Introduction
Edward Saatchi (born 19 February 1985) is an entrepreneur and filmmaker. He's currently a producer at Oculus Story Studio and formerly the CEO and co-founder of political technology company, NationalField.
Early life and education
Edward Saatchi is the son of Maurice Saatchi (Lord Saatchi) and Josephine Hart.He was educated at London's Westminster School and Wadham College in Oxford, where he took a double first in English. He attended the Sorbonne for graduate studies in Philosophy and Economics before leaving for America to volunteer for Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign.
Career
Saatchi was initially rejected in his efforts to join the Obama campaign because of his alien status, but eventually permitted to participate after personally presenting himself at a campaign office in Iowa. During his tenure with the campaign, he met Aharon Wasserman and Justin Lewis. The three developed an "internal social network" to more easily keep track of campaign data and coordinate communications between managers, staff, and volunteers. The network was rapidly adopted across multiple branches of the campaign and eventually commercialised in its present form as NationalField. He currently serves as the company's CEO. In 2011, Saatchi, along with his co-founders, was named in Forbes's 30 Under 30.
In 2014, he was part of the founding team of Oculus Story Studio, the virtual-reality filmmaking division of Oculus VR.
Personal life
Saatchi told Forbes in 2014 that he practises Transcendental Meditation, rises before dawn, exercises daily and enjoys films and painting.