Peter Guber is the Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports and new media. Among the most successful executives and entrepreneurs in the entertainment and communications industries, Peter Guber personally produced or executive produced such landmark films as: Rain Man, Batman, The Color Purple, Midnight Express, Gorillas in the Mist, The Witches of Eastwick, Missing and Flashdance, which have resonated with audiences all over the world, earning over three billion dollars worldwide and garnering more than fifty Academy Award nominations. As a top entertainment executive, Peter Guber led Sony Pictures as Chairman & CEO; Columbia Pictures as President; Polygram as Chairman & CEO and Casablanca Record & Filmworks as Co-Owner and Co-Chairman. While at Sony, the company achieved an industry-best domestic box office market share of 17%, and led all competitors with the highest four-year total of Academy Award nominations ever for a single company. A noted author, Peter Guber co-wrote the best seller, Shootout. In December 2007, Guber wrote the cover article for the Harvard Business Review titled, The Four Truths of the Storyteller. He also authored op-ed pieces for the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. Guber recently released his third book, Tell To Win - Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story, which became a #1 best seller in the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and on Amazon.com. Peter Guber has also been a full professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television for nearly four decades. Among the many courses Guber launched is Navigating a Narrative World, bringing in experts such as Deepak Chopra, Pat Riley, Chris Anderson, Bran Ferran and dozens of other high profile guests to converse before graduate students from the schools of business, theater, film and television, law, and public policy about the importance of telling purposeful stories in their disciplines. A passionate, humorous, and tireless motivator and speaker, Peter Guber has dedicated himself to coaching current and future leaders about the importance of telling purposeful stories to propel their business success. Peter Guber turned his legacy and experience in front of the camera where he was seen every Sunday morning for six years on American Movie Classics (AMC), as co-host of the critically-acclaimed show, Shootout to prime time, with a series of one hour specials in 2009 called StoryMakers. Guber can currently be seen as co-host of In the House, a weekly, national half-hour news and interview show on Encore. The show focuses on industry trends in pop culture, providing a platform for major stars, key filmmakers and other creative and business leaders to comment on their industry. He can also be seen weekly as an entertainment and media analyst on Fox Business News's America's Nightly Scoreboard with David Asman. In 2010, Peter Guber, together with several partners, acquired the Golden State Warriors basketball team. Guber is owner and co-executive chairman of the NBA franchise that services the Bay Area. Peter Guber was recruited by Columbia Pictures out of NYU's Graduate School of Business where he was pursuing an MBA. He holds a BA, Master of Law and Juris Doctorate degrees. Peter Guber received his honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut, was named Albert Gallatin Fellow at New York University; is a recipient of Syracuse University's "George Arents Pioneer Award," the highest honor that can be given an alumnus, for his distinguished work in film; and is also a recipient of USC's "Dean's Award" for National Business Leadership. Peter Guber is a member of the UCLA Foundation Board of Trustees, as well as the winner of UCLA's prestigious "Service Award" for his accomplishments in association with the school. Guber is the Chair of the Founding Board of Advisors for the Center for Managing Enterprises in Media, Entertainment & Sports (MEMES) at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Bring the expertise and insight of Peter Guber to your organization through BigSpeak Speakers Bureau. http://www.bigspeak.com/peter-guber.html

• published: 18 Apr 2011
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