Independent Entertainment Professional
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- President at Bennett Media Studio
- Board Director at Songwriters Guild of America Foundation
- Chairman of the Board at American Independence Corp.
- Owner at Absalom Artists Group
- Past
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- Partner at InvestCorp 212 Ventures
- President and CEO at Prodigy Internet
- Chief Executive Officer at Trintex / Prodigy Services Company
- President and CEO at VH1
- President and CEO VH-1 at MTV Networks
- executive vice persident at Viacom, Inc.
- Executive Vice President, CHief Operating Officer at Viacom Cable
- Education
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- Boston University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Connections
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- Industry
- Entertainment
- Websites
edward bennett’s Summary
Past CEO of 5 Companies. Chairman of a publicly traded corporation.
Entrepreneur and published Composer and Musician.
(EMI and Koch Records).
edward bennett’s Experience
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President
Bennett Media Studio
(Media Production industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Music, TV, Film and Photography Studio Production.
Live Events and Art Gallery Space. -
Board Director
Songwriters Guild of America Foundation
(Music industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
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Chairman of the Board
American Independence Corp.
(Financial Services industry)
January 1997 — Present (13 years )
Independent Director
Chairman ( non-executive) of the Board
Audit Committee Member -
Owner
Absalom Artists Group
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ASA; Banking industry)
January 1996 — Present (14 years )
Music Production and Publishing.
Live Event Management.
Artist Management.
Co-Branding development. -
Partner
InvestCorp 212 Ventures
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 1999 — July 2001 (2 years 7 months)
A $200 Million Venture Capital group targeting Wireless technology Companies.
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President and CEO
Prodigy Internet
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)
August 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 1 month)
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Chief Executive Officer
Trintex / Prodigy Services Company
(Entertainment industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year )
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President and CEO
VH1
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Entertainment industry)
January 1989 — July 1994 (5 years 7 months)
President and CEO of MTV Networks' VH-1 for five years.
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President and CEO VH-1
MTV Networks
(Entertainment industry)
1989 — 1993 (4 years )
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executive vice persident
Viacom, Inc.
(Entertainment industry)
1980 — 1989 (9 years )
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Executive Vice President, CHief Operating Officer
Viacom Cable
(Entertainment industry)
1985 — 1988 (3 years )
edward bennett’s Education
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Boston University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Additional Information
edward bennett’s Websites:
edward bennett’s Interests:
Music. Film, Photography, Technology, Live Performances,Cooking.
edward bennett’s Groups:
Ascap/BMI
Amnesty International
CTAM
Judge-Webby Awards
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RESOURCE MAGAZINE
edward bennett’s Honors:
ACLU Torch Of Liberty Award
edward bennett’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
