Stacey Snider

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Stacey Snider
Born (1961-04-29) April 29, 1961 (age 61)
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (JD)
OccupationFilm industry executive

Stacey Snider (born April 29, 1961) is an American film industry executive. She previously served as Chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox before its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company. [2]

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Biography

Snider was born to a Jewish family. [3] From 1999 to 2006, Snider was Chairman of Universal Pictures. [4] [5] From 2006 to 2014, she served as the Co-Chairman/CEO of DreamWorks. On June 16, 2016, it was announced that Snider, after serving as Co-Chairman since 2014, would be taking over for Jim Gianopulos as Chairman and CEO of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation as of June 30, 2017. [6] She now runs Elisabeth Murdoch's Sister. [7]

She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1985. [8] [9]

Personal life

Snider is a member of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple. [10]

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