Peter Chernin

Peter Chernin has been the Chairman and CEO of The Chernin Group (TCG). TCG's entertainment production company, Chernin Entertainment, produces feature films and television programs.

The company's first feature film, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, was released in August 2011 to widespread critical praise and re-launched the franchise for a new generation. Since then, Chernin has produced several box office hits, including the immensely successful franchise sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; action comedy The Heat; sci-fi thriller Oblivion; dramedy St. Vincent; crime drama The Drop; and Spy, the Paul Feig-directed comedy starring Melissa McCarthy.

Chernin also produced Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as well as War for the Planet of the Apes, the third installment in the global hit franchise.

Chernin has served as an executive producer on Fox's hit television comedy New Girl. His previous executive producing credits include Fox's Ben and Kate and Touch.

TCG's assets also include a majority stake in CA Media, an Asia-based media investment company; Otter Media, a venture formed with AT&T which oversees a portfolio of businesses including Fullscreen and Crunchyroll; a minority stake in Emerald Media, an investment platform focused on fast-growing opportunities in the media and entertainment industries across Asia; and strategic investments in U.S.-based technology and media companies, including Pandora, SoundCloud, Headspace, Flipboard, Scopely, MiTú, and Medium.

Prior to starting TCG, Chernin served as President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation. Chernin sits on the boards of American Express, Pandora, Twitter and UC Berkeley, and is a senior advisor to Providence Equity Partners. He is on the board of the Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and is Chairman and Co-Founder of Malaria No More.

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