James Murdoch, Barry Diller Among Media Execs Endorsing Kamala Harris in Open Letter

James Murdoch, Barry Diller Among Media Execs Endorsing Kamala Harris in Open Letter

Among these esteemed individuals, I find myself particularly drawn to T.J. McGill and Suzanne Sinegal McGill. Their combined passion for business and social impact resonates deeply with me. T.J.’s journey from being a professional soccer player to co-founding Evergreen Pacific Partners showcases the power of adaptability and resilience, qualities I deeply admire.


On Friday morning, a large number of high-ranking business executives, many with strong connections to Hollywood and the media industry, publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in a published letter.

The note asserts that her election would be the optimal method for upholding the robustness, safety, and dependability of our democracy and economy. It implies that with Kamala Harris in the White House, the business sector can trust they will have a President who is committed to the prosperity of American industries.

The letter was endorsed by 88 notable businesspeople, several of whom have a significant presence in the entertainment industry.

As a gamer, I find myself in the company of some heavy-hitters in the entertainment industry. Here are a few names you might recognize: James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, who used to run 21st Century Fox; Barry Diller, the brains behind IAC; Jeffrey Katzenberg, founder of Dreamworks; Jeff Bewkes, former CEO of Time Warner; Michael Lynton, ex-chairman of Sony Pictures; Mark Cuban, star of Shark Tank and owner of Dallas Mavericks; Maverick Carter, CEO of SpringHill; Magic Johnson, Lakers legend; Peter Chernin, former COO of Fox; Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn; Ted Leonsis, CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment; Marissa Mayer, ex-CEO of Yahoo; Laurene Powell Jobs, CEO of Emerson Collective; and Sean Parker, the genius behind Napster. Impressive crew, huh?

Harris is focusing on winning over the business sector, as significant names from the technology industry (such as Elon Musk) have shown their backing towards the former President Donald Trump, creating a kind of conflict between Tinsel Town and Silicon Valley.

You can read the full letter, first reported by CNBC, below.

We endorse Kamala Harris’s election as President of the United States.

As a gamer, I firmly believe that electing Kamala Harris as our President is an excellent choice for the sustained vigor, safety, and dependability of our democracy and economy. Having Kamala Harris in the White House means we can trust that our businesses will have a leader who’s committed to seeing American industries flourish. As President Biden’s partner, she boasts a robust background of championing measures to boost business investment within the U.S., ensuring our businesses remain competitive on the global stage.

