Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> August 20, 2001
VICTOR D. ALHADEFF is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
of Briazz, Inc. Mr. Alhadeff has served as Chairman of the Board since
founding Briazz in 1995, and as Chief Executive Officer since 1996. Mr.
Alhadeff also served as President from 1995-1996, and as Secretary from
1995-2001 and as Treasurer from 1996-2001. In 1983, Mr. Alhadeff founded
Egghead, Inc., a specialty retailer of personal computer software and
accessories. Mr. Alhadeff served as Chairman of Egghead until 1990, when
he purchased Egghead University, the software training division of
Egghead. Egghead University was renamed Catapult, and he served as its
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until 1995, when Catapult was
purchased by IBM. Prior to founding Egghead, Mr. Alhadeff founded
Equities Northwest Inc., a corporation that formed, marketed and
operated oil and gas partnerships, in 1971, and served as its Chief
Executive Officer until the company was sold in 1983. From 1969-1971,
Mr. Alhadeff served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army. Mr.
Alhadeff received a BA in Business Administration from the University of
Washington in 1968. Profile
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Mr. Alhadeff: Briefly, I founded Briazz and opened the first caf in
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