James Michael Klein, a financial executive who founded the Fandango movie ticket sales business in 2000, died at age 64 after jumping to his death from the 20th floor of Manhattan's Kimberly Hotel on Tuesday morning, New York news outlets reported. variety.
In a statement, the NYPD said officers arrived at the hotel at 10:19 a.m. and “found an unconscious and unresponsive male with injuries consistent with a fall from a great height. The investigation is ongoing.”
according to TMZHe left a suicide note in the room.
After leaving Fandango, now owned by NBCUniversal and Warner Bros., in 2011, Klein founded Acumen, InsureOn and Accolade through his company Accretive, which also invested in Fandango, and has also run a number of technology companies and venture capital ventures, including the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates.
He was chairman of Juxtapoz, a business incubator that has helped launch companies such as The Orchard, Tend, Earned, Great Jones and Nectar. He was also an advocate for animal protection and served as chairman of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Klein graduated from Cornell University and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.
He is survived by his wife, Pamela B. Klein, and their six children. The couple purchased a five-bedroom lakefront home in Palm Beach for more than $20 million in late 2020, according to the outlet.
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