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Ben Feder | |
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Born | January 20, 1964 |
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Occupation | Businessman |
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.[1][2] Feder has also served in various executive roles in the media and gaming industries.[3][4]
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. [3][5]
Career
After graduating from Harvard Business School, Feder worked at News Corporation and rose to the position of Executive Vice President.[3] He later founded MessageClick, a voice messaging technology company, and served as its CEO.[3] MessageClick was acquired in 2000 by Verso Technologies.[6] Feder co-founded ZelnickMedia with Strauss Zelnick, which later became ZMC, a private equity firm focused on media investments.[7] He served as CEO of Take-Two Interactive from 2007 to 2011.[2] Feder also held the position of President of International Partnerships (North America) at Tencent Games.[3][8]
Personal life
Feder married Victoria Lindenbaum in June 1994.[9] He is the author of Take off Your Shoes: One Man's Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back.[10] 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.[11] [12][13]
References
- ^ "Ben Feder, TIRTA". Axios.
- ^ a b "Take-Two's Ben Feder". Eurogamer.
- ^ a b c d e "Leadership Series: Ben Feder '86, Tencent Games". Columbia College.
- ^ "Glu Mobile Inc. Schedule 14A". SEC Edgar.
- ^ "Five Questions with Ben Feder, MBA 1991". Harvard Business School.
- ^ "Verso Technologies to acquire MessageClick". Internet News.
- ^ "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting". ZMC.
- ^ "Ben Feder Joins Tencent Games". Tencent.
- ^ "Weddings: Ms. Lindenbaum and Mr. Feder". The New York Times.
- ^ "Take off Your Shoes". Ben Feder Author.
- ^ "Leadership". The New York Academy of Art.
- ^ "Our Team". Save a Child's Heart.
- ^ "Leadership". Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan.