Larry Tanz has held executive positions with AOL Time Warner, and previously served as president and CEO of LivePlanet, as well as the president and CEO of Vuguru.
20 Facts About Larry Tanz
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Larry Tanz is currently the VP of Global Television at Netflix.
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In 1988, Tanz graduated from the Ramaz School in Manhattan.
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Larry Tanz earned an MS in Behavioral Psychology from Harvard and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1999.
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Larry Tanz's published research as a graduate student included the study of addiction, in addition to experiments on decision mechanisms of laboratory animals.
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Larry Tanz worked as a Senior Associate at Mercer Management Consulting.
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Larry Tanz left Mercer to become the Director of Strategy and Operations for AOL Time Warner.
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Larry Tanz served four years as CEO and president of the company, which was founded by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore.
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Larry Tanz oversaw strategy and operations, as well as projects for the company, including serving as an executive producer for Project Greenlight.
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Larry Tanz served as a producer on related film projects like the horror film Feast as well as documentaries like First Descent and Running the Sahara.
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Larry Tanz executive produced other television series including the reality show American Start-Up.
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Larry Tanz remained with LivePlanet until the shuttering of its film division in 2008.
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In 2008, Larry Tanz co-founded Agility Studios, along with Scott Ehrlich and Keith Quinn.
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In December 2009, Larry Tanz was hired as the president of Vuguru, as Vuguru became a stand-alone entity.
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Larry Tanz further expanded business into long form television series, hiring the former president of programming at Comedy Central Lauren Corrao.
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Larry Tanz has been interviewed regarding the effects of the Internet on television viewership and profit margins, stating that Internet video portals have begun to ebb away significantly at the importance of network television broadcasts.
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In November 2014, Larry Tanz was hired by Netflix as Vice President of Content Acquisition for Europe.
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Larry Tanz was then elevated to the position of VP, Global Television.
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Larry Tanz co-founded a charity in 2006 with partners Matt Damon, Keith Quinn, and Marc Joubert which later became known as H2O Africa Foundation and then water.
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Larry Tanz is married to Sara Messeloff, a 1990 Ramaz School alumni.