  • Roger Altman, Founder & Senior Chairman of Evercore
  • Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream
  • Carl Bass, former CEO of Autodesk
  • Tom Bernstein, President and Co-Founder of Chelsea Piers
  • Afasaneh Beschloss, Founder & CEO of Rock Creek
  • Jeff Bewkes, former CEO of Time Warner
  • W. Michael Blumenthal, 64th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and former CEO of both Bendix and Unisys
  • Rosalind “Roz” Brewer, former CEO of Sam’s Club; former CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance; former COO of Starbucks
  • Ursula Burns, former CEO of Xerox; Chairwoman of Teneo; Founding Partner of Integrum Holdings
  • Maverick Carter, CEO of The SpringHill Company
  • Ken Chenault, Chairman & Managing Director of General Catalyst; former Chairman & CEO of American Express
  • Peter Chernin, Co-Founder & Partner of TCG 
  • Tony Coles, Chairperson & former CEO of Cerevel
  • Tim Collins, Founder, CEO, and Senior Managing Director of Ripplewood
  • Ron Conway, Founder & Managing Partner of SV Angel
  • Robert Crandall, former President and Chairman of American Airlines
  • Mark Cuban, Various entrepreneurial endeavors and a “shark” on Shark Tank
  • Richelieu Dennis, Founder and Executive Chair of Sundial Group of Companies
  • Barry Diller, Chairman & Senior Executive of IAC and Senior Executive of Expedia; Former Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Fox, Inc.
  • John Doerr, Chairman of Kleiner Perkins
  • Arnold Donald, former CEO of Carnival Corporation
  • Blair Effron, Partner & Co-Founder of Centerview Partners
  • José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake Capital Group
  • David P. Fialkow, Co-Founder & Managing Director of General Catalyst
  • Anne Finucane, former Vice Chair of Bank of America
  • Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Chief Executive of E.L. Rothschild
  • Ken Frazier, former Executive Chairman, President & CEO of Merck
  • Mark Gallogly, Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Three Cairns Group; Co-Founder of Centerbridge Partners
  • Chad Gifford, Former Chairman of Bank of America
  • David Grain, Founder and CEO of Grain Management
  • Logan Green, Chairman and former CEO of Lyft
  • Daniel J. Halpern, Co-founder and CEO of Jackmont Hospitality
  • Bruce Heyman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada and former Managing Director of Private Wealth at Goldman Sachs
  • Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President of Ariel Investments; Chairman of Starbucks
  • Roger Hochschild, former CEO and President of Discover Financial Services
  • Reid Hoffman, Partner at Greylock Partners and Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of LinkedIn 
  • Glenn Hutchins, Chairman of North Island or Co-Founder of Silver Lake
  • Blake Irving, former CEO of GoDaddy
  • Tony James, former President, CEO & Executive Vice Chairman of Blackstone; Founder of Jefferson River Capital
  • David Jacobson, Senior Advisor and former Vice Chair of BMO Financial Group; Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
  • Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman and CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises
  • Brad Karp, Chairman of Paul, Weiss
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg, Founder & Managing Partner of WndrCo
  • Ellen Kullman, President and CEO of Carbon3; former Chair and CEO of DuPont
  • Todd Lachman, Founder of Sovos Brands
  • Chris Larsen, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Ripple
  • Jeff Lawson, former CEO of Twilio
  • Ted Leonsis, CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment
  • Aaron Levie, Co-Founder & CEO of Box
  • Ed Lewis, former Chairman and CEO of Essence Communications, co-founder Essence Magazine
  • William M. Lewis, Jr.
  • Michael Lynton, Chairman of Snap, Inc., former CEO of Sony Entertainment
  • Tracy V. Maitland, President and Chief Investment Officer of Advent Capital Management
  • Helena Maus, CEO of Archetype and Marker Collective
  • Marissa Mayer, co-founder and CEO of Sunshine Products, former CEO of Yahoo!
  • T.J. McGill, Co-Founder of Evergreen Pacific Partners and Suzanne Sinegal McGill, Co-Founder of Rwanda Girls Initiative
  • Danny Meyer, Founder & Executive Chairman of Union Square Hospitality Group
  • Dustin Moskovitz, Co-founder and CEO of Asana
  • Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford
  • Anne Mulcahy, former Chairman and CEO of Xerox
  • James Murdoch, Founder & CEO of Lupa Systems; former CEO of 21st Century Fox
  • Laxman Narasimhan, former CEO of Starbucks
  • Indra Nooyi, former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
  • Peter Orszag, former Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget and CEO of Lazard
  • Deven J. Parekh, Managing Director of Insight Partners
  • Sean Parker, Founder of Napster; Founder and Chairman of Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
  • Charles Phillips, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Recognize; former President of Oracle and former CEO of Infor; 
  • Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and President of Emerson Collective
  • Penny Pritzker, 38th U.S. Secretary of Commerce; founder and Chairman of PSP Partners 
  • Vasant Prabhu, former CFO and Vice-Chair of Visa
  • Spencer Rascoff, Founder and CEO of 75 & Sunny Ventures; Co-Founder and former CEO of Zillow
  • Punit Renjen
  • Rachel Romer, Founder of Guild Education
  • Robert Rubin, former U.S. Treasury Secretary; Senior Counselor at Centerview Partners
  • Kevin P. Ryan, Co-founder, MongoDB, Business Insider, GILT Groupe, Zola, Pearl Health, Affect Therapeutics, and Transcend Therapeutics
  • Faiza J. Saeed
  • Dan Schulman, former President & CEO of PayPal
  • Jim Sinegal, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Costco
  • Dan Springer, former CEO of Docusign
  • Tom Steyer, Founder and former Co-Senior-Managing-Partner of Farallon Capital
  • Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO of Yelp
  • Scott Stuart, Founding & Managing Partner of Sageview Capital
  • Larry Summers, 71st United States Secretary of the Treasury and President Emeritus of Harvard University
  • Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder & CEO of Chobani
  • Daniel Weiss, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Angeleno Group
  • Steve Westly, Founder and Managing Partner of The Westly Group
  • Ron Williams, former CEO of Aetna
  • Robert Wolf, former CEO of UBS Americas

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2024-09-06 17:55