Gerald Levin(1939-2024)
- Executive
Gerald (Jerry) Levin was the chairman of Elation Media, Inc. Levin had earlier been the chairman/CEO of Time Warner Inc. He was the prime mover in the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications in 1990, Time Warner's merger with Turner Broadcasting and CNN in 1996, and with AOL in 2001. Before assuming leadership of Time Warner, he was one of the founders of HBO. In addition, Levin served as a director of both the New York Stock Exchange and New York Federal Reserve Bank. Earlier in his career, Levin was an attorney with Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, then COO of D&R, an international investment firm. Levin graduated from Haverford College, where he eventually served as Chairman of the Board, and received a legal degree from the Univ. of Pennsylvania. He was also a Trustee Emeritus of Hampshire College. He resided in Rockport, Maine.
