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Dennis J.
FitzSimons currently works at Robert R.
McCormick Tribune Foundation, as Chairman from 2004, The Big Shoulders Fund, as Director, Northwestern University, as Trustee, and Kenneth C.
Griffin Museum of Science & Industry, as Trustee.
Mr. FitzSimons also formerly worked at Tribune Media Co., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2007, Tribune Broadcasting Co., Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, Tribune Ventures, as President & Chief Executive Officer, Federal Communications Commission, as Chairman-Media Security & Reliability Council from 2002 to 2004, MGOC, Inc., as Independent Director, Meredith Corp., as Director from 2014 to 2018, TI Gotham, Inc., as Independent Director from 2014 to 2018, The Associated Press (New York), as Director from 2004 to 2007, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., as Independent Director from 2017 to 2025, Media General, Inc., as Independent Director from 2009 to 2016, Fordham University, as Trustee, and WGN-TV, as General Manager.
Mr. FitzSimons received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University.
Dennis FitzSimons active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science & Industry
Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science & Industry Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a museum | Director/Board Member | - |
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment | Chairman | 31/12/2003 |
Northwestern University
Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Director/Board Member | - |
The Big Shoulders Fund
The Big Shoulders Fund Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides financial support to catholic schools | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Dennis FitzSimons
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. | Director/Board Member | 16/06/2025 |
| TIME INC | Director/Board Member | 30/01/2018 |
| MEREDITH CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2017 |
| MEDIA GENERAL INC | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2015 |
| TRIBUNE MEDIA CO | Chief Executive Officer | 18/12/2007 |
Training of Dennis FitzSimons
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 16 |
|---|---|
MGOC, Inc.
MGOC, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Provides media broadcasting services | Consumer Services |
Meredith Corp.
Meredith Corp. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Publishes magazines, books and also operates television stations | Consumer Services |
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment | Miscellaneous |
Tribune Media Co.
Tribune Media Co. BroadcastingConsumer Services Operates as a television and media company | Consumer Services |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Provides television broadcasting services | Consumer Services |
TI Gotham, Inc.
TI Gotham, Inc. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Operates as magazine publisher and marketplace platform | Consumer Services |
Tribune Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Tribune Broadcasting Co., Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Owns and operates television broadcasting stations | Consumer Services |
The Associated Press (New York)
The Associated Press (New York) Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Provides news media services | Commercial Services |
Northwestern University
Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Fordham University
Fordham University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission National AgencyGovernment National level government agency | Government |
Tribune Ventures
Tribune Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Tribune invests with the objective to strengthen their existing businesses of newspaper publishing, television broadcasting or syndicated and online media. They seek to build shareholder value by working with and investing in outside companies that are developing complementary or new segments which they are not pursuing directly. Their criteria for investing include: access to technologies, content, markets or capabilities that enhance our core media businesses, entry point into a new or related market, financial return, both through ownership stake and through enhancement of their business, opportunity for Tribune to contribute to a company's success factors or reduce their risk factor, a clear path to learning, and an identifiable process to communicate that learning within Tribune, and provides a placeholder in segments of the media business that are in a developmental stage and for which the timing is not appropriate for Tribune to pursue it directly. | Finance |
Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science & Industry
Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science & Industry Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a museum | Consumer Services |
WGN-TV
WGN-TV BroadcastingConsumer Services Operates as a television station | Consumer Services |
The Big Shoulders Fund
The Big Shoulders Fund Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides financial support to catholic schools | Commercial Services |
Media General, Inc.
Media General, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Operates television stations and provides digital media services | Consumer Services |
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