Robert Friedman | |
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Born |
Robert Friedman March 24, 1956 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | CEO |
Known for | Bungalow Media + Entertainment |
Robert Friedman (born March 24, 1956) is a businessman in the entertainment industry. He is the CEO of Bungalow Media + Entertainment, a private equity-backed entertainment and media company he founded in 2013. It develops, produces and distributes content across all platforms. Beginning his career as an account manager at Grey Advertising he then held roles at AOL Time Warner, New Line Cinema, Classic Media, and RadicalMedia. He has produced films including Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, and Under African Skies, for which he shared a Christopher Award.
Friedman attended Vassar College, from which he received a BA in psychology in 1978. He subsequently earned an MBA degree from Columbia's Graduate School of Business in 1980. He is a Trustee Emeritus of Vassar College and sits on the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School. He was the speaker at the latter's 2009 commencement. Friedman also serves on the boards of the Mount Sinai Medical Center and AccuWeather, previously serving on the board of the Morgans Hotel Group.