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Historic Hudson Valley Landmark Preservation

8/29/2017

The owner of Hawkes Financial, LLC (a family office) in Katonah, New York, Arthur "Art" J. Samberg came into the family investment sector after his time spent as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Pequot Capital Management, a firm he founded. In conjunction with his professional pursuits, Art Samberg has supported many charitable and philanthropic organizations, including the Historic Hudson Valley.

A non-profit educational organization, Historic Hudson Valley, protects, restores, and promotes various historical landmarks throughout the Hudson Valley region, to the entertainment and benefit of the public. Currently, the organization owns and restores many sites of historical significance or architectural distinction.

The association offers tours for visitors of all ages, as well as children’s educational programs and on-site events. John D. Rockefeller Jr. founded Historic Hudson Valley in 1951. Today, the organization serves more than 250,000 guests annually.

The most popular landmark in the Hudson Valley is Kykuit, the six-story home to four generations of the Rockefeller family. This building has been painstakingly maintained for the past 100 years.

What is Birthright Israel?

8/23/2017

Arthur "Art" J. Samberg owns Hawkes Financial, LLC, his family office. Prior to his work in the family investment sector, he was a founder of, and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for, Pequot Capital Management. Outside of his professional endeavors, Art J. Samberg has sat on multiple philanthropic boards and maintained a prior partnership with Birthright Israel.

Birthright Israel is the largest education-focused tourism organization in the world. It caters to Jewish adults from ages 18 to 26, offering them an opportunity to take a free, educational trip to Israel to strengthen their Jewish identity and communities. The program focuses on those who may not otherwise have the means to take this trip.

Birthright Israel benefits from the philanthropic support of individuals, companies, parents of participants, and trip alumni. Since the organization began in 1999, 600,000 young people have participated, contributing more than $1 billion to the Israeli economy.

Trip participants enjoy a variety of tours that focus on contemporary Israel, the values of the Jewish people, and the narratives of the locals.

Columbia Business School's MBA Program

8/10/2017

In 1986, Arthur (Art) J. Samberg founded Pequot Partners, which grew to be the biggest hedge fund in the world with $17 billion in 2000. He closed the firm in 2009 and founded Hawkes Financial, LLC, a family office in Katonah, New York. Art J. Samberg also contributes to his alma mater, the Columbia Business School, which offers an MBA program with a number of options for focused study.

Columbia’s MBA program is grounded in a set of 10 core courses, most of which students take during their first year. Two of the courses, Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance, are full-term courses, while the remaining courses are half-term courses, including Managerial Statistics, Business Analytics, Strategy Formulation, Managerial Economics, and Global Economic Environment.

Students also choose from a robust offering of electives, which range from Applied Value Investing and Impact Investing to Managerial Negotiations and Healthcare Industry in the 21st Century. The courses are taught by the school’s 150 full-time faculty members and more than 100 adjunct faculty, who are leaders in a diverse array of industries.

Finally, students benefit from the school’s Career Management Center, which helps students as they search for internships and full-time employment. In addition to providing individual sessions with advisors to help students develop job search strategies, the center offers clinics and workshops featuring tactical advice for a successful job search.

Columbia's Arthur J. Samberg Institute for Teaching Excellence

7/31/2017

A graduate of Columbia Business School with a master of business administration, Art J. Samberg founded Pequot Partners in the 1980s and led it to become the world’s largest hedge fund at one point. After closing the firm, he founded Hawkes Financial, LLC, a family office in New York. Also active in charitable giving, Art Samberg has made considerable donations to his alma mater, including a $10 million donation that supported the establishment of the Arthur J. Samberg Institute for Teaching Excellence.

Founded in 2002, the Arthur J. Samberg Institute aims to further Columbia Business School’s dedication to teaching excellence by offering resources and programs to promote curriculum integration, faculty development, and pedagogical innovation. The Institute partners with professional consultants and faculty members to coach professors, lead development workshops, and provide feedback on course content and teaching skills.

Finally, the Institute offers students access to course evaluations for the current year’s electives, as well as an archive of evaluations for courses going back more than 16 years. To learn more about the Institute, visit www8.gsb.columbia.edu/samberg.

College Summit Uses Peer Leadership to Open Doors to Higher Education

7/14/2017

An accomplished investment professional with over four decades of experience, Arthur “Art” Samberg oversees the family office of Hawkes Financial, LLC, in Katonah, New York. Alongside his professional activities, Art J. Samberg dedicates his time and resources to a number of nonprofit groups. Recently, he was recognized by College Summit as a Lifetime Peer Leader.

In its efforts to help young people attain academic and career success, College Summit oversees programs that recruit teams of peer leaders to guide students on their path to college and gainful employment. Through its PeerForward program, the organization partners with high schools across the country to identify and train 11th and 12th graders to be Peer Leaders and PeerForward Advisors.

After they receive training at summer workshops, College Summit’s teams of Peer Leaders and PeerForward Advisors run in-school campaigns to help their classmates get to college. The three campaigns focus on college applications, financial aid, and career exploration.

