Arick Wierson

Arick Wierson
Arick Wierson (Right) alongside Albert II, Prince of Monaco (Left) at the 2009 Monte-Carlo Television Festival.
Born	(1971-11-23) November 23, 1971 (age 45) Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Residence	Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	U.S.
Citizenship	U.S.
Alma mater	Georgetown University UNICAMP
Occupation	Adviser to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Founder, NYC Media, Executive Producer, Channel Production Films, President, Luanda Fashion Center

Arick Wierson (born November 23, 1971) is an American television and media executive. As a senior communications aide to former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Wierson, along with co-founder Seth Unger, was responsible for the creation and launch of NYC TV (now known as NYC Media), a network that has been recognized as an innovator and pioneer in public broadcasting across the United States and internationally, and is credited with spurring the revolution in hyperlocal non-news format programming in the broadcasting world. Wierson was described as "one of the most important people in New York media" by the television industry's weekly "Bible", Broadcasting & Cable magazine. During his tenure at NYC Media, Wierson led the flagship NYC TV station to 160 Emmy nominations, while personally being nominated on 29 different occasions for the role of Executive Producer in the creation of various programs. To date he has won five Emmy awards for his role as the Executive Producer of the nationally syndicated Secrets of New York as well one Emmy for his role as Executive Producer of the feature documentary film "Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace" which featured former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former Secretary-General of the U.N. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Dr. Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State and CNN's Wolf Blitzer, among other notables. The film deals with the 1979 Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt and the unlikely circumstances and behind-the scenes jockeying that led to its coming to fruition.

In 2009, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Wierson was returning to the private sector. Since then, Wierson has been credited as a major force behind the creation of the first private television station in Angola, TV Zimbo, and the establishment of Luanda Fashion Center, the largest department store in Angola.

Wierson grew up in Excelsior, Minnesota and attended part of his high school years in the Middle East. He graduated from Minnetonka High School (1990), later graduating cum laude from Georgetown University (1994) with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Foreign Service. In 1997, Wierson, was named the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar representing the State of Minnesota, which he used to receive his master's degree in Economics from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Wierson's career began as an investment banker, working for the World Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, and JP Morgan.