Warren Lieberfarb
{{Short description|American business executive}}
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Warren N. Lieberfarb (born September 28, 1943) is Chairman of Warren N. Lieberfarb & Associates, LLC (WNLA), a boutique consulting and investment firm based in Los Angeles focused on digital media technology and distribution.
Biography
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Lieberfarb was born to a Jewish family, the son of a children's clothing manufacturer.[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/24/business/private-sector-the-would-be-king-of-the-dvd.html?mcubz=3 New York Times: "Private Sector; The Would-Be King of the DVD" By James Greenberg] November 24, 2002 He graduated with a B.S. in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. In 1967, he worked as a financial analyst for Paramount Pictures where he was introduced to the concept of films on a disc and was asked by then president Stanley R. Jaffe to research new home video technologies. In 1973, he took a job as vice president for telecommunications at 20th Century Fox. In 1984, he accepted a job as president of Warner Home Video (WHV), the home entertainment arm of Warner Bros. Entertainment, where he guided the company through nearly two decades of growth. Lieberfarb's most significant achievement at WHV was his widely acknowledged role as the architect of the DVD. He has been called “The Father of DVD” by Variety, Home Media Magazine and Media Play News.{{cite news | last = Hettrick| first = Scott| title = Lieberfarb's Legacy: Solid Vid Amid Skid | publisher = Variety | date = July 24, 2002 | url = https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/lieberfarb-s-legacy-solid-vid-amid-skid-1117870221/| access-date = January 6, 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Arnold|first1=Thomas|title=A Salute to the Original Digital Driver: Warren Lieberfarb|url= https://www.homemediamagazine.com/tks-take/salute-original-digital-driver-warren-lieberfarb/|accessdate=March 3, 2022|work=Home Media Magazine|date=April 17, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Sanderson|first1=Kirk|title=Media Play News to Celebrate 25 Years of Digital Entertainment|url= https://www.mediaplaynews.com/media-play-news-to-celebrate-25-years-of-digital-entertainment/|accessdate=March 3, 2022|work=Media Play News|date=March 3, 2022}} It was his initial vision that evolved into today's DVD, the format that revolutionized the home video business model from rental to purchase, driving unprecedented growth in studio home video revenues.{{cite web | title = One Man's Flight of Fancy | publisher = Newsweek | date = July 5, 2004 | url = http://www.newsweek.com/id/54331}} In January 2003, James F. Cardwell was appointed his successor at WHV{{cite web|url=http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,669660,00.html|title=Warner Home Video veteran James Cardwell has been named President, Warner Home Video|last=Brogliatti|first=Barbara |date=2003-01-08|publisher=Time Warner}} and Lieberfarb founded Warren N. Lieberfarb & Associates, LLC.
Lieberfarb currently serves on the board of directors of Hughes Telematics, Inc. (HUTC.OB).{{cite web | title = Hughes Telematics, Inc. SEC filing 10K/A excerpt | date = July 19, 2010 | url = http://sec.edgar-online.com/hughes-telematics-inc/10-ka-amended-annual-report/2010/07/19/section5.aspx}} He has served as a member of the board of directors of Sirius Satellite Radio{{cite web | title = Sirius Investor Relations Press Release | date = October 2, 2003 | url = http://investor.sirius.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=152407}} and thePlatform{{cite web | title = thePlatform Press Release | date = July 25, 2005 | url = http://www.theplatform.com/corp/about/news_and_events/news/warren_lieberfarb_architect_of.php}} (since 2006 a subsidiary of Comcast Interactive Media). He also served on the University of Pennsylvania’s Board of Trustees,{{cite web | title = University of Pennsylvania Almanac, Vol. 52, No. 11 | date = November 8, 2005 | url = http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v52/n11/uc_trustees.html}} and served on the Library Board of Overseers and the Undergraduate Advisory Board of The Wharton School.{{cite web | title = University of Pennsylvania | date = March 2009 | url = http://www.upenn.edu/secretary/overseers/centernames.html}} Lieberfarb also served on the board of directors and Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute.{{cite web | title = American Film Institute 2004 Annual Report | url = http://www.afi.com/Docs/about/annualreport/AFI_AR_04.pdf}}
Personal life
From 1987 to 1990, Lieberfarb was in a relationship with Faye Dunaway.{{cite book|author=Dunaway, Faye|title=Looking for Gatsby: My Life|year=1995|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn=0684808412|page=360}} He is married to investment adviser Gail Kamer. The couple lives in Brentwood, Los Angeles.[https://westsidetoday.com/2015/06/12/brentwood-residents-attend-erasing-the-stigma-leadership-awards/ West Side Today: "Brentwood residents attend Erasing The Stigma Leadership Awards"] June 12, 2015
References
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External links
- [http://www.wnlassociates.com Warren N. Lieberfarb & Associates, LLC]
- [http://www.warnerbros.com/ Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.]
- [http://www.timewarner.com/ Time Warner, Inc.]
- [http://www.upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania]
- [http://www.afi.com American Film Institute]
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Category:American cinema pioneers
Category:Wharton School alumni
Category:20th-century American Jews
Category:American media executives
Category:Ross School of Business alumni