• Source: List of Jewish American businesspeople in media




Advertising and public relations



Alvin Achenbaum (1925–2016), advertising executive, co-founder of Achenbaum and Associates, founder of the Achenbaum Institute of Marketing
David R. Altman (1915–2000), co-founder of the Altman, Stoller, Weiss advertising agency
Edward Bernays (1891–1995), Austrian-born pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda
William Bernbach (1911–1982), co-founder of international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (now DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.)
Milton H. Biow (1892–1976), advertising executive, founder of the Biow Company
Maxwell Dane (1906–2004), co-founder of international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (now DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.)
David Deutsch (1929–2013), founder of Deutsch, Inc. (later led by his son, Donny (1957–); sold to IPG in 2000)
Daniel Edelman (1920–2013), founder of PR firm Edelman, Inc. (now led by his son, Richard (1954–)
Alvin Eicoff (1921–2002), founder of A. Eicoff & Company, inventor of direct response television (DRTV) advertising
Arthur C. Fatt (1905–1999), advertising executive at the Grey Advertising Agency
Lee Garfinkel (1955–), advertising executive, founder of the Garfinkel Group
Al Fleishman (1905–2002), co-founder of PR and marketing agency FleishmanHillard Inc.
Monroe Green (1904–1996), advertising director of The New York Times
Michael Kempner (1958–), founder of PR firm MWWPR
Julian Koenig (1921–2014), co-founder of advertising agency Papert Koenig Lois
Albert Lasker (1880–1952), Prussian-born advertising pioneer, owner of the Lord & Thomas advertising agency (now Foote, Cone & Belding) and MLB's Chicago Cubs
Norman B. Norman (1914–1991), advertising executive, co-founder of the Norman, Craig & Kummel agency (later renamed to NCK Organization)
Shirley Polykoff (1908–1998), early female advertising executive
Randall Rothenberg, CEO of iab.
Howard J. Rubenstein (1932–2020), founder of public relations firm Rubenstein Associates
Marian Salzman (1959–), advertising and PR executive, CEO of Havas PR North America, co-founder of Cyberdialogue
Rich Silverstein (1949–), co-founder of advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP)
Joseph Spiegel (1840–1914), German-born founder of direct marketing and catalog company Spiegel; member of the Spiegel family
Carl Spielvogel (1928–2021), founder of marketing and advertising communications company Backer & Spielvogel
Herbert D. Strauss (1909–1973), advertising executive at the Grey Advertising Agency
Ken Sunshine (1948–), founder of Sunshine Sachs Consultants
Linda Kaplan Thaler (1951–), advertiser, founder of the Kaplan Thaler Group (now Publicis New York) and Kaplan Thaler Productions
Ronn Torossian (1974–), founder of 5W Public Relations (5WPR)
Lawrence Valenstein (1899–1982), co-founder of the Grey Group
Lester Wunderman (1920–2019), founder of Wunderman, Inc., creator of modern-day direct marketing and inventor of the toll-free 1-800 number
Jordan Zimmerman (1955/56–), founder of Zimmerman Advertising, former co-owner of NHL's Florida Panthers
Sergio Zyman (1945–), Mexican-American marketing executive, founder of the Zyman Group




Music industry



Herb Abramson (1916–1999), founder of Atlantic Records
Berle Adams (1917–2009), co-founder of Mercury Records and senior executive at MCA
Lou Adler (1933–), co-founder of Dunhill Records, co-owner of West Hollywood's Roxy Theatre
Moses Asch (1905–1986), Polish-born co-founder of Folkways Records
Irving Azoff (1947–), chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment, founder of Giant Records, co-founder of the Oak View Group, former chairman of MCA Inc. and Ticketmaster
Marty Bandier (1941–), CEO of Sony/ATV, former chairman and CEO of EMI Music Publishing
Emile Berliner (1851–1929), German-born co-founder of RCA Records
Miriam Bienstock (1923–2015), former senior executive at Atlantic Records
Jerry Blaine (1910–1973), co-founder of Jubilee Records
Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (1981–), founder of School Boy Records, RBMG Records; manager of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande
Edgar Bronfman Jr. (1955–), former CEO of Warner Music Group (WMG); member of the Bronfman family
Leonard (1917–1969) and Phil Chess (1921–2016), Polish-born founders of Chess Records; members of the Chess family
Lew Chudd (1911–1998), Canadian-born founder of Imperial Records
Alan N. Cohen (1930–2004), former VP of Warner Communications (now WarnerMedia), and (co-)owner of NBA's Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks
Lyor Cohen (1959–), Israeli-American co-founder of 300 Entertainment, former president of Def Jam Recordings
Clive Davis (1932–), former president of Columbia Records, founder of Arista Records, Inc. and J Records
Ron Fair, former president of record labels A&M, Geffen, Virgin and senior artists and repertoire executive at RCA, Chrysalis, EMI
Leo Feist (1869–1930), founder of music publishing firm Leo Feist, Inc.
