Victor Ganzi
 Victor Ganzi  (businessman) | |
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| Born | 14 February 1947 |
| Alma mater | Fordham University, Harvard Law School, New York University |
President and CEO of Hearst Corporation 2002-2008. | |
Victor Ganzi was president and CEO of Hearst Corporation 2002-2008.
The Hearst publication Popular Mechanics tried repeatedly tried to debunk the independent investigations into 9-11, with several hit pieces on the 9-11 truth movement[1].
Career
Prior to joining Hearst, Ganzi was the managing partner at Rogers & Wells (now part of Clifford Chance), one of the world’s largest international law firms. Ganzi began his career at Hearst in 1990 as general counsel, before being appointed chief financial and legal officer in 1992. He took on the responsibilities of operating the Hearst Books/Business Publishing Group in 1995. He was elected executive vice president in 1997 and named chief operating officer in 1998.[2]
From 2002 to 2008, Ganzi served as president and CEO of Hearst Corporation, where he grew the company into a more than $8 billion revenue entity, and was a key driver of acquisitions resulting in the addition or creation of more than 100 separate businesses.
During Ganzi’s 18 years at Hearst, it had a portfolio of brands including A&E, The History Channel, Lifetime and ESPN, as well as various internet, magazine, newspaper, television broadcasting and global businesses with well-known brands such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar, among many others.
He was non-executive chairman and president PGA TOUR, Inc., the entity which operates the men’s professional golf tour in the United States from 2007 – 2016.
Board positions
Ganzi serves as a trustee on the boards of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, Partnership to End Addiction and The First Tee, all of which are publicly-supported charitable organizations.
In addition to his present membership on various boards, Ganzi formerly was a director of ESPN, Inc. for 18 years, a board member for the Associated Press, and a trustee of Fordham University. In addition, he served as non-executive chairman of the board of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., a publicly-traded company, was a board member of Wyeth, a large pharmaceutical and biotechnology company until it merged with Pfizer Inc. in October 2009, and served 10 years as a trustee on the board of the American Museum of Natural History.
