Scott Reiman

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Scott Reiman is a Denver-based businessman who is president of the Reiman Foundation{{cite web|author=Scott Reiman|title=Reiman Foundation|url=http://www.reimanfoundation.org/scottreiman/|website=Reiman Foundation|access-date=15 March 2015}} and founder and president of Hexagon, Inc.,{{cite web|title=Hexagon Investments|url=http://www.hexagoninc.com/|access-date=10 August 2013}} a private investment company, and has served as President since 1992.{{cite web|title=Pioneer Natural Resources Co|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=58202907&ticker=PXD&previousCapId=295224&previousTitle=PIONEER%20NATURAL%20RESOURCES%20CO|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date=10 August 2013}}{{cite web|title=Scott Reiman|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/scott-reiman/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610085310/http://www.forbes.com/profile/scott-reiman/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2013|work=Forbes|access-date=10 August 2013}} Hexagon engages in marketable securities, real estate, private equity funds and venture capital, and oil and gas.

Civic Involvement

Scott Reiman manages the Reiman Foundation, which was founded in 1986. The primary focus of the foundation's philanthropic work is in the areas of education, healthcare, children's initiatives and the arts.

Reiman and his wife Virginia support the Denver Art Museum. They are namesake sponsors of the Reiman Bridge that spans 13th Street between the Hamilton Building and the Ponti Building.{{cite news|title=Westword Magazine|url=http://www.westword.com/arts/get-ready-5090631|access-date=15 March 2015|publisher=Westword}}{{cite web|title=Reiman Bridget|url=https://www.pinterest.com/kevintaylorrg/reiman-bridge-at-the-denver-art-museum/|website=Pinterest|access-date=15 March 2015}}

In March 2015, the Denver Art Museum announced the Free for Kids Program.{{cite news|title=Denver Art Museum Kicks Off Free Admission For Kids|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/tag/scott-reiman/|access-date=31 March 2015|agency=CBS|publisher=CBS News}} Through Reiman's support, the program provides free Denver Art Museum general admission for all youth visitors, ages 0 – 18.{{cite news|title=Denver Art Museum Drops Admission for Youth 18 and Under|url=http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_27782457/denver-art-museum-drops-admission-visitors-18-and|access-date=26 March 2015|publisher=Denver Post}} As part of the program, the maximum entry fee for ticketed exhibitions is capped for youth. The free admission program is also supported by Kaiser Permanente to help the museum reach underserved communities and lower the financial barriers for family visits.{{cite news|title=FREE for KIDS launches today at the Denver Art Museum|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/free-for-kids-launches-today-at-the-denver-art-museum-300055919.html|access-date=26 March 2015|agency=PRNewswire}}{{cite news|title=The Front Range's most important cultural moments of 2015|url=http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_29307925/most-important-cultural-moments-2015|access-date=11 January 2016|issue=Entertainment|publisher=Denver Post|date=12 December 2015}}

Awards and Endowments

• 2000 Ammi Hyde Award for Young Alumni Achievement {{cite web|title=Ammi Hyde Award for Recent Graduate Achievement". University of Denver Alumni Relations|url=http://alumni.du.edu/s/1150/interior2013/index.aspx?sid=1150&gid=1&pgid=349|website=University of Denver|access-date=26 March 2015}}

• Downtown Denver Partnership 38th Annual Award {{cite web|title=Scott Reiman Downtown Denver Partnership|url=http://scottreiman.com/downtown-denver-partnership-host-state-downtown-denver/|website=Scott Reiman|access-date=26 March 2015}}

• The Reiman Bridge at the Denver Art Museum {{cite web|title=Scott Reiman Bridge|url=http://denverartmuseum.org/about/event-rental|website=Denver Art Museum|access-date=26 March 2015}}

• Reiman School of Finance and University of Denver {{cite web|title=Reiman School of Finance|url=http://daniels.du.edu/faculty-research/reiman-school-of-finance/|website=University of Denver|access-date=26 March 2015}}

• Reiman Theater at University of Denver’s Margery Reed Hall {{cite news|title=After 85 years in the dark, DU mural revealed|url=http://www.cpr.org/news/story/after-85-years-dark-du-mural-revealed|access-date=26 March 2015|agency=Colorado Public Radio}}

• Reiman Hamilton Building at Graland Country Day School {{cite news|title=Graland unveils improvements|url=http://insiderealestatenews.com/2011/09/23/graland-unveils-improvements/2015|access-date=26 March 2015|publisher=Inside Real Estate News}}