Jason Flom (1961–), founder of Lava Music, LLC, former chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records
Milt Gabler (1911–2001), founder of Commodore Records
David Geffen (1943–), founder of Geffen Records and DGC Records, co-founder of Asylum Records
Jody Gerson (1961–), chairman of the Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)
Joe Glaser (1896–1969), founder of the Associated Booking Corporation, manager of Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday
Daniel Glass, founder of Glassnote Records
George Goldner (1918–1970), co-founder of record labels Tico, Gee, Rama, End, Gone, Roulette, Red Bird and Blue Cat
Richard Gottehrer (1940–), co-founder of music and entertainment company The Orchard
Norman Granz (1918–2001), founder of Clef Records, Norgran Records, Verve Records and Pablo Records
Al Green, founder of National Records
Irving Green (1916–2006), co-founder of Mercury Records
Florence Greenberg (1913–1995), founder of record labels Tiara, Scepter, Hob, and Wand
Jerry Heller (1940–2016), co-founder of Ruthless Records; known for launching West Coast's gangsta rap movement
Jac Holzman (1931–), founder of Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records
Orrin Keepnews (1923–2015), co-founder of Riverside Records and Milestone Records
Don Kirshner (1934–2011), music publisher and promoter who co-founded Aldon Music
Allen Klein (1931–2009), founder of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., former manager of the Rolling Stones
Lester Koenig (1917–1977), founder of Contemporary Records
Michael Lang (1944–), music promoter, founder of Just Sunshine Records, and co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival
Morris Levy (1927–1990), co-founder of Roulette Records
Goddard Lieberson (1911–1977), British-born former president of Columbia Records and the RIAA
Alfred Lion (1908–1987), German-born co-founder of Blue Note Records
Avery and Monte Lipman, founders of Republic Records \
Herman Lubinsky (1896–1974), founder of Savoy Records
Lee Magid (1926–2007), record producer
Fred Mendelsohn (1917–2000), former president of Savoy Records
Lewis Merenstein (1934–2016), record producer
Doug Morris (1938–), chairman of Sony Music Entertainment, former chairman and CEO of the Universal Music Group, founder of Big Tree Records
Jerry Moss (1935–), co-founder of A&M Records
Syd Nathan (1904–1968), founder of King Records
Guy Oseary (1972–), Israeli-American CEO of Maverick, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Madonna, U2
Mo Ostin (1927–2022), record executive at Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks
Lou Pearlman (1954–2016), record producer, founder of Trans Continental Records; manager/creator of the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC
Randy Phillips (1954/1955–), former president of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and current president and CEO of LiveStyle (formerly SFX Entertainment)
Milton Rackmil (1906–1992), co-founder of Decca Records and former head of Universal Pictures
Teddy Reig (1918–1984), founder of Roost Records
Gary Richards (1970–), president of LiveStyle, North America
Steve Rifkind (1962–), founder of Loud Records and SRC Records, former vice president of Universal Motown Records
Elliot Roberts (1943–2019), co-founder of Asylum Records; manager of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell
Samuel Roxy Rothafel (1882–1936), theatrical impresario
Rick Rubin (1963–), co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, former co-president of Columbia Records
Larry Rudolph (1963–), founder of Reign Deer Entertainment, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Britney Spears
Art Rupe (1917–2022), founder of Specialty Records
Bob Shad (1920–1985), founder of Time Records and Mainstream Records
Cary Sherman, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Robert F. X. Sillerman (1948–2019), founder of LiveStyle, Inc. and CKX, Inc. (now Industrial Media); owned majority rights to Graceland, the Elvis Presley estate
Robert Ellis Silberstein (1946–), music industry executive; former manager and husband of Diana Ross
Tom Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records, former vice president of Warner Bros. Records
Phil Spector (1939–2021), co-founder of record labels Philles and Warner-Spector; developer of the Wall of Sound formula
Jules C. Stein (1896–1981), co-founder of the Music Corporation of America; member of the Stein family
Seymour Stein (1942–), former VP of Warner Bros. Records Inc., co-founder of Sire Records
Bernard Stollman (1929–2015), founder of the ESP-Disk record label
Nat Tarnopol (1931–1987), record producer, president of Brunswick Records; manager of Jackie Wilson
Lenny Waronker (1941–), former president of Warner Bros. Records and co-chairman of DreamWorks Records
George Wein (1925–2021), music producer, impresario, and founder of the Newport Jazz Festival
Bob Weinstock (1928–2006), former owner of Prestige Records
Barry Weiss (1959–), co-founder of RECORDS, former chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group and the RCA/Jive Label Group
Hy Weiss (1923–2007), Romanian-born founder of Old Town Records
Jerry Wexler (1917–2008), former co-owner of Atlantic Records; coined the term "rhythm and blues" (R&B)
Walter Yetnikoff (1933–2021), former president of CBS Records International and former CEO of CBS Records
Hans Zimmer (1957–), German-American head of the film music division at DreamWorks, co-founder of Remote Control Productions, Inc.




Newspapers and publishing



Tom Allon, publisher of City & State, former co-owner of Manhattan Media LLC
Walter Annenberg (1908–2002), founder of Triangle Publications, Inc. (the Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide)
Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), founder of TFH Publications
Jason Binn (1968–), founder of Niche Media (Hamptons, Aspen Peak, Gotham) and DuJour Media
Paul Block (1875–1941), president of Block Communications and publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade
Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), co-founder of Random House
Jerry Finkelstein (1916–2012), former publisher of the New York Law Journal and the Hill
Bart Fles (1902–1989), Dutch-American former literary agent and publisher
Jane Friedman, co-founder of Open Road Integrated Media, former president and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers LLC
Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967), Luxembourgish-born inventor and magazine publisher, founder of Experimenter Publishing (Amazing Stories, Electrical Experimenter, Radio News); Hugo Award eponym
Milton Glaser (1929–2020), co-founder of the New York Magazine, creator of the "I Love New York" logo
Al Goldstein (1936–2013), co-founder of Screw
Martin Goodman (1908–1992), founder of Timely Publications (later Marvel Comics)
Jonathan Greenblatt (1970–), former CEO of GOOD Worldwide, Inc.
