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John A. Schneider, Jr., also known as Jack, (born December 4, 1926) spent more than 34 years as a Managing Director at Allen & Company, a premier investment house in the media and entertainment sectors. Mr. Schneider brings a wealth of international investment, underwriting and M&A experience from Allen & Co. and his long-term relationships with industry leaders in finance, technology, media and entertainment. Mr. Schneider also pioneered The Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, widely considered one of the most influential gatherings of international business leaders, annually. Following a brief retirement period, and starting in August 2012, Mr. Schneider was with Dominick & Dominick, LLC., a Wall Street investment firm founded in 1870. He currently makes his offices at SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investment firm based in New York City. Mr. Schneider began his career at CBS in Chicago in 1950 and was working in national advertising sales when the network in 1958 bought WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Schneider was named General Manager of the station, serving until October 1964, when he was named General Manager of WCBS-TV in New York City. On February 28, 1965, Mr. Schneider was appointed President of the CBS Television Network. He was the original President of Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Company in 1979, a joint venture of Warner Communications' Warner Cable and American Express. By 1981, he oversaw the launch of one of the world’s most influential television networks, MTV: Music Television. He left WASEC in 1984, shortly before MTV Networks became a public company. Mr. Schneider has been a Member of the Advisory Board at Digital Turbine, Inc. (alternative name Mandalay Digital Group, Inc.) since April 19, 2011; NeuMedia, Inc. since April 2011; IntelliCell BioSciences, Inc. since October 2011; and Loton Corp. since October 4, 2013. He served as a Member of Advisory Board at AudioEye, Inc.; and as a Director of Envision Solar International, Inc. from April 2, 2014 to March 4, 2015. He served as an Independent Director at Restorgenex Corporation from October 2012 to December 9, 2013 and its Advisor to Board of Directors since December 2011. Mr. Schneider served as a Director at Stratus Media Group, Inc. from October 2012 to December 9, 2013. Among his many philanthropic affiliations Mr. Schneider is Chairman of the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, a role he has held for 25 years; he has contributed for over a decade as a Board Member to MENTOR / National Mentoring Partnership; and has extensive contributions with the St. Vincent's Services to kids. After serving in the United States Naval Reserve in World War II, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1948. ==Bibliography== *Val Adams. "C.B.S. Ousts Aubrey as TV President: Unexplained Move Stuns Industry–Posts Goes to John A. Schneider". ''The New York Times''. March 1, 1965. 1. 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「John A. Schneider」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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