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Ian Gerard (born in April, 1968 in New York City) was the co-founder of Gen Art. He served as the company's CEO (1997-2010).〔(Crain's New York Business, "40 Under 40" )〕 In January, 2012 he founded Syndicate-5 and has served as its CEO since. 〔(Syndicate-5 website )〕 ==Career== Gerard attended Vassar College after which he attended NYU School of Law. In 1993, Gerard founded Gen Art with his brother Stefan Gerard〔(Innovators, "Artist Mix and Match" )〕 and art world scion Melissa Neumann.〔(Harvard Business School's The Harbus )〕 Gerard practiced corporate law from 1994-1997 at Latham & Watkins. In 1997, Gerard became Gen Art’s CEO. Gen Art focused on producing fashion shows for emerging designers, film festivals for independent filmmakers, exhibitions for visual artists, live music productions and custom programs.〔(About.com )〕 During his tenure, the company opened additional offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Miami, and produced over 100 events each year.〔(Bloomberg.com )〕 The company showcased many emerging talents who at the time, were not nationally recognized, but have gone on to national prominence including Jennifer Lawrence, Zac Posen, Adrian Grenier, Rooney Mara, Rebecca Taylor, Ed Norton and Jeremy Renner.〔(NBC New York )〕 Gerard has been highlighted in various publications including Crains New York Business "40 Under 40" 〔(Crain's New York Business, "40 Under 40" )〕 and People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue.〔(People, "Simply The Best - Sexiest Man Alive" )〕 In 2005, Gerard was asked to join "The World Economic Forum of Young Global Leaders" as a member.〔(World Economic Forum )〕 In May 2010, Gen Art shuttered its doors due to the economic ramifications of the great recession.〔(The New York Times )〕 It was sold to Sandow Media and relaunched in January 2011 〔(The Wall Street Journal )〕 with Gerard acting as a consultant until his departure in March 2012.〔(Media Bistro )〕 In October 2011, Gerard founded Syndicate-5,〔 an entertainment and lifestyle marketing agency aligning brands with consumers through their arts & entertainment passion points. Clients have included Hyatt Hotels,〔(PR Week )〕 JCPenney, Heineken and Cadillac. In 2013, he co-founded the music & fashion program called "Sound Waves" which takes place annually in Montauk.〔(NY Times )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ian Gerard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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