Hank Greenspun (1909–1989), publisher of the Las Vegas Sun
Alfred Harvey (1913–1994), comic book publisher, founder of Harvey Comics, Inc. (Richie Rich, Casper the Friendly Ghost)
Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg (1921–2017), publisher of the Chattanooga Times
Morton L. Janklow (1930–2022), co-founder of Janklow & Nesbit Associates, the largest literary agency in the world
Bruce Judson (1958–), former General Manager at Time Inc. New Media, co-founder of Time Warner's banner ad website Pathfinder
Jonathan Karp (1963/1964–), publisher of Simon & Schuster
Don Katz (1952–), founder of Audible
Larry Kirshbaum (1944–), former chief of publishing for Amazon Publishing and CEO of the Time Warner Book Group
Donald S. Klopfer (1902–1986), co-founder of Random House
Alfred (1892–1984) and Blanche Knopf (1894–1966), founders of publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Meredith Kopit Levien (born 1970/1971), CEO of The New York Times Company
Harvey Kurtzman (1924–1993), Mad
Bruce Levenson, (1949–) co-founder of the United Communications Group (UCG), former co-owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks
Jay Levin, founder of LA Weekly
Ross Levinsohn, former publisher of the Los Angeles Times, CEO of Tribune Interactive (the digital arm of tronc), former president of Fox Interactive
Jack Liebowitz (1900–2000), Russian-born former co-owner of National Allied Publications (later DC Comics)
Peter Mayer (1936–2018), British-born co-founder of the Overlook Press, and former CEO of Penguin Books
Eugene Meyer (1875–1959), publisher of The Washington Post
Donald Newhouse (1929–), owner of Advance Publications, Inc.
S. I. Newhouse Sr. (1895–1979), founder of Advance Publications, Inc., the parent company of Condé Nast (GQ, Pitchfork, the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, W, Wired) and American City Business Journals (ACBJ)
Adolph Ochs (1985–1935), Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1891–1968), Arthur Ochs Sulzberger (1926–2012), The New York Times
Norman Pearlstine (1942–), media executive, CCO at Bloomberg L.P. and Time Inc., former executive editor of the Wall Street Journal
David J. Pecker (1951–), chairman and CEO of American Media, Inc. (National Enquirer, Us Weekly, Star, Flex, Globe, Men's Fitness)
Marty Peretz (1938–), The New Republic
Warren H. Phillips (1926–2019), former long-time CEO of Dow Jones & Company
Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), Hungarian-born former publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World; known for pioneering yellow journalism and establishing the Pulitzer Prizes
Axel Rosin (1907–2007), German-born president of the Book of the Month Club
Arthur M. Sackler (1913–1987), former publisher of the Medical Tribune and chairman of Medical Press, Inc.; member of the Sackler family
M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), Austrian-born co-founder of Simon & Schuster
Leon Shimkin (1907–1988), former executive and partner at Simon & Schuster
Sime (1873–1933), Sidne (1898–1950), Syd Silverman (1932–2017), former owners and publishers of Variety
Richard L. Simon (1899–1960), co-founder of Simon & Schuster; member of the Simon family
Roger Williams Straus Jr. (1917–2004), co-founder of book publishing company Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG); member of the Guggenheim family
Reuben Sturman (1924–1997), former adult magazine publisher and co-founder of Doc Johnson Enterprises
Joshua Topolsky (1977–), co-founder of Vox Media, Inc. (the Verge, SB Nation, Polygon, Curbed), founder of digital media company The Outline
Helen Valentine (1893–1986), founder of Seventeen magazine
Jann Wenner (1946–), co-founder of the Rolling Stone
Richard Saul Wurman (1935–), co-founder of TED
William Bernard Ziff Sr. (1898–1953), co-founder of Ziff Davis
Mortimer Zuckerman (1937–), Canadian-American publisher of U.S. News & World Report, former owner of the New York Daily News, The Atlantic and Fast Company, co-founder of Boston Properties, Inc.




