concentration in Supply Chain Optimization, from Northwestern. Khan received his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was roommates with Julka, his future co-founder.[11] A classically trained chef, Khan also received his Diplôme de Cuisine from the Cordon Bleu in London.

Philanthropy

Khan is a board member of or a leadership advisor to several non-profits in the arts and social impact space, including: Beyond Capital[12], a leading and global social impact fund, ArteEast,[13] a non-profit focused on creating residency programs for Middle-Eastern artists in the U.S., ProjectArt, which transforms public libraries into vital cultural hubs through artist residencies, and Rhizome, a pioneer in bringing together the spaces of art and technology.

References

  1. ↑ de la Merced, Michael (October 27, 2015). "Online Auction House Aims to Give Big Houses a Run for Their Money". New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross. "Art auctions go online in bid to drum up business". CNBC.com. CNBC. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Paddle8 Management Buyout" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Paddle8, Online Art Auctioneer, Is Merging With Swiss Tech Company". Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. ↑ CNBC. "Paddle8's Plans to Disrupt Auctions". NYTimes.com - Video. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  6. ↑ "An Insider's View of the Art World Corporate Shakeup". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  7. ↑ "Paddle8's plans to disrupt auctions". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  8. ↑ "Redefining the auction marketplace". Fox Business. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  9. ↑ Roffino, Sara (December 24, 2015). "The Power 100 of 2015: Online Sales". Art+Auction. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Osman Khan, Most Creative People | Fast Company". Fast Company. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  11. ↑ Robehmed, Natalie (November 23, 2015). "The Art of the Dealing: Inside Paddle8's Bid To Become The Internet's Auction House". Forbes. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Beyond Capital". Beyond Capital. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  13. ↑ "ArteEast". www.arteeast.org. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
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