A CAA co-founder, he's had a storied reign at Universal, where he first joined in 1995 as president and COO. Ron Meyer was recognized as part of 2018's Variety500 presented by verizondigital
The industry giant co-founded CAA before joining Universal in 1995 as president and COO. He ran the studio for 18 years — the longest reign in Hollywood history— before eventually being named vice chairman of NBCUniversal in 2013.
Meyer provides strategic guidance and counsel on all aspects of the company, including its valuable portfolio of film and television assets, as well as the global theme park businesses. He played a key role in NBCU’s $3.8 billion acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, whose many hits include “Shrek” and “Madagascar.” The high school dropout and ex-Marine, who started as a messenger at the Paul Kohner Agency, recently signed a five-year contract extension with NBCU.
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