Television, film and video



Merv Adelson (1929–2015), co-founder of Lorimar Television
Edmund Ansin (1936–2020), co-founder of Sunbeam Television Corporation
Avi Arad (1948–), Israeli-American founder of Marvel Studios, LLC, former CEO of Toy Biz
Samuel Z. Arkoff (1918–2001), co-founder of American International Pictures; inventor of the "ARKOFF formula"
Adam Aron (1954–), president and CEO of movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and co-owner of NBA's Philadelphia 76ers
Ted Ashley (1922–2002), chairman of Warner Bros. and VC of Warner Communications Inc., founder of the Ashley-Famous talent agency
Barney Balaban (1887–1971), co-founder of the Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation and former long-time president of Paramount Pictures; member of the Balaban family
Gary Barber (1957–), South African-born former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), co-founder of the Spyglass Media Group
Chuck Barris (1929–2017), founder of game show production company Barris Industries (the Gong Show, the Dating Game)
Phil Berg (1902–1983), co-founder of the Berg-Allenberg talent agency
Bruce Berman (1952–), chairman and CEO of Village Roadshow Pictures
Gail Berman (1956–), founding partner of the Jackal Group, co-founder of media company BermanBraun (now Whalerock Industries)
Jason Blum (1969–), founder of Blumhouse Productions
Lloyd Braun (1958–), owner of Whalerock Industries, former chairman of the ABC Entertainment Group
Alan N. Braverman (1947/1948–), senior EVP, secretary and general counsel of the Walt Disney Company
Bernie Brillstein (1931–2008), founder of the Brillstein Company
Norman Brokaw (1927–2016), chairman of the William Morris Agency
Jerry Bruckheimer (1943–), founder of Jerry Bruckheimer Inc., co-founder and co-owner of NHL's Seattle Kraken
Peter Chernin (1951–), media executive & investor, founder of the Chernin Group; former president and COO of News Corp.
Joel and Ethan Coen (1954–, 1957–), founders of Mike Zoss Productions
Harry Cohn (1891–1958), co-founder of Columbia Pictures (formerly Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales)
Warren Cowan (1921–2008), co-founder of Rogers & Cowan
Barry Diller (1942–), media executive, chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp, former CEO of Paramount Pictures and Fox, Inc.
Eddie Einhorn (1936–2016), (co-)founder of the TVS Television Network and pay-TV channel SportsVision, former head of CBS Sports, and co-owner of MLB's Chicago White Sox
Michael Eisner (1942–), founder of the Hollywood Pictures Company and the Tornante Company, former long-time CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Ari Emanuel (1961–), co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (WME) and the International Management Group (IMG)
Robert Evans (1930–2019), media executive, president of Paramount Pictures
Barbara Fedida (1964/1965–), ABC News executive
Erik Feig, former co-president of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., founder of new media company Picturestart
Charles K. Feldman (1905–1968), founder of the Famous Artists talent agency
Jon Feltheimer (1951–), CEO of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Dave (1894–1979) and Max Fleischer (1883–1972), founders of Fleischer Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios)
William Fox (1879–1952), Hungarian-born founder of the Fox Film Corporation and De Luxe
Reuven Frank (1920–2006), Canadian-born broadcast executive, former president of NBC News
Rob Friedman (1950–), co-chairman of Lionsgate Films, Summit Entertainment
Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998), former president of CBS News
Jeff Gaspin (1960–), former chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment
Alan Gerry (1929–), founder of Cablevision Industries
Gary Gilbert (1965–), founder of Gilbert Films, co-owner of NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers
Adam Glasser (1964–), founder of Seymore, Inc.
