Jon F. Vein

Jon F. Vein
Born December 3, 1963
Los Angeles, California
Residence Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Harvard Law School
Occupation Business executive, entrepreneur, producer
Spouse(s) Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
Children 1 son (Jack Dana Harrison Vein), 1 daughter (Caroline Grace Vein)
Parent(s) Philip Henry Vein (father), Sylvia Betty Vein (mother)

Jon F. Vein is a business executive, entrepreneur and active member of his local, state and national communities. He has worked in a number of industries, from aerospace and technology to entertainment and the law, as well as in the fields of software and marketing.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Early life

Vein was born to an American Jewish family in Los Angeles, California. Raised in Encino, California, he attended both The Harvard School for Boys in North Hollywood, California and Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California. At Birmingham High School he served as both Senior Class President and Student Body President. In his senior year of high school he was recognized as Youth of the Year for the City of Los Angeles.[9][10] Vein went on to the University of California, Berkeley where he double-majored in Electrical Engineering-Computer Science and Materials Science Engineering, graduating with highest honors).[11] Jon went on to attend The Harvard Law School, where he won the Williston Contract Drafting and Negotiation competition and served as the Class of 1989's First Class Marshall, graduating cum laude. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the Harvard Law School in 1989.[12][13][14][15]

Career

Vein co-founded and served as the co-Chief Executive Officer of MarketShare,[16][17] a cloud-based marketing analytics company based in Westwood, alongside Wes Nichols. It is well known for forming a partnership with Ticketmaster that prices tickets dynamically for hundreds of venues across the United States using a proprietary system called “Pricemaster”. According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, "The company’s clients include MasterCard, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. and Intel Corp."Jon served as its chief executive officer and managing partner until MarketShare was acquired in December, 2015 by Neustar for US$450 million in 2015. The acquisition was one of the largest acquisitions of a Los Angeles-founded company in the 21st century.[18][19]

Jon is also an Emmy Award-winning producer[20] and winner of the 2016 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[21][22] The Los Angeles Business Journal named Vein as one of the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles.[23][24][25][26]

Early career

Vein began his professional career working at technology companies, from Teledyne Relays to Hughes Aircraft, where he worked on the "Star Wars" program under President Ronald Reagan. He went on to co-founded Dern & Vein, an entertainment law firm based in Los Angeles with Dixon Dern.[12][27]

Vein subsequently served as the chief operating officer of Artist Management Group and the Artist Production Group, two companies based in Los Angeles and founded by Michael Ovitz.[11] As COO, Vein oversaw all divisions, including talent, literary, animation, sports, music, publishing, and feature film production and helped negotiate Artist Management Group's acquisition by The Firm, Inc. in 2002.[28]

Organizations

Vein is a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization Gold.[16] He was a member of the Golden West Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization, where he served as the Chairman of that chapter. Jon serves on the board of the Advertising Research Foundation, and is a member of the California State Bar Association..[29][30]

Vein left Dern & Vein to join Film Roman, an animation production company based in Los Angeles, where he held a number of positions, including Chief Operating Officer and interim Chief Executive Officer.[31] At Film Roman he produced a number of well-known television shows, including King of the Hill and The Simpsons, the latter of which resulted in his winning an Emmy Award in 2001.[20]

Political career

Jon served as a member of Barack Obama's National Finance Committees for both the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns,[32] as well as on the National Finance Committee for Hillary Clinton's candidacy for president in 2016.[33][34] Additionally, in 2016, he held several fundraisers for Democrats engaged in runs for Congress and the Senate.[35] Jon served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention that same year.[36][37][38][39][40][41]

Public service

Vein has worked with a number of public service, professional and charitable organizations.[42][43][44][45]

He has served as the president of the Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Development Board since 2013,[46][47] and as the head of the Brand LA initiative for the Mayor's Fund in Los Angeles.[45][46] Vein is also a member of the University of California’s Regents Selection Advisory Committee to the Governor of the State of California, the Board of Trustees for the California Science Center,[48] the board of the California Cultural and Historic Endowment,[49] and the US Fund for UNICEF’s Southern California Region (where he serves as co-President).[50][51]

Furthermore, he is a member of the board of the Los Angeles Police Foundation,[52] the Long Range Planning Committee for Marymount University,[53] and the Advisory Board for the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission.[54][55] Lastly, he belongs to the Program Advisory Committee member for Fremont College,[56] the Hancock Park Homeowners’ Association,[40] and the Pacific Council for International Policy.[57][58]

