Adam Hamdy
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| Born | March 12, 1974 London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Writing period | 2004– |
Adam Hamdy (born March 12, 1974) is a British writer, best known for his debut graphic novel The Hunter.
[edit] Biography
Hamdy was born and raised in London, United Kingdom.
Hamdy attended the University of Oxford, and graduated with a degree in law. He also holds a degree in philosophy from the University of London. After a number of low-level jobs in the media industry, Hamdy joined the consulting team at Lloyd's of London. From there, He went on to join a niche management consulting firm.
Using seed finance provided by the partners in his consulting firm, Hamdy founded a company that developed specialist online payment systems. He raised £7.5m in venture capital to launch the business. The business was later sold to one of the venture capital investors. Between 2000 and 2001, Hamdy co-wrote a weekly diary column for The Guardian on the ups and downs of being an Internet entrepreneur.
Hamdy left the corporate world to focus on building a career as a writer. As a screenwriter, he has worked with film producers on both sides of the Atlantic. Hamdy sits on the board of the Producers' Forum. His debut comic The Hunter launched in December 2007.
