Jon F. Vein

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Jon F. Vein
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BornDecember 3, 1963
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Harvard Law School
OccupationBusiness executive, entrepreneur, producer
Spouse(s)Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
Children1 son (Jack Vein), 1 daughter (Caroline Grace Vein)
Parent(s)Philip Henry Vein (father), Sylvia Betty Vein (mother)

Jon F. Vein is an American business executive, entrepreneur and active member of his local, state and national communities. He has worked in a number of industries, from aerospace and technology to entertainment and the law, as well as in the fields of software and marketing.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life[]

Vein was born to an American Jewish family in Los Angeles, California. Raised in Encino, California, he attended both The Harvard School for Boys in North Hollywood, California and Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California. At Birmingham High School he served as both Senior Class President and Student Body President. In his senior year of high school he was recognized as a Youth of the Year for the City of Los Angeles.[7][8] Vein went on to the University of California, Berkeley where he double-majored in Electrical Engineering-Computer Science and Materials Science Engineering, graduating with highest honors).[9] Jon went on to attend The Harvard Law School, where he won the Williston Contract Drafting and Negotiation competition and served as the Class of 1989's First Class Marshall, graduating cum laude. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the Harvard Law School in 1989.[10][11][12]

Career[]

Vein co-founded and served as the co-Chief Executive Officer of MarketShare,[13] a cloud-based marketing analytics company based in Westwood, alongside Wes Nichols. Jon served as its co-chief executive officer and managing partner until MarketShare was acquired in December, 2015 by Neustar for US$450 million in 2015. The acquisition was one of the largest amongst Los Angeles-founded companies.[14][15]

Jon is also an Emmy Award-winning producer[16] and winner of the 2016 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[17][18] The Los Angeles Business Journal named Vein as one of the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles.[19][20][21][22] Jon holds several patents including one for in-vitro meat.[23]

Early career[]

Vein began his professional career working at technology companies, from Teledyne Relays to Hughes Aircraft, where he worked on the "Star Wars" program under President Ronald Reagan. He went on to co-found Dern & Vein, an entertainment law firm based in Los Angeles with Dixon Dern.[10][24]

Vein left Dern & Vein to join Film Roman, an animation production company based in Los Angeles, where he held a number of positions, including Chief Operating Officer and interim Chief Executive Officer.[25] At Film Roman he produced a number of well-known television shows, including King of the Hill and The Simpsons, the latter of which resulted in his winning an Emmy Award in 2001.[16]

Vein subsequently served as the chief operating officer of Artist Management Group and the Artist Production Group, two companies based in Los Angeles and founded by Michael Ovitz.[9] As COO, Vein oversaw all divisions, including talent, literary, animation, sports, music, publishing, and feature film production and helped negotiate Artist Management Group's acquisition by The Firm, Inc. in 2002.[26]

Organizations[]

Vein is a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the World Presidents Organization Gold.[13] He was previously a member of the Golden West Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization, where he served as the Chairman of that chapter. Jon is also a member of the California State Bar Association.[27][28]

Political engagement[]

Jon served as a member of Barack Obama's National Finance Committees for both the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns,[29] as well as on the National Finance Committee for Hillary Clinton's candidacy for president in 2016.[30][31] He has also held several fundraisers for national, state, and local candidates.[32] Jon served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 2016, and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Center of American Progress.[33][34][35][36][37][38]

Public service[]

Vein has worked with a number of public service, professional and charitable organizations.[39][40][41][42]

He has served as the president of the Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Development Board since 2013,[43][44] and as the head of the Brand LA initiative for the Mayor's Fund in Los Angeles.[42][43] Vein is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the California Science Center,[45] the board of the California Cultural and Historic Endowment,[46] the board of directors of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the US Fund for UNICEF's Southern California Region (where he serves as co-President), and the University of Haifa.[47][46]

Furthermore, he is a member of the board of the Los Angeles Police Foundation,[48] the Los Angeles Business Council,[49] and the advisory boards of the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, and Step Up on Second.[50][51] He also belongs to the Program Advisory Committee member for Fremont College,[52] the Hancock Park Homeowners’ Association,[37] and the Pacific Council for International Policy.[53][54]

Personal life[]

Vein is married to Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, the co-founder of the Gotham Group, a talent agency and production company. They have a son, Jack, and a daughter, Caroline.[55] They reside in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California.[56] The Vein family hosted a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign on February 22, 2016.[57][58]

References[]

