Sam Reeves, Founding Partner of Dunavant Enterprises Inc.

[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][x_image type=”none” src=”https://davidnovakleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Sam-Reeves-Circle.png” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=”” style=”border:8px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.10);border-radius:50%;”][x_share title=”Share this Post” share_title=”” facebook=”true” twitter=”true” google_plus=”false” linkedin=”true” pinterest=”false” reddit=”false” email=”false” email_subject=”Hey, thought you might enjoy this! Check it out when you have a chance:”][/cs_element_column][cs_element_column _id=”6″ ][cs_element_audio _id=”7″ ][x_gap size=”10px”][cs_element_content_area_modal _id=”9″ ][cs_text]Sam Reeves is a legendary business leader and investor. He is the founding Partner of Dunavant Enterprises, one of the largest cotton merchants in the world. Under his leadership, Dunavant became one of the first international commodity companies to trade in China. In addition to building his company into one of the world’s largest privately held companies, Mr. Reeves served as the chairman of Fuller Theological Seminary. He is also a highly acclaimed amateur golfer.

Mr. Reeves has been involved in leadership and board roles in a variety of publicly traded corporations, privately held companies as well as academic, healthcare, environmental, and philanthropic entities. They include Duquesne Capital Management, University of North Carolina, American Cotton Shippers Association, Morgan Stanley, Salvation Army and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to name just a few.

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Sam is also the owner of Pinnacle Trading, LLC — a family office company he founded in 1995, which functions as a private investment and international trading company.

He is married to Betsy and together they have four daughters, four sons-in-laws and twelve grandchildren.

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