Michael Wolf 2418539 217894667 2008-06-08T05:15:31Z 70.174.189.60 {{otheruses4|the businessman|the writer|Michael Wolfe|the musician|Michael Wolff|the Missouri judge|Michael A. Wolff}} '''Michael Wolf''' was the president and former COO of [[MTV Networks]]. Wolf formerly was a Director of [[McKinsey & Company]], the international consultancy, and head of its Global Media and Entertainment Practice. Before joining McKinsey in 2001, Wolf was a senior partner with [[Booz & Company]], where he spearheaded its media and entertainment group. Wolf is the author of publications on the subjects of [[entertainment]], [[economics]], non-fiction, [[e-business]] strategies and the development of global media. His recent works include a book on entertainment economics, ''The Entertainment Economy: How Media Forces Are Transforming Our Lives'' (1999), which examined topics from the Internet and new media to selling movie tickets and records to teenagers. He authored articles in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' in 2003 titled "Media Mutiny" & "In the Fray". Michael Wolf is also a well-known [[Public speaking|public speaker]] and leader of media and entertainment programs, including heading panels at the World Economic Forum in [[Davos]] and conferences sponsored by influential publishing companies. He attended [[Columbia University]] and was a classmate of [[Barack Obama]]. ==External links== * [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/business/media/01viacom.html?ex=1288501200&en=98e18a9d66d6de63&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss New York Times MTV Info] * [http://www.nba.com/techsummit/bio_wolf.html NBA Tech Summit] * [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_34/b3948029_mz011.htm Business Week Trading The Bleachers For The Couch] * [http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=2024396 Economist.Com] * [http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/events.taf?function=show&cat=allconf&EventID=GC03&level1=program&level2=agenda&EvID=258 Milken Institute] * [http://www.mckinsey.com/ideas/wef2004/biographies/michaelwolf.asp World Economic Form - McKinsey] * [http://theentertainmenteconomy.com/reviews.html Book Reviews - The Entertainment Economy] * [http://www1.dragonet.es/users/markbcki/klein.htm NO LOGO by Naomi Klein] [[Category:MTV Networks]] [[Category:Columbia University alumni]]