General John Allen Scandel with Jill Kelley

This is the biography of Grayson Wolfe husband of Natalie Khawam the twin sister of Jill Kelley Khawam who was receiving a virtual data dump from Gen Allen. Is there some connection here to some sort of clandestine intelligence gathering operation on the part of the the interestingly named Akkadian Private Ventures ? Allen routinely received large quantities of highly sensitive intelligence relating to the entire Id East-SW Asia area. Who or why he was sending such huge amounts of data to is the real mystery of this convuluted drama.

Before starting Akkadian, he previously served as Director of Broader Middle East Initiatives and Iraqi Reconstruction and Special Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. He was appointed to the bank by President Bush in June 2002.

Between January and August 2004, Grayson served as Manager of the Private Sector Development Office of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq. In this capacity he was directly responsible for implementing a wide range of initiatives to attract foreign direct investment and provide financing to Iraqi companies. During this time, Grayson worked extensively on the ground with senior Iraqi and Kurdish officials, and with the Ministries of Finance, Trade and Oil.

From 2001 to 2002 Wolfe worked for the law firm of Fleischman and Walsh, LLP, where he represented clients engaged in Homeland Security, Telecommunications & Intellectual Property matters. He served as a member of a seven-person team that worked with the North American Railroads and Chlorine Chemical Industries to develop a National Homeland Security Risk Analysis & Management Plan. This plan was adopted by the Class I Freight Railroad CEOs on Dec 6, 2001.

Wolfe served as Legislative Director & Counsel for members of Congress from 1999-2002. He has also served in numerous positions in presidential, federal & state political campaigns. Before this, he worked for Citicorp in Poland focusing on emerging markets & franchise development opportunities in Central and Eastern European countries.

http://news.lalate.com/2012/11/13/natalie-khawam-grayson-wolfe-emails-dominated-court-dispute/

More about Akkadian Ventures from their website. As they say they have ‘worked out smart ways to make deals run smoothly. Smart ways such as having the US/NATO commander in Afghanistan pipelining a mass of insider information through a Kardashian bimbo intelligence cut out:

At Akkadian we have worked out smart ways to make deals run smoothly. We have streamlined valuation, due diligence and negotiation processes. We leverage technology to evaluate and support deals, making them flow faster and be less invasive and stressful for both sellers and companies.

For Sellers, we offer:
Confidential non-binding preliminary share valuations.
Guaranteed confidentiality and the execution of non-disclosure agreements by all parties.
Customized selling strategies that achieve your goals while limiting disruption to the underlying business.
Due diligence protocols that allow for quick purchasing decisions and limited company involvement.

Assistance navigating the legal issues raised by a sale.

For Companies, we offer:

Complete confidentiality.

Liquidity programs designed to promote employee retention.

Controlled liquidity with a sophisticated institutional, but passive, buyer.

Release from potential liability that could result from a transaction.

Minimal interruption for due diligence and document production.

http://akkadianventures.com/howtosell.html

ZOOM Info profile of Akkadian Ventures. Freepers with background in venture capital operations comments are solicited.

Akkadian Ventures LLC
190 7Th Street Suite #4
San Francisco, California 94103

Management Level

C-Level (3)

Job Function

Finance (2)

Company Background & Description

Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity , Finance

SIC Codes: 6799

Company Description: For companies, Akkadian Ventures offers the following: Controlled liquidity with a sophisticated institutional, but passive, buyer Protection from potential liability that could result from a transaction Minimum interruption for due diligence and document production These deals require professionals. Common shares, whether founder stock or obtained through an option exercise, are typically subject to a variety of transfer restrictions. Consequently, they cannot be sold unless certain procedures are followed very closely. The in-house legal staff at Akkadian Ventures has the expertise to comply with these procedures. Often, companies do not want to cooperate with entrepreneurs’ efforts to sell their shares.

Consequently, entrepreneurs have difficulty delivering the information that perspective buyers may request. Fortunately, Akkadian Ventures has the experience necessary to obtain the required cooperation and has pioneered methods to get information without company involvement. These transactions require documents that are expensive because they must be prepared by lawyers. Akkadian Ventures will provide the required transaction documents.

http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/company?companyId=354467500&targetid=profile

More on Akkadian Ventures. Can any Freepers with venture capital/unconventional investment background comment. To my ignorant perspective this company fairly shouts that they can tap data others can’t. Classified data perhaps?

