Suzanne Seggerman
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Suzanne Seggerman is the co-founder of Games for Change and is a public speaker and adviser on new media and social impact.
Early life and education
[edit]Seggerman grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut,[1] the daughter of Harry G. A. Seggerman, who had been vice chairman of Fidelity, and Anne Crellin Seggerman.[2] She has five siblings; Patricia Seggerman, Marianne Seggerman, Yvonne Seggerman, Henry Seggerman, and John Seggerman.[2] Seggerman received a B.A. from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio,[1] and a master's degree from New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP).[3]
Career
[edit]Seggerman was production manager for the PBS documentary series The West,[4] and then a director at new media think tank Web Lab,[5] which was an early think tank dedicated to exploring and funding serious issues at the outset of the World Wide Web[6]
Seggerman was co-founder and former president of Games for Change (G4C),[7] a non-profit that promotes and supports the emerging uses of video games for humanitarian and educational purposes.[4] Early examples of games for change include Honorable Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's suite of games called iCivics; Food Force a game about global hunger created by the World Food Program; and Ayiti: the Cost of Life , a game about poverty set in Haiti. Seggerman ran G4C since its inception in 2004.[8]
Seggerman also co-founded PETLab (Prototyping Education and Technology Lab), a public interest design and research lab at Parsons The New School for Design, supported by grants from MTV and the MacArthur Foundation.[9]
She has spoken at Sundance Film Festival[10] and has advised on Microsoft’s Imagine Cup.[11]
Legal issues
[edit]In October 2010, Seggerman pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax fraud related to a $12 million 2001 inheritance her family received in a Swiss bank account from her father.[12][13] In September 9, 2014, her sentencing had been postponed pending the outcome of the family financial adviser, Michael Little's, trial.[14] She was a cooperating witness in that trial, and in 2014, and again in 2019, the probation department recommended probation.[15]
On June 26, 2019, Seggerman along with her siblings Henry, Yvonne, and John were each sentenced to prison. She received a four month sentence which she completed in December 2019.[16] The siblings had funneled their inherited money into the U.S. tax-free through a variety of means: shell companies, a fraudulent foundation, and carrying just under $10,000 cash on return trips from Switzerland.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Elstein, Aaron (2014-09-08). "Sentencing near for Seggerman heir | Crain's New York Business". Crainsnewyork.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ a b Schwartz, John (2001-05-23). "Harry G. A. Seggerman, 73, a Pioneer Investor in Asian Companies". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "News & Events » ITP at Pop!Tech 2008". Itp.nyu.edu. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ a b Bio Archived 2011-12-28 at the Wayback Machine at Games for Change] web site
- ^ "Connecting People and Ideas". Weblab.org. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "Web Development Fund Announces Grant Recipients". Weblab.org. 1998-05-04. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "Mike Musgrove - Not the Usual Game Application". Washingtonpost.com. 2008-06-22. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ Watson, Tom. "Are You A Social Entrepreneur? 5 Key Questions You Need to Ask". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "The New School News Releases". Newschool.edu. 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "Filmmakers at Sundance look to indie video game industry - CNET News". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "Mike Musgrove - Not the Usual Game Application". Washingtonpost.com. 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ Voreacos, David (2013-11-01). "Offshore Tax Scorecard: UBS, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Baer - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ [1] Archived May 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Elstein, Aaron (2014-09-09). "Seggerman sentencing postponed pending adviser, Michael Little's trial | Crain's New York Business". Crainsnewyork.com. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "British lawyer set $2m dollar bail over alleged tax dodge advice". TheGuardian.com. 12 May 2012.
- ^ "BOP: Federal Inmates by Name".
- ^ "In surprise, New York's first family of tax evasion sentenced to prison". 26 June 2019.
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