Michael D. Eisner
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For four decades, Michael D. Eisner has been a leader in the American entertainment industry. He began his career at ABC, where he helped take the network from number three to number one in prime-time, daytime, and children's television. In 1976 he became president of Paramount Pictures, turning out hit films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Saturday Night Fever. In 1984 Michael was appointed chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company and, in the ensuing twenty-one years, transformed it from a film and theme park company with $1.8 billion in enterprise value into a global media empire valued at $80 billion. In 2005 Michael founded The Tornante Company, a privately held corporation that makes investments in and incubates companies and opportunities in the media and entertainment space.

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Dan Adler for Congress

Posted April 25, 2011 | 09:44:52 (EST)

Dan Adler is running for Congress in California's 36th District, an area from Venice to San Pedro. Dan running for Congress is a fantastic thing.

Dan Adler is standing up, a committed citizen. That is a fantastic thing.

Dan Adler is definitely right for me. I know him. I like...

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'Working Together': Why Successful Business Partnerships Are As Important As Successful Marriages

Posted September 14, 2010 | 07:35:32 (EST)

Next month, it will be 26 years since my first day at work as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company. I remember it pretty well. I got up early, drove to Burbank, and walked into my new office, where Lucille Martin, who had been Walt Disney's secretary, welcomed me....

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'Working Together': Michael Eisner Highlights 11 Great Partnerships (PHOTOS)

Posted September 9, 2010 | 09:29:14 (EST)

Over the past two years, I've been at work on a project about a concept that's fascinated me for decades: partnership. From my marriage (43 years and counting) to my business life (where I spent 16 years working alongside Barry Diller at ABC and Paramount, and then, at Disney, partnered...

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