Akkadian Ventures Closes New Direct Secondary Fund
New fund focused on providing liquidity to early employees of venture-backed businesses

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9603481.htm
San Francisco, Calif. (PRWEB) June 14, 2012

Akkadian Ventures today announced the closing of Akkadian Ventures II, LP, a new fund focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs achieve their liquidity goals. The fund is comprised of a core $22 million direct secondary fund as well as a dedicated warehouse line and sidecar investment structure with its LPs that gives the fund capacity to potentially invest up to $80 million over the next two years. Akkadian was founded in 2010 and is comprised of over 70 private investors and entrepreneurs, including Mark Britto, CEO of Boku; Ed Ojdana, founder of FreeCreditReport.com; Russ Fradin, founder of Adify and CEO of Dynamic Signal; and Rob Bailey, CEO of Datasift.

Akkadian focuses exclusively on solving the liquidity issues faced by entrepreneurs and early employees. Knowing that it takes an average of nine years for entrepreneurs to achieve liquidity, Akkadian has created a unique way for entrepreneurs and employees to generate liquidity and diversify their risk by monetizing a portion of their private stock. With a focus on acquiring small stakes in successful, growing companies, Akkadian Ventures helps innovators manage risk and reap financial reward during that long climb to the top.

Akkadian offers tailored and unique solutions for companies and employees, with key benefits that include:

Fast transactions: Akkadian pre-approves companies through a proprietary, data-driven diligence methodology. If a company is pre-approved, Akkadian can provide a seller with a written offer within a few hours.
Creative structures: Akkadian employs creative structures to maximize after-tax proceeds from option exercises.

Confidentiality: Private secondary sales work best when they are closed discreetly. Many sellers remain happily working at their companies and only liquidate for lifestyle reasons. Akkadian’s cornerstone is discretion, and the secret to a successful transaction lies in its seamless due diligence, which minimally impacts the employer.

Akkadian is also well-aligned with the interests of start-ups, excelling at helping companies think through the use of employee liquidity to maximize employee retention. Over 80 percent of the time, Akkadian is the first secondary at a company.

Data-driven diligence process

To identify which private technology companies are entering hyper-growth, Akkadian has developed a proprietary methodology called the Momentum Index, an automated data collection technology that identifies key indicators of success. Akkadian uses this data to determine which companies are eligible for its liquidity programs. As a free service to the entrepreneurial community, Akkadian also releases portions of this data online through http://www.momentumindex.com.

Akkadian’s early track record points to the value of this methodology in vetting investments: to date, two of Akkadian’s nine early portfolio companies have already gone public, and four have announced IPO plans.
Akkadian is led by Ben Black, who co-founded the fund with securities law expert Peter Smith, technology executive Chris Tarr and angel investor Raymond Tonsing. An eleven-year veteran of the private equity space, Black’s track record includes Allconnect, Cloudmark, Underamour, Convio, Lithium Technologies, Intelepeer, Splunk, Docusign, Citizenhawk, Trupanion and Telephia. Black is also the co-founder with Josh Becker of New Cycle Capital, a seed fund focused on socially responsible investing that invested in Opower. Black was also on the investment teams at Maveron and Rosewood Capital. Prior to his venture capital career, Black was part of the founding team at Harris Interactive, a pioneer in Internet-based market research. During Ben’s tenure, the company completed a successful IPO and generated $200 million in revenue.

“Unlike most secondary firms, we focus solely on the needs of employees and companies. We’re all entrepreneurs, so we put entrepreneurs at the center of what we do,” said Ben Black, co-founder and chief investment officer at Akkadian Ventures. “We aren’t just trying to buy stock. We are problem solvers for employees and companies. We are trying to innovate around early liquidity in a way that meets the needs of all of a company’s stakeholders.”

About Akkadian Ventures

Akkadian Ventures is a direct secondary investment firm focused on providing liquidity to early employees of venture-backed businesses. Akkadian offers tailored and unique solutions for companies and employees, with key benefits that include speed, tax efficiency and rigorous respect for confidentiality. Akkadian has also developed a proprietary, data-driven methodology to identify which private technology companies are entering hyper-growth and uses this data to “pre-approve” companies for its liquidity programs, dramatically accelerating the time to transaction for entrepreneurs. Founded in 2010, Akkadian is based in San Francisco, Calif. For more information, please visit http://www.akkadianventures.com.