Yoram Globus (1943–), Israeli-American former co-owner of the Cannon Group, Inc., founder of Rebel Way Entertainment
William Goetz (1903–1969), co-founder of Twentieth Century Pictures (later 20th Century Fox)
Leonard Goldenson (1905–1999), founder of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974), Polish-born founder of the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Samuel Goldwyn Productions; member of the Goldwyn family
Steve Golin (1955–2019), founder of Anonymous Content LLP, co-founder of Propaganda Films
Sid Grauman (1879–1950), founder of the Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre
Brian Grazer (1951–), co-founder of Imagine Entertainment
Bob Greenblatt (1959/1960–), former chairman of NBC Entertainment and WarnerMedia
Brad Grey (1957–2017), co-founder of Brillstein Entertainment Partners, former chairman of Paramount Pictures
Mindy Grossman (1957–), former CEO of Home Shopping Network (HSN)
Sandy Grushow (1960–), CEO of Phase 2 Media, former chairman of the Fox Television Entertainment Group
Peter Guber (1942–), chairman and CEO of the Mandalay Entertainment Group, former CEO of PolyGram Films, co-owner of NBA's Golden State Warriors and MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers
Bonnie Hammer (1950–), chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios
Albie Hecht, Chief content officer of digital media studio Pocket.watch, former executive vice president of HLN, founder of Spike TV
Doug Herzog (1959– ), former president of the Viacom Music and Entertainment Group and USA Network
Andy Heyward (1949–), former chairman and CEO of DIC Entertainment, founder of Genius Brands International
Steven Hirsch (1961–), founder of Vivid Entertainment
Alan F. Horn (1943–), chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, former president and COO of Warner Bros., co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment
Johnny Hyde (1895–1950), Russian-born talent agent, former vice-president of WMA, and known for developing the career of Marilyn Monroe
Bob Iger (1951–), media executive, CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950–), co-founder of DreamWorks, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios
Ryan Kavanaugh (1974–), co-founder of Relativity Media
Marc Klaw (1858–1936), former theatre owner and co-founder of the Theatrical Syndicate
Eugene V. Klein (1921–1990), Chairman and chief stockholder of National General Corporation
Jon Klein, former president of CNN
John Kohn (1925–2002), former head of production for EMI
Steve Koonin (1957–), former president of Turner Broadcasting System
Kay Koplovitz (1945–), co-founder of USA Network
David Kramer (1968/1969–), co-president of United Talent Agency
Ynon Kreiz, American-Israeli media executive, co-founder of Fox Kids Europe, former chairman and CEO of Endemol, and Maker Studios, Inc.
Alex Kurtzman (1973–), (co-)founder of film and television production companies K/O Paper Products and Secret Hideout
Jeff Kwatinetz (1965–), COO of Cube Vision, founder of the Firm, Inc., co-founder of 3-on-3 basketball league Big3
Andrew Lack, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, former chairman and CEO of Bloomberg News and Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Laemmle (1867–1939), German-born co-founder of Universal Pictures
Greg Lansky (1982–), French-American co-founder of adult film company Vixen Media Group
Abe Lastfogel (1898–1984), former long-time president of WMA
Norman Lear (1922–), co-founder of ELP Communications and Tandem Productions
Avi Lerner (1947–), Israeli-American co-founder of Nu Image and Millennium Films, co-owner of Bulgaria-based Nu Boyana Film Studios, Eastern Europe's largest film production studios
Gerald M. Levin (1939–), former executive at Time Warner, Inc. and HBO
Harvey Levin (1950–), founder of TMZ
Marcus Loew (1870–1927), founder of Loew's theater chain, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Michael Lynton (1960–), British-American former chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, chairman of Snap Inc.
Ted Mann (1916–2001), founder of Mann Theatres
Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957), Belarus-born co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Mike Medavoy (1941–), Chinese-born co-founder of Orion Pictures and Phoenix Pictures, former chairman of TriStar Pictures; member of the Medavoy family
Barry Meyer (1946–), former chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment
Ronald Meyer (1944–), Vice chairman of NBCUniversal, former CEO of Universal Studios, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Lorne Michaels (1944–), Canadian-American founder of multimedia entertainment studio Broadway Video, creator of Saturday Night Live
Arnon Milchan (1944–), Israeli-American Hollywood mogul, founder of Regency Enterprises, co-founder of Summit Entertainment LLC; former Israeli spy
Harold (1907–1968), Marvin (1918–2002) and Walter Mirisch (1921–), founders of the Mirisch Company
Les Moonves (1949–), president and CEO of the CBS Corporation, former co-COO of Viacom, Inc.
