Strauss Zelnick

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Mr. Strauss Zelnick serves as Fund Advisory Board Member at Balfour Pacific Capital.Mr. Zelnick founded Zelnick Media Capital (ZMC), a private equity firm focusing on the media and communications industry, in 2001. He also serves as Member of Advisory Board at Everberg Capital. He is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Take-Two Interactive Software, one of the world's leading video game producers and distributors. Mr. Zelnick was the Interim Chairman of CBS Corporation when it merged with Viacom (NYSE: VIAC) in 2019. Prior to forming ZMC, Mr. Zelnick was President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Entertainment, at that time one of the world's largest music and entertainment companies with more than 200 record labels and operations in 54 countries. Before joining BMG Entertainment, Mr. Zelnick was President and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Dynamics, a producer, and distributor of interactive entertainment software. Prior to that, he spent four years as President and Chief Operating Officer of 20th Century Fox, where he managed all aspects of Fox Inc.'s worldwide motion picture production and distribution business. Previously, Mr. Zelnick spent three years at Vestron Inc., two as the company's President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Zelnick also served as Vice President of International Television Sales at Columbia Pictures. Mr. Zelnick currently sits on the board of Starwood Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: STWD). He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.