Van Toffler | |
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 Toffler at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon in 2008 | |
| Born | December 5, 1958 Staten Island, New York, US [1] |
| Occupation | CEO of Gunpowder & Sky |
Van Toffler (born December 5, 1958) is the CEO of digital media production and distribution company Gunpowder & Sky, which he co-founded in 2016. He was formerly the President of Viacom Media Networks Music & Logo Group at Viacom from March 2008 to April 2015.
Toffler was the former President of Viacom Media Networks Music & Logo Group at Viacom from March 2008 until he announced on February 17, 2015 he was leaving Viacom Media Networks [2] in April 2015 to "launch a content creation and acquisition company tentatively named Below the Radar. Toffler will be leaving his post in April, but will continue to executive produce a number of Viacom's flagship events including the VMAs, one of the signature franchises he launched." [3] He joined the start-up networks in 1987. On February 19, 2015, Viacom announced that Doug Herzog would replace him. [4]
In January 2016, Toffler, together with Floris Bauer and Otter Media formed Gunpowder & Sky, a digital content company aimed at millennials. [5]
He was also an associate with the law firm of Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays and Handler. [6]
Toffler graduated from George W. Hewlett High School in 1976, The George Washington University in 1980 [7] and has a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1983). [8]
In 2012, Billboard listed him as #35 in the Billboard Power 100. [9]
In 2004, he was named the City of Hope's 2004 Spirit of Life honoree for "raising awareness of social and health issues through such programming as The Osbournes and Tom Green Cancer Special." [10]
Toffler has two children, Matthew and Rachel, from his marriage to Cheryl Brahen (married July 12, 1987). [1]