Leslie Morgenstein, CEO of Alloy Entertainment
Neal H. Moritz (1959–), founder of Original Film
Larry Namer, co-founder of E!
Marc Nathanson (1945–), cable television pioneer, founder of Falcon Cable
James M. Nederlander (1922–2016), former chairman of the Nederlander Organization, one of the largest live theater owners in the U.S.; member of the Nederlander family
David Nevins (1966–), chairman of Showtime Networks (SNI) and CCO of the CBS Corporation
Mosheh Oinounou (1982–), executive producer of CBS Evening News
Noah Oppenheim (1977/1978–), president of NBC News
Tom Ortenberg (1960–), former CEO of Open Road Films, founder of distribution company Briarcliff Entertainment
Michael Ovitz (1946–), former president of Disney, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Amy Pascal (1958–), former co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (stepped down due to 2014's Sony Pictures hack), founder of Pascal Pictures
Richard Plepler (1960–), former chairman and CEO of HBO
Eric Pleskow (1924–2019), Austrian-born media executive, president of United Artists, and co-founder of Orion Pictures
Henry G. Plitt (1918–1993), founder of the Plitt Theatres chain
Tom Pollock (1943–2020), co-founder of the Montecito Picture Company, former chairman of Universal Pictures
Steven Price (1962–), co-founder of Townsquare Media and minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks
Gigi Pritzker (1962–), co-founder of MWM Studios (formerly known as OddLot Entertainment); member of the Pritzker family
Mark Rachesky (1960–), chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Brett Ratner (1969–), co-founder of RatPac Entertainment
Shari Redstone (1954–), chairman of ViacomCBS
Sumner Redstone (1923–2020), media magnate, former chairman of Viacom and the CBS Corporation; majority owner of National Amusements, Inc.
Rob Reiner (1947–), co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment
Burt Reinhardt (1920–2011), former president of CNN and co-founder of United Press International Television News
Charles Rivkin (1962–), CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), former CEO of the Jim Henson Company (a.k.a. Muppets, Inc.)
Henry C. Rogers (1914–1995), co-founder of Rogers & Cowan
Tom Rosenberg (1947/1948–), co-founder of the Lakeshore Entertainment Group
Michael S. Rosenfeld (1934–2010), co-founder of Creative Artists Agency.
David Rhodes (1973–), former president of CBS News, former head of Bloomberg Television North America
Rich Ross, former executive at Discovery Channel and CEO of Shine USA
Steve Ross (1927–1992), founder of Time Warner
Joe Roth, former chairman of 20th Century Fox, Caravan Pictures and the Walt Disney Studios, founder of Revolution Studios, co-founder of Morgan Creek Productions
Samuel Roxy Rothafel (1882–1936), former theatre owner and impresario
Tom Rothman (1954–), chairman of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
Haim Saban (1944–), Egypt-born Israeli-American media mogul, founder of Saban Entertainment and the Saban Capital Group, co-creator of Power Rangers
Josh Sapan (1951–), president and CEO of AMC Networks Inc.
