Omar Amanat Net Worth

Omar Amanat was born in Montville, New Jersey. He started working at Datek Online and started a prototype online trading system called Cyber-Block. That company was purchased by Charles Schwab for $488 million. Amanat started Tradescape and served as founder, chief executive, and majority shareholder before it was purchased by E*TRADE for $276 million. He then co-founded Peak Group Holdings which ultimately negotiated a 48% ownership stake in Summit Entertainment, the film studio behind the “Twilight” and “Hunger Games” franchises. Summit was eventually acquired by Lionsgate for $400 million. At this point, Omar was considered by some to be the most powerful person in Hollywood you’ve never heard of. Amanat co-founded Aman Resorts with Adrian Zecha in 2014. He has been involved in a number of lawsuits and was arrested in 2016 as part of a conspiracy case against KIT Digital. At KIT Digital, a cloud video technology company, Omar and his co-founder reportedly covered up losses to inflate the value of shares, therefore defrauding investors. They were convicted in 2017 and are expected to serve around 10 years in dail. Omar Amanat was formerly married to Helena Houdova. His first is Huma Abedin, Anthony Weiner’s ex-wife and the longtime aide to Hillary Clinton.