Marc Teren

Marc Teren is an American businessman, real estate developer and former media executive.

Marc Teren
Born1957 (age 65–66)
EducationHarvard Business School, Santa Clara University

Early life and education

Teren was born in San Jose, CA, and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1975.[1]

Teren studied business management at Santa Clara University while working at Marriott International. He earned his MBA from Harvard University.[2]

Career

Starting in 1983, Teren began acquiring and operating ShowBiz Pizza and Chuck E. Cheese franchises.[3][4]

The Walt Disney Company

Teren began working at The Walt Disney Company as Director of Business Development in 1992, eventually being promoted to GM of the newly formed Disney Interactive.[2][5][6][7]

While Teren was GM, Disney Interactive introduced Disney's Animated Storybook, Disney's Aladdin, The Lion King and Toy Story for Sega Genesis.[8]

Notably, Teren hired composer Michael Giacchino for the Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow video game.[5]

While at Disney, Teren co-founded the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and served as its first president.[2][9][10] Additionally, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Entertainment Software Association.[2]

Publishing

In 1997, Teren became president and CEO of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, overseeing the development of its first online platform.[11][12][13][14][15]

While at The Washington Post Company, Teren was on the founding team of Classified Ventures, helping develop Cars.com and Apartments.com.[12][16][17]

In 2000, Teren became CEO of Reed Elsevier's Cahners Publishing.[18][19][20][21][22][23] Teren divested approximately 20 publications and acquired companies worth $400M, before resigning in 2001.[24][25][26][27][28]

Real Estate Development

Teren has developed notable properties in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC.[29][30][31]

In 2019, Teren was appointed to the Cultural Heritage Commission for the City of Beverly Hills, and currently serves as its chair.[32][33][34]

Personal life

Teren resides in Beverly Hills, California.[32]

References
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  7. "Silicon Valley Seeps South to Hollywood". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1995-08-16. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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  10. "I'd Like to Thank My Programmer: Another Digital Awards". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  11. Mills, Mike (1996-12-20). "THE POST CO. NAMES DIGITAL INK PRESIDENT". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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  13. Schiesel, Seth (1997-03-25). "Web Publishers Start to Feel Lack of Advertising". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  14. Henry, Shannon (1999-07-20). "Software Giant Selling Unit to Ticketmaster". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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  16. "1998 Annual Report: To Our Shareholders". media.corporate-ir.net. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  17. "Former Disney Exec unveils low-risk investing platform for millennials". Built In Los Angeles. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  18. Out. Here Publishing. January 2001.
  19. Variety Staff (2000-01-14). "Teren tops Variety's publisher Cahners". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  20. Carr, David (2000-01-21). "Unconnecting the Dots". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  21. "The Advocate". The Advocate the National Gay & Lesbian Newsmagazine. Here Publishing: 40–43. 2000-04-25. ISSN 0001-8996.
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  23. "Cahners Business Gets New Chief Executive". The Boston Globe. 2000-01-14. p. 37. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  24. "Cahners creates Internet division". adage.com. 2000-09-06. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  25. Kelly, Keith J. (2001-07-20). "AXMAN GETS THE AX – CAHNERS CHIEF GONE AFTER ROCKY YEAR". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  26. Street Journal, Matthew RoseStaff Reporter of The Wall (2001-07-19). "Marc Teren Steps Down as Head Of Reed Elsevier's Cahners Unit". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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  29. "House of the Week | Georgetown mansion for $16.8M". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  30. Whitmore, Kate (2009-04-22). "Save Scheele's Group Meets With Teren". The Georgetown Metropolitan. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  31. Dobson, Amy Rose (2012-12-10). "See The Renderings For DC's Newest Most Expensive House". Curbed DC. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  32. "Teren Appointed to Cultural Heritage Commission" (PDF). BH Weekly. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  33. "Cultural Heritage Commission Regular Meeting". beverlyhills.granicus.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  34. Berjikian, Danielle (2023-07-13). "HISTORICAL CHARM: Cultural Heritage Commission Chair Marc Teren on the Challenges of Historic Preservation" (PDF). Beverly Hills Weekly. No. 1241. pp. 1, 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
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