David Sarnoff (1891–1971), Belarus-born founder of RKO Pictures and former general manager of RCA
James Schamus (1959–), co-founder of Good Machine (acquired by Universal in 2002), former CEO of Focus Features
Lou Scheimer (1928–2013), co-founder of Filmation
Joseph M. Schenck (1876–1961), co-founder of Twentieth Century Pictures and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (a.k.a. the Academy)
Leon Schlesinger (1884–1949), founder of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)
Reese Schonfeld (1931–2020), co-founder of CNN and pay-TV channel The Food Network
Josh Schwartz (1976–), co-founder of Fake Empire
Teddy Schwarzman (1979–), founder of Black Bear Pictures
Joseph Segel (1931–2019), founder of home shopping channel QVC and the Franklin Mint
David O. Selznick (1902–1965), founder of Selznick International Pictures
Neal Shapiro (1958–), president and CEO of WNET, former president of NBC News
Robert Shaye (1939–), founder of New Line Cinema
Sidney Sheinberg (1935–2019), former long-time executive at MCA Inc. and Universal Studios, founder of the Bubble Factory
Ben Sherwood (1964–), former co-chairman of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney-ABC Television Group and ABC News
Alon Shtruzman, Israeli-American CEO of Keshet International
George Sidney (1916–2002), co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
Joel Silver (1952–), founder of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment
Ben Silverman (1970–), founder of Electus, former co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, chairman of entertainment production company Propagate
Fred Silverman (1937–2020), former president and CEO of NBC, founder of the Fred Silverman Company
Bryan Singer (1965–), founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions
Harry E. Sloan (1950–), former chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the SBS Broadcasting Group
Jeff Smulyan (1947–), founder of Emmis Communications, and former owner of MLB's Seattle Mariners
Stacey Snider (1961–), former chairman of Universal Pictures, CEO of 20th Century Fox
Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), founder of Spelling Television Inc. (Beverly Hills, 90210) and co-founder of Spelling-Goldberg Productions
Mark Spiegler (1958/1959–), founder of Spiegler Girls, Inc.
Steven Spielberg (1946–), co-founder of DreamWorks and Amblin Entertainment
Ray Stark (1915–2004), founder of film production company Rastar (acquired by Columbia Pictures in 1974), co-founder of Seven Arts Productions
David Steiner, founder of Brooklyn-based Steiner Studios
Jay Sures (1966–), co-president of United Talent Agency
Larry Tanz, VP of Global Television at Netflix, former president and CEO of Vuguru and LivePlanet, co-founder of Agility Studios
Laurence Tisch (1923–2003), former CEO of CBS
Jeff Wachtel, president of Universal Cable Productions
Dana Walden (1964–), co-chair and co-CEO of Fox Broadcasting Company
Albert (1884–1967), Harry (1881–1951), Jack (1892–1978) and Sam Warner (1887–1927), founders of Warner Bros. (WB)
Lew Wasserman (1913–2002), former executive at MCA Inc.
Bob (1954–) and Harvey Weinstein (1952–), founders of Miramax Films (acquired by Disney in 1993) and the Weinstein Company (now Lantern Entertainment)
Jerry Weintraub (1937–2015), founder of the Weintraub Entertainment Group (WEG)
Tom Werner (1950–), co-founder of the Carsey-Werner Company and the Fenway Sports Group (owns MLB's Boston Red Sox, EPL's Liverpool F.C.)
Patrick Whitesell (1965–), media executive, co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor and the International Management Group (IMG)
Irwin Winkler (1931–), co-founder of Chartoff-Winkler Productions and Winkler Films
Mitchell Wolfson (1900–1983), co-founder of the Wolfson-Meyer Theater Company, and former Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida
Frank Yablans (1935–2014), president of Paramount Pictures
David Zaslav (1960–), president and CEO of Discovery, Inc., former executive at NBCUniversal
Strauss Zelnick (1957–), former chairman of CBS Corporation
Mike Zimring (1916–2011), senior agent at the William Morris Agency
Susan Zirinsky (1952–), president of CBS News
Jeff Zucker (1965–), chairman of WarnerMedia News & Sports, former CEO of NBCUniversal
Adolph Zukor (1873–1976), Austro-Hungarian-born film mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures




See also


Lists of Jewish Americans
Businesspeople
in finance
in real estate
in retail




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of Jewish American businesspeople in media
• List of Jewish American businesspeople
• List of Jewish American businesspeople in finance
• List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail
• Lists of American Jews
• List of Jewish American businesspeople in real estate
• Stereotypes of Jews
• List of centenarians (businesspeople)
• List of Canadian Jews
• An Empire of Their Own