Michael Wolf (economist)

Michael Wolf (economist)
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Michael Wolf is the founder and managing partner of ACTIVATE, a technology and strategy firm. He also currently serves on the boards of Entercom Communications Corporation.^[1] (NYSE: ETM), the fourth-largest broadcasting company in the United States, iAmplify.com,^[2] a Web-based content publisher and syndication network and the world's largest selection of expert video and audio downloads, and on the Board of Advisors for Slide.com,^[3] the world’s leading social entertainment company, which was sold to Google for approximately 200 million dollars in August 2010. Michael Wolf was formerly the president and COO of MTV Networks.^[4][5] During his tenure at MTV Mr. Wolf became one of Mark Zuckerberg's early mentors, as chronicled in "The Facebook Effect", by David Kirkpatrick^[6] Wolf formerly was a Director of McKinsey & Company,^[7] the international consultancy, and head of its Global Media and Entertainment Practice. Before joining McKinsey in 2001,^[8] Wolf was a senior partner with Booz & Company, where he spearheaded its media and entertainment group.^[9] Wolf is the author of publications on the subjects of entertainment,^[10] economics,^[11] non-fiction, e-business^[12] strategies and the development of global media. Michael was named by Silicon Alley 100 as one New York's Coolest Tech People In 2010.^[13]

His bestselling book on entertainment economics, The Entertainment Economy: How Media Forces Are Transforming Our Lives was published in the U.S. in 1999 and then globally. He is a frequent contributor and op-ed columnist for publications such as the Wall Street Journal,^[14][15][16] Forbes,^[17] and the New York Times, and has written for a number of journals and business publications.

Michael Wolf is also a well-known public speaker,^[18] entertainment economist and leader of media and entertainment programs, including heading panels^[19] at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2009. Participants in the 2009 conference included: Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Michael Wolf, Bono, Paulo Coelho, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.

Publications

• The Entertainment Economy - Random House, New York, 1999, ISBN 0812930428

See also

• Alpha Consumers Defined
• List of World Economists

Notes

1. ^ 'Entercom Communications Corp. Appoints Michael Wolf to Board of Directors.” Reuters. February 12, 2008' (02.12.2008) Reuters at Reuters.com
2. ^ iAmplify, Searching for online video's holy grail.” Fortune. February 4 2008.” Reuters. February 12, 2008' (02.04.2008) Fortune at CNNmoney.com
3. ^ HollywoodReporter, Michael Wolf joins Slide advisory board” Hollywoodreporter.com." April 30, 2009' (04.30.2009) Hollywood Reporter at Hollywoodreporter.com
4. ^ MTV Is Expected to Appoint Media Strategist as President.“ The New York Times. November 01, 2005.' (11.01.2005) NY Times at nytimes.com
5. ^ Wolf is big dog at MTV.” Daily Variety. November 2, 2005' (11.02.2005) Daily Variety at findarticles.com.com
6. ^ The Facebook Effect, by David Kirkpatrick, (05.06.10), CCN at CNN.com
7. ^ 'McKinsey WEF Biographies” ' (2004) Mckinsey & Company at mckinsey.com
8. ^ 'Michael Wolf Joins Rival McKinsey & Co.” The Los Angeles Times. March 9, 2001.” LA Times. March' (03.09.2001) LA Times at latimes.com
9. ^ Forbes Magazine, "Mergermania in Medialand”, Interview with Michael J Wolf, Forbes. Published Forbes Magazine, October 23, 1995, (10.23.1995)
10. ^ The Wall Street Journal, "Here Comes Another Wave Of Media Mergers.”, Published Wall Street Journal, (02.21.2002)
11. ^ The Wall Street Journal, "Digitizing MGM's Roar.” The Wall Street Journal.”, Published Wall Street Journal, (04.27.2004)
12. ^ "Will Social Networks on The Web Ever Make Money?" Forbes Online' (02.19.2009) Forbes at Forbes.com
13. ^ "Michael was named by Silicon Alley 100 as one New York's Coolest Tech People In 2010." Business Insider' (10.26.2010) Business Insider at businessinsider.com
14. ^ The Wall Street Journal, "Musical Bandits”, (05.01.2003)
15. ^ The Wall Street Journal, "In TV Land, Bigger Is Better”, (08.21.2000)
16. ^ The Wall Street Journal, "The Triumph of Broadband", (Jan.2000)
17. ^ Forbes Magazine, "Convergence", (August.2000)
18. ^ 'Michael J Wolf, The customer is in control.” SIME Conference 2008.' (2008) Blip.tv
19. ^ 'World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009', (Jan.2009), Info Systems at infosys.com

References

• Tech, Media Veterans Team Up on New Consulting Firm (02.25.10)
• Media 100: A Seat at the Table: 22. - Michael Wolf, Media Magazine (12.29.08)
• Media land was gripped by merger mania. "If you weren't everywhere... you were nowhere." .... As Michael Wolf writes, branded retail is about "imprinting...GOOGLEPAGES.COM

External links

• Ac.Ti.Vate.COM website
• Michael Wolf's Blog
• New York Times MTV Info
• NBA Tech Summit
• Business Week Trading The Bleachers For The Couch
• Economist.Com
• Milken Institute
• Book Reviews - The Entertainment Economy
• NO LOGO by Naomi Klein
• Mycrains top Executives
• World Economic Forum 2009

MTV Networks

MTV Networks: CMT | Comedy Central | Logo | MTV | MTV2 | MTV En Español | MTV Networks Europe | MTV Networks Latin America | Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite/Nick Jr. | Noggin/The N | Spike TV | TV Land | VH1 | iFilm | Neopets | GameTrailers | NickToons Network | Nick GAS Misc. Assets: BET | Paramount Pictures | Republic Pictures | Famous Music | DreamWorks

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