More on the possible connections in this murky and increasingly dark business:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012

HAS THE PETRAEUS AFFAIR EXPOSED A BIGGER, DARKER MORE DISGUSTING SCANDAL?

NYDAILY NEWS:
Broadwell’s father said Sunday his daughter is the victim of character assassination and implied the bombshell story is just a smoke screen for something bigger.
IS THE “SOMETHING BIGGER” MONEY? MONEY TO BE MADE IN THE REGIONS UNDER CONTROL OF CENTCOM?

MAYBE WE NED TO FOLLOW THE MONEY?

FOLLOW THIS THREAD OF SPECULATION:
PETRAEUS APPARENTLY WAS SCREWING AROUND WITH THIS BROAD NAMED BROADWELL.
THIS BROADWELL CHIPPIE WAS APPARENTLY JEALOUS OF THIS KHAWAM CHICK.
THIS KHAWAM CHICK HAD APPARENTLY EXCHANGED ABOUT 30,000 EMAILS OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS WITH THE PENTAGON’S IRAQ WAR CHIEF, GENERAL ALLEN - (WHO WAS SLATED TO TAKE OVER AS NATO SUPREME COMMANDER).
KHAWAM’S TWIN WAS APPARENTLY FORMERLY MARRIED TO A WASHINGTON INSIDER, (WITH BOTH GOP & DEMOCRAT PARTY CONNECTIONS), GRAYSON WOLFE - WHO JUST MAYBE THE GRAYSON WOLFE WHO WORKS FOR A FIRM - AKKADIAN PV - DOING PROJECTS IN LIBYA - OF ALL PLACES, AND EGYPT- ALSO OF ALL PLACES, YEMEN - OF ALL PLACES, AND A MUSLIM SECTION OF INDIA AND PERHAPS WANTED TO DO MORE BUSINESS IN IRAQ AND KURDISTAN?
FROM AN ON-LINE SOURCE. COULD IT BE THE SAME GRAYSON WOLFE?
“January 2005 ? Present (7 years 11 months)

Grayson is a founding partner of Akkadian Private Ventues, LLC and its affiliate companies. He has designed and executed developmental projects & transactions principally in the power, oil & gas and water sectors...
In addition, he has been involved with project finance, private sector development, privitizations, infrastructure security, and capital markets projects.
Before starting Akkadian, he previously served as Director of Broader Middle East Initiatives and Iraqi Reconstruction and Special Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. He was appointed to the bank by President Bush in June 2002.
Between January and August 2004, Grayson served as Manager of the Private Sector Development Office of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq.”
AND ANOTHER THING:
GRAYSON’S IRAQ BUSINESS OVERLAPS WITH PETRAEUS AN ALLEN’S DAYS RUNNING IRAQ:
... Allen, a Marine, succeeded Petraeus as the top allied commander in Afghanistan in July 2011. He also served as Petraeus’s deputy when both generals led the military’s Tampa-based Central Command from 2008 until 2010.
AND ON ANOTHER FRONT:
SADDAM APPARENTLY HAD A KEY ASSOCIATE NAMED KHAWAM WHO ARRANGED MOST OF THE COMMERCIAL DEALS DURING SADDAM’S REIGN OF TERROR.
IRAQIS dare not utter the sisters’ names. But through their marriages, the Al-Khawam women delivered the keys of the vaults of Baghdad for their four businessman brothers.
This wealthy quartet was virtually unknown beyond Iraq and the Middle East until late in October, when a global corruption report revealed their business empire as a vital conduit for huge kickbacks to Saddam Hussein - including $US221.7 million ($300 million) from the Australian Wheat Board.
As Shiites, they came from the wrong side of the track in Saddam’s Sunni-dominated regime.
But they won pole position in the rigidly regimented Iraqi economy by signing over half the shares in a string of companies - they would put up all the venture capital, but they delivered half the profits to the regime.
THESE IRAQI KHAWAM WOMEN DELIVERED THE DEALS. IS I9T JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THE WOMEN AT THE CENTER OF THIS SCANDAL ARE ALSO KHAWAM WOMEN? AND THAT PETRAEU AND ALLEN HAVE BEEN INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN IRAQ?
THE KHAWAMS OF TAMPA AND DC ARE APPARENTLY LEBANESE CHRISTIANS OF SYRIAN EXTRACTION WHO FLED LEBANON IN THE 1970’S - LIKE OBAMA’S FIRST FINANCIAL BANKER, THE CONVICTED FELON ANTOIN REZKO; IN FACT, THE KHAWAMS AND REZKO MIGHT COME FROM THE SAME TOWN IN SYRIA- ALEPPO.
THESE SPECULATIVE POINTS LEAD TO A FEW BASIC QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED:
MAYBE REZKO AND KHAWAM’S ARE FROM THE SAME EXTENDED FAMILY OR TRIBE?
WERE THE KHAWAM TWINS SEXUALLY INVOLVED WITH PETRAEUS AND ALLEN OR WERE THEY “FACILITATING” COMMERCIAL VENTURES?
IS THE GRAYSON WOLFE AT AKKADIAN PV THE FORMER HUSBAND OF NATALIE KHAWAM?
PERHAPS THE INSTANCES KHAWAM WAS SEEN AS BEING VERY CLOSE AND ON THE VERGE OF BEING INAPPROPRIATELY INTIMATE WITH PETRAEUS WERE NOT SEXUAL - AS THE APPARENTLY JEALOUS BROADWELL BELIEVED, BUT MERCENARY AND COMMERCIAL?
PERHAPS THE 30,000 EMAILS BETWEEN ALLEN AND KHAWAM WERE MERCENARY AND COMMERCIAL AND NOT SEXUAL?
I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL REPORTER OR INVESTIGATOR.