• Scott J. Reiman Browsing Area at the Denver Public Library {{cite news|title=Save Export Print Cite BOOKWORMS WILLING TO BURROW IN ELSEWHERE SUMMIT LIKELY TO PUT REGULAR DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY PATRONS ON THE ROAD TO OTHER RESOURCES|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67667608.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162259/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67667608.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|access-date=26 March 2015|publisher=Rocky Mountain News}}

• Sadie Reiman Wing at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences {{cite web|title=Scott Reiman Wing|url=http://www.reimanfoundation.org/scottreiman/|website=Reiman Foundation|access-date=26 March 2015}}

Business Ventures

Reiman founded Hexagon in 1992 and serves as the company's president. Hexagon has offices in Denver, Colorado, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.{{cite web|title=Hexagon Inc.|url=http://www.HexagonInc.com/Contact|website=Hexagon Inc.|access-date=15 March 2015}} Energy exploration, direct investments, private equity placements and real estate development are the primary asset classes of the Denver-based firm. Hexagon has helped fund the development of a number of projects across the U.S., including Denver’s Larimer Square and Palace Lofts, and Milwaukee’s 1522 on the Lake.{{cite web|title=1522 On The Lake|url=http://www.1522onthelake.com/home.asp|website=1522 On The Lake|access-date=15 March 2015}}

In 1998, Reiman and Hexagon were presented with the Downtown Denver Partnership’s 38th Annual Award{{cite web|title=Downtown Denver Partnership|url=http://scottreiman.com/downtown-denver-partnership-host-state-downtown-denver/|website=Scott Reiman.com|access-date=15 March 2015}} for their contributions to the redevelopment of Larimer Square and lower downtown Denver.

Reiman is a founding sponsor of the Quarterly Forum,{{cite web|title=Quarterly Forum|url=http://www.quarterlyforum.org/members/scott-reiman|website=QuarterlyForum.org|access-date=15 March 2015}} a Denver-based business leadership and professional development organization.

Board Positions

Reiman serves on the boards for the ACE Scholarships{{cite web|title=ACE Scholarships|url=http://www.acescholarships.org/about/board-of-trustees|website=acescholarships.org|access-date=15 March 2015}} and the Denver Art Museum,{{cite web|title=Denver Art Museum|url=http://denverartmuseum.org/about|website=denverartmuseum.org|access-date=15 March 2015}} the Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network{{cite web|title=Rocky Mountain PBS|url=http://www.rmpbs.org/about/board-of-directors/scott-reiman/|website=rmpbs.org|access-date=15 March 2015}} and Graland Country Day School.{{cite web|title=Graland Country Day School|url=http://www.graland.org/page/Community-Life/Board-of-Trustees|website=graland.org|access-date=15 March 2015}} Reiman has served on the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver since 1999.{{cite web|title=Board of Trustees|url=http://www.du.edu/explore/about/board/index.html|access-date=6 Dec 2016}} Reiman stepped down from the University's Investment committee in 2013, after the university conducted an independent investigation that found he violated no standards of legal or ethical conduct regarding his 2013 settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.{{cite web|title=Reiman remains DU trustee after resigning from board committee|url=http://colonewsy.info/post/143857604136|access-date=30 August 2014}} No charges were filed against Reiman as part of the investigation.{{cite news|title=SEC Press Release|url=http://secnow.info/|access-date=30 August 2014|agency=US Securities and Exchange Commission}} A separate jury case focused on others later found no evidence of wrongdoing and that the SEC had not proved any part of its accusations against Reiman.{{cite news|title=SEC US District Court Jury Verdict Form|url=http://secnow.info/post/168827774548/delta/|access-date=22 December 2017|agency=US Securities and Exchange Commission}}

Reiman is a former board member of the [http://www.ddfl.org/ Denver Dumb Friends League], the [http://www.americantransplantfoundation.org/ American Transplant Foundation] and the [http://www.denvercenter.org/ Denver Center for Performing Arts].{{cite news|title=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=58202907&ticker=PXD|access-date=16 March 2015}}

Education and Personal

Reiman graduated from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance. In 2000, he received the University of Denver's Ammi Hyde Award for Young Alumni Achievement.{{cite web|title=University of Denver|url=http://alumni.du.edu/s/1150/interior2013/index.aspx?sid=1150&gid=1&pgid=349|website=Alumni Denver University|access-date=15 March 2015}} Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Reiman lives in Denver with his wife and their two sons, Devin and Chase.

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