Talk:Stratton Sclavos

Neutrality?

The article reads more like a press release/CV than a Wikipedia article.

Additional content:

• Lowell High School, San Francisco, class of 78 - https://issuu.com/lowell_alumni_association/docs/laa_newsletter_final.winter.2013.20/15

• [bio, 2017 - a bit more neutral, with bits of additional information] - https://www.ellines.com/en/good-news/33197-50-wealthiest-greek-americans/ [#39] and https://www.ellines.com/en/achievements/14917-high-level-executive-in-global-corporations/ and https://www.thenationalherald.com/archive_miscellaneous_2/arthro/tnh_s_50_wealthiest_list_2020_numbers_40_31-256383/ [#38]

• [August 1995] - "VeriSign Inc., a Redwood City provider of digital identification products and services for the electronic commerce marketplace, appointed Stratton Sclavos, former Taligent VP of worldwide marketing and sales, president and chief executive officer."

• [August 1995] - "For Stratton Sclavos, 34, VeriSign is his fifth startup company but the first one he has headed." https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/The-Brains-Behind-Winning-Startups-Mark-Douglas-3026062.php

• [June 2001] "How in the world did Sclavos ever amass so much power? Basically, he bought it. Sclavos, 39, spent five years building Verisign into a profitable albeit obscure e-commerce security business." http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~hal/Courses/StratTech09/Lectures/Networks/Articles/verisign.html

• "Sclavos ... bought a walk-on role on "Desperate Housewives" in 2005 ..." https://www.sfgate.com/wine/article/First-time-jitters-Oprah-sightings-at-Auction-3210680.php

• [May 2007] - "Earlier today, VeriSign issued a press release that Stratton Sclavos has resigned from the company, and the Board accepted [his resignation] because it believes the company has reached a point where it can benefit from new leadership, - "https://www.networkcomputing.com/careers-and-certifications/verisigns-ceo-signs ; see also https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/technology/30verisign.html?_r=1&dlbk&oref=slogin

• [February 2010] - "Juniper Networks Inc has settled a class-action lawsuit with the New York City Pension Funds brought over a stock options backdating scandal. The agreement is tentatively set at $169 million, which is one of the largest settlements of its kind, New York City’s comptroller said on Wednesday." [Stravos was a named co-defendant] - https://www.reuters.com/article/juniper-backdating-idUSN1019708920100211

• [August 2010] - Divorce filing - https://unicourt.com/case/ca-scl-jody-sclavos-and-stratton-sclavos-647378 [apparently never finalized]

• [August 2019] "The request for a restraining order was filed Friday morning in Los Angeles Superior Court by venture investor Stratton Sclavos, the former VeriSign CEO and a former part-owner of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. Sclavos said in a filing to the court that Fox took action against the wishes of his partners related to a sale of Echo Fox and its prized League of Legends slot. The judge denied the restraining order request, saying there was no clear evidence that Fox will do harm to the company within 60 days, the time period after which the partners intend to remove him from the team." - https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/08/23/echo-fox-partners-seek-temporary-restraining-order-against-rick-fox/

• [October 2019] "Former NBA player and embattled esports franchise owner Rick Fox filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles County court Tuesday, accusing his business partners with the esports franchise Echo Fox of multiple instances of fraud and seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages. The lawsuit comes as those same partners are attempting to remove Fox from the video gaming franchise he founded." - https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2019/10/02/rick-fox-sues-partners-over-alleged-misappropriation-echo-fox-funding/

• [April 2020] "Sclavos was an investor in Beverly Hills-based esports company Echo Fox founded by Rick Fox. In October 2019, Fox accused his business partners, including Sclavos, of multiple instances of fraud after those partners attempted to remove Fox from the company he founded. Fox ended up leaving Echo Fox and settling lawsuits, while Sclavos continued to explore opportunities in the esports and entertainment space." - https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2020/apr/16/stratton-sclavos-launches-gaming-network/

• [April 2020] - "Emerging from the smoldering wreckage of Echo Fox and Vision Venture Partners, the investor Stratton Sclavos is rising again to launch a new esports-related venture — a gaming-focused digital network also backed by the WME talent agency and Daylight Holdings." - https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/13/players-ntwrk-launches-celebrity-gaming-channel-backed-by-wme-daylight-and-stratton-sclavos/

• [July 2020] Sclavos was listed on the State of California's "Top 500 Delinquent Taxpayers"; he was ninth-highest in the "Personal" category - https://www.ftb.ca.gov/about-ftb/newsroom/top-500-past-due-balances/personal-income-tax-list.html

-- John Broughton (♫♫) 18:43, 16 July 2020 (UTC)