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  2. ^ California, State of. "Board - California Natural Resources Agency". resources.ca.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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  4. ^ "Advisory board" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. ^ Crossley, Tracy (24 February 2015). "Meet Jon Vein: A Collaborative Leader". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ Assembly, California. Legislature (4 May 2018). "Journal of the Assembly, Legislature of the State of California". Retrieved 4 May 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Inc., Intelius. "Jon Vein Los Angeles, CA - Intelius". www.intelius.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. ^ "1982 Birmingham High School Yearbook". Classmates.com
  9. ^ a b "Executive Profile". Bloomberg
  10. ^ a b "Short Takes". 5 March 1993. Variety Magazine
  11. ^ "LA 500: Jon F. Vein - Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Jon Vein Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Meet Jon Vein A Collaborative LeaderJon Vein". 24 February 2015. Huffington Post
  14. ^ "MarketShare Sold for $450 Million - Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  15. ^ "MarketShare Sold for $450 Million". Los Angeles Business Journal
  16. ^ a b "Jon Vein". Television Academy
  17. ^ "Tech Roundup: LA entrepreneurs honored at EY, OpenX opens new office & more". Built In Los Angeles. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  18. ^ "EY announces winners of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year". EY.com
  19. ^ "Los Angeles Business Journal 500 - 22 Aug 2016". Los Angeles Business Journal
  20. ^ "Jon Vein: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Who We Are - Big Sunday". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  22. ^ http://gettyhouse.org/2014/05/branding-la-capturing-our-story-for-visitors-businessesand-ourselves/
  23. ^ Method for producing tissue engineered meat for consumption, 2001-11-16, retrieved 2018-10-18
  24. ^ https://www.screendaily.com/film-romans-jon-vein-named-coo-at-amg-and-apg/ 403743.article
  25. ^ "Film Roman's Jon Vein named COO at AMG and APG". Screen Daily
  26. ^ "Executive Profile". Bloomberg
  27. ^ "Jon Vein - Pacific Council on International Policy". www.pacificcouncil.org. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Southern California Regional Board". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  29. ^ "Jon Vein". The Los Angeles Coalition
  30. ^ "Hollywood's Top Democrats on Glass Ceilings and the Party's Next Hope for President". 13 December 2016. Hollywood Reporter
  31. ^ "Hillblazers". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-05-14. Hillary for America
  32. ^ Johnson, Ted (2018-03-15). "Showbiz Democrats See a 'Deluge' of Midterm Candidates Courting for Cash". Variety. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  33. ^ "Jon Vein, Marketshare Partners LLC: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  34. ^ https://www.larchmontbuzz.com/larchmont-village-people/hancock-park-resident-jonvein-elected-hilary-clinton-delegate/
  35. ^ "Hillary Clinton Returns to L.A. For Fundraisers". 23 February 2016.
  36. ^ "Department Commission". Los Angeles Convention Center. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  37. ^ a b "Hancock Park Homeowners Association est 1948 - Board Members". www.hancockparkhomeownersassociation.org. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  38. ^ "Science Center Governance". California Science Center. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  39. ^ "Advisory Board". Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission
  40. ^ "Science Center Governance". 2014-06-23. California Science Center
  41. ^ "Southern California Regional Board". UNICEF
  42. ^ a b "Jon F. Vein". IMDb. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  43. ^ a b "Board of Los Angeles Convention & Tourism Development Commissioners". City of Los Angeles
  44. ^ "Los Angeles Mayor" (PDF). City of Los Angeles
  45. ^ "Science Center Governance". 2014-06-23. California Science Center
  46. ^ a b "California Cultural and Historical Endowment" (PDF).
  47. ^ "Southern California Regional Board". UNICEF
  48. ^ "Directors". The Los Angeles Police Foundation
  49. ^ "Jon Vein, Co-Founder, MarketShare :: The Jewish Graduate Student Initiative". thejgsi.org. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  50. ^ "Jon Vein, Co-Founder, MarketShare :: The Jewish Graduate Student Initiative". thejgsi.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  51. ^ "Advisory Board". Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission
  52. ^ "Jon Vein - Fremont College". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  53. ^ "Member". Pacific Council for International Policy
  54. ^ "Jon Vein - Fremont College". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  55. ^ "Jon Vein". MarketShare. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  56. ^ Reyes, Emily Alpert (April 14, 2015). "L.A. council candidate Ryu takes aim at council 'secret slush funds'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  57. ^ Johnson, Ted (January 31, 2016). "Thomas Tull, Haim Saban Give Seven-Figure Sums to Pro-Clinton SuperPAC". Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  58. ^ Johnson, Ted (February 10, 2016). "Bernie Sanders' Blowout Elicits Hope and Anxiety Among Hollywood Democrats". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2016.

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