THE SPECULATIONS ABOUT THE NOW PUBLIC FIGURES IN THIS SCANDAL WRITTEN ABOUT IN THIS POST WERE ALL FOUND ON-LINE.

THESE SPECULATIVE CONNECTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN DOUBLE-CHECKED; I THINK THAT’S THE JOB FOR PROFESSIONALS.

I AM POSTING IT TO SUGGEST POTENTIAL AREAS OF INTEREST TO PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS, ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH OVERSIGHT ON THE FBI, THE PENTAGON, THE DOJ AND THE CIA, AND APPOINTED MEMBERS OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY.

I THINK THESE POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS NEED VERIFYING -

EITHER REPORTERS NEED TO GET THE ANSWERS ON THE RECORD OR LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO GET THE ANSWERS UNDER OATH.

OR BOTH.

http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2012/11/has-petraeus-affair-exposed-bigger.html

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CHRISTMAS MIDEAST STYLE MEMORIES OF LEBANON FLAVOR THE HOLIDAY FOR THE KHAWAM FAMILY. NOW THEY’RE SHARING THEIR RECIPES AND THEIR HERITAGE.

Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - Sunday, December 18, 1988

Author: Gerald Etter, Inquirer Food Writer

When Marcelle Khawam recalls her childhood Christmases in the small seaport of Jounieh, in northern Lebanon, she sees gentle visions.

There are little girls in dresses of burgundy velvet trimmed in gold. Food simmers through the night, filling the house with scents of spice. Men sip Turkish coffee, play backgammon and tell stories of Christmases past. All is in a hush.

Marcelle’s daughter, Caroline, 19, has similar recollections, but hers are more contemporary.

A helicopter throbs loudly overhead and drops candy for the children. Papa Noel barrels into Jounieh on a motorbike, shouting goodwill to all who can hear over the roar of the motor. The bike’s luggage racks are laden with brightly wrapped gifts.

Jounieh, the old Khawam homestead, is, historically, a resort town just north of Tyre. It is also about 150 miles north of Bethlehem, which makes it part of the cradle in which Christianity was swaddled. The Khawams belong to the Maronite Catholic Church, one of the oldest denominations of Christianity.

“I think the nearness to the birth of Jesus gives special meaning to Christmas in the Middle East,” Marcelle Khawam said. “And even though we are now in the States, our traditions are still with us.”

The family came here in the mid-1970s. John Khawam is a musician and was considered one of the leading organists in Lebanon. Marcelle was an accomplished cook who spent a good deal of her time entertaining people involved in the arts and politics.

They have four children - Caroline, David (who was born shortly after midnight on Christmas Day 17 years ago), and twins Natalie and Jill, 13. The family resides in Northeast Philadelphia and operates a small Middle Eastern restaurant, Sahara, at 114 White Horse Rd. in Voorhees.

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