Personal life

Vein is married to Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, the co-founder of the Gotham Group, a talent agency and production company. They have a son, Jack, and a daughter, Caroline.[59] They reside in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California.[60] The Vein family hosted a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign on February 22, 2016.[61][62]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Leadership - Los Angeles Police Foundation". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ↑ California, State of. "Board - California Natural Resources Agency". resources.ca.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ↑ jayznamirowski Page 63-64
  4. ↑ "Advisory board" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jon Vein - MarketShare - ZoomInfo.com". ZoomInfo. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jon Vein - Co-Founder & CEO @ MarketShare - Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Crossley, Tracy (24 February 2015). "Meet Jon Vein: A Collaborative Leader". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Journal of the Assembly, Legislature of the State of California". 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Inc., Intelius,. "Jon Vein Los Angeles, CA - Intelius". www.intelius.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "1982 Birmingham High School Yearbook". Classmates.com
  11. 1 2 "Executive Profile". Bloomberg
  12. 1 2 "Short Takes". Variety Magazine
  13. ↑ "Jon Vein". Crunchbase
  14. ↑ "LA 500: Jon F. Vein - Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Jon Vein Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Meet Jon Vein A Collaborative LeaderJon Vein". Huffington Post
  17. ↑ "Jon Vein". Crunchbase
  18. ↑ "MarketShare Sold for $450 Million - Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "MarketShare Sold for $450 Million". Los Angeles Business Journal
  20. 1 2 "Jon Vein". Television Academy
  21. ↑ "Tech Roundup: LA entrepreneurs honored at EY, OpenX opens new office & more". Built In Los Angeles. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "EY announces winners of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year". EY.com
  23. ↑ "Los Angeles Business Journal 500 - 22 Aug 2016". Los Angeles Business Journal
  24. ↑ "Jon Vein: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "Who We Are - Big Sunday". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  26. ↑ http://gettyhouse.org/2014/05/branding-la-capturing-our-story-for-visitors-businessesand-ourselves/
  27. ↑ https://www.screendaily.com/film-romans-jon-vein-named-coo-at-amg-and-apg/ 403743.article
  28. ↑ "Executive Profile". Bloomberg
  29. ↑ "Jon Vein - Pacific Council on International Policy". www.pacificcouncil.org. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  30. ↑ "Southern California Regional Board". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  31. ↑ "Film Roman's Jon Vein named COO at AMG and APG". Screen Daily
  32. ↑ "Jon Vein". The Los Angeles Coalition
  33. ↑ "Hollywood's Top Democrats on Glass Ceilings and the Party's Next Hope for President". Hollywood Reporter
  34. ↑ "Hillblazers". Hillary for America
  35. ↑ Johnson, Ted (2018-03-15). "Showbiz Democrats See a 'Deluge' of Midterm Candidates Courting for Cash". Variety. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  36. ↑ "Jon Vein, Marketshare Partners LLC: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  37. ↑ https://www.larchmontbuzz.com/larchmont-village-people/hancock-park-resident-jonvein-elected-hilary-clinton-delegate/
  38. ↑ https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/hillary-clinton-ellen-goldsmith-vein-jonvein-1201712341/amp/
  39. ↑ Center, Los Angeles Convention. "Department Commission - Los Angeles Convention Center". www.lacclink.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  40. 1 2 "Hancock Park Homeowners Association est 1948 - Board Members". www.hancockparkhomeownersassociation.org. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  41. ↑ "Science Center Governance". California Science Center. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  42. ↑ "Advisory Board". Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission
  43. ↑ "Science Center Governance". California Science Center
  44. ↑ "Southern California Regional Board". UNICEF
  45. 1 2 "Jon F. Vein". IMDb. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  46. 1 2 "Board of Los Angeles Convention & Tourism Development Commissioners". City of Los Angeles
  47. ↑ "Los Angeles Mayor" (PDF). City of Los Angeles
  48. ↑ "Science Center Governance". California Science Center
  49. ↑ ttp://resources.ca.gov/docs/cche/meetings/20070215/minutes_20070215.pdf)
  50. ↑ "Southern California Regional Board". UNICEF
  51. ↑ (PDF) http://resources.ca.gov/docs/cche/meetings/20070215/minutes_20070215.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  52. ↑ "Directors". The Los Angeles Police Foundation
  53. ↑ "Jon Vein, Co-Founder, MarketShare :: The Jewish Graduate Student Initiative". thejgsi.org. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  54. ↑ "Jon Vein, Co-Founder, MarketShare :: The Jewish Graduate Student Initiative". thejgsi.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  55. ↑ "Advisory Board". Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission
  56. ↑ "Jon Vein - Fremont College". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  57. ↑ "Member". Pacific Council for International Policy
  58. ↑ "Jon Vein - Fremont College". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  59. ↑ "Jon Vein". MarketShare. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  60. ↑ Reyes, Emily Alpert (April 14, 2015). "L.A. council candidate Ryu takes aim at council 'secret slush funds'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  61. ↑ Johnson, Ted (January 31, 2016). "Thomas Tull, Haim Saban Give Seven-Figure Sums to Pro-Clinton SuperPAC". Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  62. ↑ Johnson, Ted (February 10, 2016). "Bernie Sanders' Blowout Elicits Hope and Anxiety Among Hollywood Democrats". Variety. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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