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'''Ben Feder''' (born January 20, 1964) is an American businessman. He is the founder and managing partner of the investment firm TIRTA and the former CEO of [[Take-Two Interactive]]. |
'''Ben Feder''' (born January 20, 1964) is an American businessman. He is the founder and managing partner of the investment firm TIRTA and the former CEO of [[Take-Two Interactive]]. Feder has also served in various executive roles in the media and gaming industries.<ref name="columbia" /><ref name="sec" /> |
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Feder also held the position of President of International Partnerships (North America) at [[Tencent Games]].<ref name="columbia" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tencent.com/en-us/articles/2200919.html |title=Ben Feder Joins Tencent Games |website=Tencent}}</ref> |
Feder also held the position of President of International Partnerships (North America) at [[Tencent Games]].<ref name="columbia" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tencent.com/en-us/articles/2200919.html |title=Ben Feder Joins Tencent Games |website=Tencent}}</ref> |
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In 2022, Feder founded TIRTA, a new venture fund investing in interactive entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/11/28/ben-feder-tirta-tencent |title=Ben Feder, TIRTA |website=Axios}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Ben Feder (born January 20, 1964) is an American businessman. He is the founder and managing partner of the investment firm TIRTA and the former CEO of Take-Two Interactive. Feder has also served in various executive roles in the media and gaming industries.[1][2]
Early life and education
Feder received his Bachelor of Arts in history from Columbia College in 1986. He continued his education at Oxford University and later earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1991. [1][3]
Career
After graduating from Harvard Business School, Feder worked at News Corporation and rose to the position of Executive Vice President.[1] He later founded MessageClick, a voice messaging technology company, and served as its CEO.[1] MessageClick was acquired in 2000 by Verso Technologies.[4] In 2001, Feder co-founded ZelnickMedia with Strauss Zelnick, which later became ZMC, a private equity firm focused on media investments.[5]
In 2007, Feder was elected as CEO of Take-Two Interactive when a group of shareholders replaced the current board.[6][7]As CEO of Take Two, Feder was responsible for the companies gaming franchises including the Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and the Mafia series, and was frequently interviewed in games media.[8][9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
In 2011, Feder left Take Two to pursue other interests and author his first book, Take off Your Shoes: One Man's Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back.[18] [19] [20]
Feder also held the position of President of International Partnerships (North America) at Tencent Games.[1][21]
In 2022, Feder founded TIRTA, a new venture fund investing in interactive entertainment.[22]
Personal life
Feder married Victoria Lindenbaum in June 1994.[23] Feder is involved in various philanthropic activities and serves on the boards of organizations such as the New York Academy of Art, Save a Child's Heart, and the Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan.[24] [25][26]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Leadership Series: Ben Feder '86, Tencent Games". Columbia College. 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Glu Mobile Inc. Schedule 14A". SEC Edgar.
- ^ "Five Questions with Ben Feder, MBA 1991". Harvard Business School. October 2021.
- ^ "Verso Technologies to acquire MessageClick". Internet News. 3 November 2000.
- ^ "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting". ZMC.
- ^ "Take-Two Holders Succeed in Board Coup". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Take Two: New Management Offers No Quick Fix". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Take-Two's Ben Feder". Eurogamer.net. 24 June 2009.
- ^ "Take-Two Interactive CEO says Red Dead Redemption breaks the Grand Theft Auto curse". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Take-Two CEO on Red Dead's Reception, BioShock 2 sales, and another Max Payne 3 delay". Shacknews. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Interview: Take-Two". MCV. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "$2 billion bid for game maker rejected". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Feder credits gaming press for setting tone of GTA discussion". GamesIndustry.biz. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Take-Two Interactive's CEO stepping down, shares rise". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Take-Two: Motion technology will inspire software innovation". GamesIndustry.biz. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Take-Two Gets 'Informal' Interest Aside from EA". CNBC. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Take-Two: Pachter Wrong, Mafia 2 Will Make a Profit". Escapist Magazine. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Take off Your Shoes". Ben Feder Author.
- ^ "The Riskiest Investment I Ever Made". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "$1 tech executives". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Ben Feder Joins Tencent Games". Tencent.
- ^ "Ben Feder, TIRTA". Axios.
- ^ "Weddings: Ms. Lindenbaum and Mr. Feder". The New York Times.
- ^ "Leadership". The New York Academy of Art.
- ^ "Our Team". Save a Child's Heart.
- ^ "Leadership". Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan.