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Sloan MBA Ian Forrester '05 (left) presents a gift to Miramax CFO Ross Landsbaum (right). |
MIT Sloan Students Invade NYC, Meet With Top Media Executives
November 11, 2003
NEW YORK, NY -- MIT Sloan students completed a three-day trip today to meet with entertainment, media, and sports executives
in New York City. More than
60 MBA students attended the aptly-named "New York MediaTrek," visiting 19 top media companies during their time in the city.
Top executives visited during the trek included Ross Landsbaum, CFO of Miramax; Vinnie Favale, SVP of late-night programming for CBS; Geoff Reiss, GM of ESPN the Magazine; Sarah Levy, SVP Strategy for MTV Networks; Michael Wolf, Director and Managing Partner of McKinsey's Media and Entertainment Practice; and
Paul Rossi, Publisher of Economist.com.
Current Sloan MBAs Nina Tannenbaum '05 (left) and Mandy Mobley '04 (right) present a gift to Sloan alum Holly Tang '00 (center) at the MTV Networks visit. |
In addition to these companies, Sloan students met with executives at Atari, Bertelsmann, Court TV, Dow Jones, Fox Cable Networks, Lehman Brother's Media Banking Group, Morgan Stanley's Media Banking Group, MTV Networks, The NBA, The NFL, NY Times Digital, and Time Inc.
At many of the companies, students had the opportunity to meet with recent Sloan alums who worked at the media firms, such as Holly Tang, who received her MBA from Sloan in 2000 and currently works in production management for MTV's VH1 channel.
Executives and alums alike discussed their businesses and the current challenges and opportunities in the media and entertainment space. They also educated Sloan students about career paths and how to get a job in the industry.
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