15 Facts About Shari Redstone

Shari Ellin Redstone was born on April 14,1954 and is an American heiress, businesswoman, and media executive.

Shari Redstone is the non-executive chairwoman of Paramount Global and chairwoman, president and CEO of National Amusements, and a former vice chair of CBS Corporation and Viacom.

In 2020, Shari Redstone was named on Times list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Shari Redstone's grandfather was Michael Redstone, who was the original founder of National Amusements, the parent company that now owns the majority of the Redstone media empire.

Shari Redstone graduated with a bachelor's degree from Tufts University in 1975.

Shari Redstone later received her JD degree in 1978 and her LL.

Shari Redstone practiced corporate law, estate planning and criminal law in the Boston area before joining National Amusements.

Shari Redstone has expanded the company's international footprint and its exploration of new technologies.

In 2011, Shari Redstone became co-founder and managing partner of Advancit Capital LLC, an investment platform focusing on early stage in media, entertainment and technology.

In January 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that Shari Redstone was pushing for CBS to merge with Viacom, with Redstone gathering names for new board members at CBS.

In January 2021, a Delaware judge said former CBS shareholders could sue Shari Redstone for pressuring the company to enter the merger, and in 2022, Redstone and Viacom sued a group of insurers for refusing to cover legal bills incurred by the court battle.

In July 2024, it was announced that Shari Redstone would sell to independent film studio Skydance Media, founded by film producer David Ellison, her family's "controlling" interest in Paramount Global, in a merger agreement that would give birth to a corporation valued approximately $28 billion.

Shari Redstone's ex-husband was president and director of National Amusements until two years after they divorced.

Shari Redstone is on the board of directors of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and the John F Kennedy Library Foundation.

Shari Redstone sits on the local advisory board and executive committee for BUILD, a nonprofit organization that uses entrepreneurship to propel low income youth through high school and into college.