- Born
- Birth nameHarry Strauss Zelnick
- Strauss Zelnick, a partner in ZelnickMedia since 2001, became Chairman of Take-Two in March 2007 and Chief Executive Officer in January 2011. Mr. Zelnick is currently Chairman of ITN Networks and serves on the boards of directors of Naylor LLC, Alloy, Inc. and Starwood Property Trust, Inc. In August 2013, Mr. Zelnick was elected Vice Chairman of the Entertainment Software Association, the interactive entertainment industry's trade association. In 2014, Mr. Zelnick was elected Chairman of the Entertainment Software Association, the interactive entertainment industry's trade association.
Prior to forming ZelnickMedia, Mr. Zelnick was President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Entertainment, a $4.7 billion music and entertainment company. Mr. Zelnick's appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Entertainment followed his tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company's North American business unit from 1994 through 1998. Before joining BMG Entertainment, Mr. Zelnick was President and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Dynamics, a leading producer and distributor of interactive game software. Prior to that, he spent four years as President and Chief Operating Officer of 20th Century Fox, where he managed all aspects of the worldwide motion picture and distribution business.
Previously, he spent three years at Vestron Inc. as a senior executive, and rose to become President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Zelnick also served as Vice President, International Television for Columbia Pictures.
Mr. Zelnick holds an MBA and a JD from Harvard University and a BA from Wesleyan University. He is an associate member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, has served on the Board of Directors of the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America and is a Trustee Emeritus of Wesleyan University.
- IMDb mini biography by: Take two Interactive Software Official Site Bio
- SpouseWendy Belzberg(January 1990 - present) (3 children)
- Children
- President of 20th Century Fox (1989-1993). President of Bertelsmann Music Group Entertainment (1994-2001). Chairman of Take-Two Interactive Software sine 2007.
- World's Fittest CEO: Often referred to in business circles as the "world's fittest CEO," Zelnick maintains an intense twice-a-day workout schedule even in his 60s.
- Harvard Double Degree: He simultaneously earned both a Juris Doctor (JD) from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- The Program: He founded an invitation-only early-morning fitness group in New York called "#TheProgram," where he leads high-intensity workouts for a group of roughly 80 friends and colleagues.
- Late Bloomer Athlete: Despite his current status as a fitness guru, Zelnick describes himself as being unathletic as a child, only beginning to pursue serious sports and lifting in his late 30s and 40s.
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