Strauss Zelnick

Take-Two Interactive Software; former president of 20th Century Fox

Strauss Zelnick is the head of the video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software and has deep ties to the media industry. He had led the music publisher BMG Entertainment and had served as president of 20th Century Fox. Strauss Zelnick, a partner in ZelnickMedia since 2001, became Chairman of Take-Two in March 2007 and Chief Executive Officer in January 2011. Mr. Zelnick is currently Chairman of ITN Networks and serves on the boards of directors of Naylor LLC, Alloy, Inc. and Starwood Property Trust, Inc. In August 2013, Mr. Zelnick was elected Vice Chairman of the Entertainment Software Association, the interactive entertainment industry’s trade association. In 2014, Mr. Zelnick was elected Chairman of the Entertainment Software Association, the interactive entertainment industry’s trade association. Prior to forming ZelnickMedia, Mr. Zelnick was President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Entertainment, a $4.7 billion music and entertainment company. Mr. Zelnick's appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Entertainment followed his tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company's North American business unit from 1994 through 1998. Before joining BMG Entertainment, Mr. Zelnick was President and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Dynamics, a leading producer and distributor of interactive game software. Prior to that, he spent four years as President and Chief Operating Officer of 20th Century Fox, where he managed all aspects of the worldwide motion picture and distribution business. Previously, he spent three years at Vestron Inc. as a senior executive, and rose to become President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Zelnick also served as Vice President, International Television for Columbia Pictures. Mr. Zelnick holds an MBA and a JD from Harvard University and a BA from Wesleyan University. He is an associate member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, has served on the Board of Directors of the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America and is a Trustee Emeritus of Wesleyan University.

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Harold M Ickes	Erskine B Bowles, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Carolyn McCarthy, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Kerry Victory 2004, New York State Democratic Committee, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney
Patricia Duff	Erskine B Bowles, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Nadler, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Al Franken, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Warner, Tammy Duckworth, Andrew Cuomo, Cyrus Vance Jr, Richard Blumenthal, Kamala Harris, Tim Kaine, Hakeem Jeffries, Liz Krueger, Hillary Victory Fund
Alicia W Smith	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Claire McCaskill, James P McGovern, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Chris Van Hollen, Tom Daschle, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Leadership '02 (Fka Friends of Albert Gore JR Inc), Our Common Values PAC, Mark Warner, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine
Norman Lear	Erskine B Bowles, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Ohio Democratic Party, Al Franken, Mark Warner, Franken Recount Fund, Mark Green, Ian A Bowles, Kamala Harris, Tim Kaine, Sean Maloney
Clarence Avant	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Jerry Nadler, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Al Franken, Recording Industry Association of America Political Action Committee, the, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Warner, Tammy Duckworth, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Mark Green, Kamala Harris, Tim Kaine, Hillary Victory Fund
Joel Jankowsky	Erskine B Bowles, Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Chris Van Hollen, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kerry Victory 2004, Ohio Democratic Party, Al Franken, Mark Warner, Tammy Duckworth, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Kamala Harris, Tim Kaine, Hillary Victory Fund
Edgar Bronfman Jr	Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bob Packwood, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Walter Clifford Minnick, Al Franken, Recording Industry Association of America Political Action Committee, the, Mark Warner, Andrew Cuomo, Franken Recount Fund, Alan Hevesi, Christine C Quinn, Tim Kaine
Norm Brownstein	Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Bill Richardson, David Skaggs, Bob Packwood, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Al Franken, Mark Warner, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Alan Hevesi, Richard Blumenthal, Hillary Victory Fund
Hassan Nemazee	Erskine B Bowles, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Anthony D Weiner, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Leadership '02 (Fka Friends of Albert Gore JR Inc), Al Franken, Andrew Cuomo, Franken Recount Fund, Christine C Quinn, William J Mulrow
Robert Raben	Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Nadler, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Chris Van Hollen, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Al Franken, Mark Warner, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Christine C Quinn, Richard Blumenthal, Kamala Harris, Tim Kaine, Sean Eldridge, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Hillary Victory Fund
David S Steiner	Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Anthony D Weiner, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Richardson, Bob Packwood, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Walter Clifford Minnick, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Warner, Andrew Cuomo
Annette P Cumming	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Walter Clifford Minnick, Tammy Duckworth, Melinda R Katz, Michael Bennet, Christine C Quinn, Richard Blumenthal, Kamala Harris, Tim Kaine, Sean Maloney, Hillary Victory Fund
John Koza	Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Walter Clifford Minnick, Al Franken, Tammy Duckworth, Andrew Cuomo, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Sean Eldridge, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, Hillary Victory Fund
Paul J Elston	Evan Bayh, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Jerry Nadler, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Dick Gephardt, Bill Richardson, Bob Packwood, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Leadership '02 (Fka Friends of Albert Gore JR Inc), New York State Democratic Committee, Walter Clifford Minnick, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Warner, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Alan Hevesi, Mark Green, Christine C Quinn, Scott Stringer, Cyrus Vance Jr, Tim Kaine, Sean Eldridge, Sean Maloney, Hillary Victory Fund
Steven Rubenstein	Erskine B Bowles, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Nadler, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Anthony D Weiner, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Warner, Tammy Duckworth, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Alan Hevesi, Mark Green, Scott Stringer, Cyrus Vance Jr, Kamala Harris, Hakeem Jeffries, Hillary Victory Fund
Eric Rudin	Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Nadler, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, Dick Gephardt, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Al Franken, Eliot Spitzer, Tammy Duckworth, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Christine C Quinn, Scott Stringer, Cyrus Vance Jr, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, Hillary Victory Fund, Lynn Nunes
Robert Clifford	Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Our Common Values PAC, Walter Clifford Minnick, Al Franken, Tammy Duckworth, Franken Recount Fund, Michael Bennet, Tim Kaine
John A Merrigan	Erskine B Bowles, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Chris Van Hollen, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, David Skaggs, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Walter Clifford Minnick, Al Franken, Mark Warner, Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine
David C Rich	Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Joe Crowley, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Carolyn McCarthy, Claire McCaskill, Jerry Nadler, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Anthony D Weiner, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, Kerry Victory 2004, New York State Democratic Committee, Jeanine F Pirro, Eliot Spitzer, Andrew Cuomo, Eric Dinallo, Jose Peralta, Christine C Quinn, Scott Stringer, Hakeem Jeffries, Sean Maloney, Liz Krueger
Robert R Dyson	Erskine B Bowles, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Claire McCaskill, Patty Murray, Jerry Nadler, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Leadership PAC, New York State Democratic Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Tammy Duckworth, Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Sean Eldridge, Sean Maloney, Hillary Victory Fund

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1958

Strauss Zelnick

Take-Two Interactive Software; former president of 20th Century Fox

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