To help ensure the success of its Peer Leaders teams, College Summit provides several support tools, including materials to raise awareness about each campaign. The organization also maintains LinkForward.org, an online resource that features mobile apps and other tools to help students apply to and pay for college.

How PeerForward Creates a College-Going Culture

6/15/2017

An experienced investment professional, Arthur “Art” J. Samberg reached the peak of his profession through his work with hedge funds, becoming an industry icon in the process. Now managing his family office, Hawkes Financial, LLC, Art Samberg dedicates much of his time to philanthropic activities and is a supporter of PeerForward, a nationwide program that partners with schools to create internal student networks with the aim of encouraging more low-income students to apply to college.

PeerForward provides extensive training to its Peer Leaders, who oversee PeerForward networks, helping them develop the skills required to create college-going cultures within their schools. In addition to operating summer workshops, during which PeerForward trains four high school seniors who go on to train a further four juniors, the organization provides continual coaching services, both on-site and via a range of media such as video conferences and emails.

Further, PeerForward provides training for one professional in each of its schools to offer support to the school’s network, in addition to giving partner schools a range of materials and marketing literature to build awareness of the program and the importance of a college education.

Art Samberg’s Advice to High School and AeroAstro Students

5/27/2017

A longtime financial professional, Arthur “Art” J. Samberg studied aeronautics and astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) prior to beginning his career in finance. Despite this change in career focus, Art Samberg maintained his passion for aeronautics and was the subject of an interview published in MIT’s 2015-2016 AeroAstro Annual, during which he discussed his passion for the subject and offered advice to current and prospective students.

In the interview, he spoke about being inspired to enter the aeronautics field due to his father’s work as an electrician, coupled with witnessing the launch of Russia’s Sputnik in 1957. During his time at MIT, he relished in meeting extremely intelligent individuals and developed an interest in control systems. However, by his own admission he was an average student who struggled to gain a real feel for his work, despite having the ability to execute the related math.

He also provided advice to high school and current AeroAstro students, drawing on his previous experience as an MIT educational counselor. In addition to reinforcing the need for strong scientific and mathematical skills, he told students to always follow their passions, regardless of where that may take them.

The Jacob Burns Film Center Media Arts Lab

5/16/2017

Arthur “Art” Samberg is the principal and owner of Hawkes Financial LLC, his family office. Also an engaged philanthropist, Art J. Samberg is a member of the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) board.

Based in Pleasantville, New York, the JBFC is a cultural organization that strives to present high-quality cinema and establish film as a rich part of the community. The organization operates a five-screen theater that shows over 400 films annually to over 200,000 visitors. In addition to culture and fine arts, the center is engaged in educational programs through its Media Arts Lab.

The Media Arts Lab is a freestanding 27,000-square-foot facility that hosts educational classes and events for all ages, as well as professional development courses. The lab includes a recording studio, workshops, a screening room, 16 editing spaces, an animation studio, and a soundstage. Committed to serving the community, offers scholarships for each of its courses and partners with many of the schools in Westchester County. More than 70 percent of students who participate in Media Arts Lab programs do so at no cost.

College Summit Volunteer Opportunities

5/4/2017

Arthur “Art” Samberg is an entrepreneur and hedge fund executive that owns Hawkes Financial, his family office in New York. In addition to his work in finance, Art J. Samberg, alongside his family, has been honored by College Summit as a Lifetime Peer Leader, an award also conferred to former First Lady Michelle Obama.

College Summit is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization that operates positive peer support and influence programs for high school students in the United States. Recognized by the Social Innovation Fund for innovation and proven impact, the organization largely depends on engaged volunteers to accomplish its goal of improving college admissions and access for all students.

A number of ongoing volunteer opportunities exist through College Summit. PeerForward Workshops provide opportunities for individuals to volunteer as writing coaches and college coaches. Volunteers also help train teams of high school students to guide other students toward higher education through the development and execution of various advocacy campaigns.

Corporate engagements provide volunteer opportunities to individuals and groups from various companies. Through corporate engagements, volunteers can provide pro bono consulting services, help coach college students, and train high school Peer Leaders.

What is an Angel Investor?

4/24/2017

A graduate of Columbia Business School and MIT, Arthur “Art” J Samberg is an investor who is involved in multiple professional and charitable boards, including organizations such as the Historic Hudson Valley and College Summit. Currently, Art Samberg serves as the principal and owner of Hawkes Financial LLC, his family office, where he applies his investment expertise in, among other things, technology-based start-ups that are in the angel stage of growth.

Angel investors are financial investment professionals that invest in small startup businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. An angel investor often provides more favorable terms than traditional lenders such as banks, and can sometimes be a friend of the entrepreneur that receives the investment.

Generally, angel investors are primarily focused on helping a startup succeed. This focus differs from venture capitalists, who are more interested in the future profits of a startup in which an investment is made. Another distinction is that angel investors rely on their personal wealth to invest in startups, whereas venture capitalists utilize pooled assets from other investors. To qualify as an angel investor, individuals must meet accredited investor standards set by the Securities Exchange Commission's (SEC), and also have a net worth of one million dollars and annual income of at least $200,000.