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Principal PartnerJeffrey Katzenberg
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NAICS Code Motion Picture and Video Production: 512110

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jeffrey Katzenberg Principal Partner
Jheryl Busby Head of Urban Music
Paul G. Allen Investor

Jeffrey Katzenberg is a principal partner of DreamWorks SKG, which he founded in October 1994 with his partners, Steven Spielberg and David Geffen. Prior to that, Katzenberg served as chairman of The Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. He began his career as assistant to the president of United Artists and moved on to Paramount Studios where he became president himself. Katzenberg serves on the boards of The Motion Picture and Television Fund, The Museum of the Moving Image, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California Institute of the Arts, and The Simon Wiesenthal Center. He is co-chairman of both the Creative Rights Committee of the Directors Guild of America and the Committee on the Professional Status of Writers of the Writers Guild of America.

Organization Position Status
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research CEO, Dreamworks Animation Skg Current
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
DreamWorks SKG Principal Partner Current
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Motion Picture Company, Inc Board of Directors Current
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Board of Directors Current
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Board of Directors Current
Simon Wiesenthal Center Board of Directors Current
California Institute of the Arts Board of Directors Current
Museum of The Moving Image Board of Directors Current
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Chairman Former
The Walt Disney Studios Chairman Former

Mr. Jheryl Busby serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of OneUnited Bank. Mr. Busby is currently the head of Urban Music at DreamWorks SKG and the principal and owner of Busby Holdings, a company engaged in artist and executive management, consulting and other businesses. Mr. Busby is a veteran of the music industry. He is best known for reviving Motown Records, creating the Urban Music department at MCA Records, and building the black music division at A& M Records. Mr. Busby has held senior executive positions with Stax Records, Cassablanca Records, Atlantic, CBS, A&M, MCA and Motown.

Organization Position Status
DreamWorks SKG Head of Urban Music Current
One United Bank Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Current

Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen creates and advances world-class projects and high-impact initiatives that change and improve the way people live, learn, work and experience the world through arts, education, entertainment, sports, business and technology. He co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1976, remained the company's chief technologist until he left Microsoft in 1983, and is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc. and chairman of Charter Communications. In addition, Allen's multibillion dollar investment portfolio includes large stakes in DreamWorks Animation SKG, Digeo, Oxygen Media, real estate holdings and more than 40 other technology, media and content companies. In 2004 Allen funded SpaceShipOne, the first privately-funded effort to successfully put a civilian in suborbital space and winner of the Ansari X-Prize competition. Allen also owns the Seattle Seahawks NFL and Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchises. Named one of the top philanthropists in America, Allen gives back to the community through the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, whose goal is to transform individual lives and strengthen communities by supporting arts and culture, youth engagement, community development and social change, and scientific and technological innovation throughout the Pacific Northwest. Allen is also founder of Experience Music Project, Seattle's critically-acclaimed interactive music museum, the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, and Vulcan Productions, the independent film production company behind the award-winning feature HARD CANDY, the "Evolution" series on PBS, "The Blues," executive produced by Martin Scorsese in conjunction with Allen and Jody Patton, and the six-part series, Rx for Survival A Global Health Challenge. Learn more about Allen online at www.paulallen.com.

Organization Position Status
Allen Institute for Brain Science Co-Founder Current
Experience Music Project Founder Current
Vulcan Productions Chairman & Founder Current
Vulcan Inc. Founder Current
The Science Fiction Museum Founder Current
Bickfordmovie.Com Executive Producer Current
Charter Communications, Inc. Chairman Current
Digeo, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rx for Survival Board of Directors Current
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. Board of Directors Current
Oxygen Media, LLC Investor Current
DreamWorks SKG Investor Current
Microsoft Corporation Chief Technologist Former
Microsoft Corporation Co-founder Former
Charter Communications, Inc. Founder Former
Vulcan Inc. Chairman Former
Charter Communications, Inc. Director Former

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  • Paul Allen, sick of Microsoft mail glut, sells own software fix

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  • Paul G. Allen Launches Xiant to Produce Easy-to-use Software Tools

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  • Paul G. Allen Launches Xiant to Produce Easy-to-use Software Tools

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  • Paul G. Allen Launches Xiant to Produce Easy-to-use Software Tools

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  • Paul Allen launches startup Xiant

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  • Allen Sells Out for Hundreds

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  • Seattles New High-Tech Hub

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  • Allen Dumps Charter Stock

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  • Paul Allen sells 28M shares of Charter stock for less than $1,000

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  • DreamWorks is expanding beyond the big screen

    Los Angeles Times - 6/10/09 - View Story

  • DreamWorks to Release Five Films Every Two Years

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  • DreamWorks to release five films every two years

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  • UPDATE 2-DreamWorks to release 5 films every two years

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  • DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg and Lew Coleman to Present at Cowen and...

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  • DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg and Lew Coleman to Present at Cowen and Company 37th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on May 28, 2009

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