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ENTERPRISE John Hanson Founder of The Hampshire Companies, Hanson has more than 54 years of experience in the real estate industry. He has served as chairman or director of several major corporations and groups, in- cluding Yankee Global Enterprises and the Yankee Entertainment and Sports Network LLC (YES Network). He served as a Director of Hackensack University Medical Center for over 18 years and serves as Chairman of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. A Bergen County native, he grew up in Bogota. His real estate acumen comes from his father, James E. Hanon, credited with developing the country’s first suburban industrial park, located in Teterboro. Watch John Hanson get inducted NJ STAGE - ISSUE 48 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 30