Peter O. Price is chairman and chief executive of Premiere Previews, which invests in new media ventures. Price began his media career as a summer intern at The Wall Street Journal while attending Princeton University, where he graduated with honors in 1962. He subsequently graduated from Yale Law School, and then served as an officer in the United States Air Force before joining New York City government as counsel to the Taxi Commission, when he was also counsel to the New York Council on Child Psychiatry.
Peter O. Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Media executive |
| Spouse | Judith Price |
Early life and education edit
Price was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended Friends Select School. He attended Princeton University, graduating with honors in 1962. He subsequently graduated from Yale Law School; after graduation, he served as an officer in the United States Air Force.
Career edit
Price began his media career as a summer intern at the Wall Street Journal while he attended Princeton University. After his stint in the United States Air Force, Price moved to New York City, where he served in city government as Counsel To The Taxi Commission and as Counsel to the New York Council on Child Psychiatry.
Price began his professional career as director of corporate development for Time Inc., before becoming president of Media Networks,[1] publisher of the New York Post,[2] president of the National Sports Daily, president of Liberty Cable,[3] president of Television USA, president and chief executive officer of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences,[4] and founder of The New York Times Film Club.[5] He was most recently Managing Partner of a venture with Dow Jones.[6] He is now a Managing Partner of a venture with The Columbia Business School, Bloomberg, and Morgan Stanley.[7]
Price is active in educational and civic affairs. He was chairman of the board of governors of Eugene Lang College, a trustee of The New School University, a member of the Conference of University Board Chairmen, and founding chairman of the International Chapter of The Young Presidents Organization. He was also founding chairman of The World University, a venture with NBC, and Qubed Education, a venture with Conde Nast. Price has served as chairman of the Video Dial Tone Association in Washington, D.C., and has advised the government of France on telecommunications policy, for which he received "La Médaille de la Ville de Paris" from the mayor of Paris.
He is currently chairman of The Avenue Association, a director of RKO Pictures, a commissioner of the Latin Entertainment and Media Commission.[8] In 2009 Price was asked by Mayor Bloomberg to chair MediaNYC2020 to formulate the digital media strategy for New York City.[9] In 2010 he assumed the chairmanship of Reporters Without Borders[10] in the United States. In 2011, he was appointed a strategic advisor to Intel Media, and chairman of the Beijing CEO Roundtable.
Personal life edit
Price is married to Judith Price, founder of both Avenue Magazine and the National Jewelry Institute, where she currently serves as president. They live in New York and Paris, where he serves as Chairman of Parsons Paris Advisory Board.[11]
References edit
- ^ "M.N.I. Extending Into Cable", The New York Times July 3, 1980
- ^ "Publisher Takes Glossy Resume to Post", The New York Times February 22, 1988
- ^ "Peter Price, Park Avenue Guerilla", New York Times March 17, 1996
- ^ History of the Television Academy
- ^ "The New York Times Introduces Film Club", Bloomberg November 22, 2010
- ^ "Cass and Dow Jones launch CEO masterclasses", [1] November 13, 2017
- ^ ""Columbia Business School Launches New Open Online Course Exploring the Business of Entertainment", [2] October 28, 2020
- ^ "LMEC Commissioner", NYC.gov Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Strauss, Steven; Kristy Sundjaja; Peter Robinson; Andrew Chen (2012). Media.NYC.2020 (PDF). NYCEDC.
- ^ "RSF USA Board of Directors Elects Maryam Banikarim as New Chair", Reporters Without Borders January 7, 2019
- ^ Lisa Lockwood, "Parsons Paris Forms Advisory Board to Support Ambitious Growth Plan", WWD, January 18, 2019