Beny Alagem

Binyamin "Beny" Alagem (Hebrew: בנימין אלג'ם; born 1953) is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, business executive, hotelier and philanthropist.

[3] Alagem studied at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona where he met fellow Israeli immigrants Jason Barzilay and Alex Sandel.

[1][5] He served as its chief executive and president until 1998, when he resigned after he disagreed with NEC and Groupe Bull, the two other main shareholders.

[8][9][10] In December 2003, Alagem purchased the Beverly Hilton Hotel from entertainer Merv Griffin for US$130 million through Oasis West Realty LLC, where he serves as chief executive officer.

[18] The event, which took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and was attended by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Israeli ministers Ehud Olmert and Avraham Hirschenson, raised US$1 million.

[18] Alagem co-chaired a fundraiser for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 17, 2009.