Strauss Zelnick
Strauss Zelnick is the Founder and Managing Partner of ZMC, a global private equity firm. He is deeply involved in originating investments, advising executives, and overseeing the strategic and operational initiatives across all portfolio company investments. Zelnick also has a demonstrated history of leading media and communications companies. Prior to founding ZMC in 2001, Zelnick served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Entertainment, one of the world’s largest music and entertainment enterprises.
Strauss Zelnick Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Managing Partner
Academic History
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Juris Doctor (JD)
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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BA, English and Psychology
- Zelnick serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Take-Two Interactive Software.
- He spent four years as President and Chief Operating Officer of 20th Century Fox, where he managed all aspects of the corporations' worldwide motion picture production and distribution business.
- He is an associate member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
- He has served on the Board of Directors of the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America.
- He is a Trustee Emeritus of Wesleyan University.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.