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David Geffen

American media proprietor (born 1943)

Net Worth $7.8 Billion
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SUPERPOWERS & CORE STRENGTHS
  • Peerless eye for talent, discovering and cultivating iconic artists from Joni Mitchell to Nirvana
  • Brilliant entrepreneurial instinct, founding and profitably selling multiple powerhouse entertainment companies (Asylum, Geffen, DreamWorks)
  • Fierce, master negotiator who consistently maximized leverage and financial upside for himself and his clients
KRYPTONITE & CRITICAL VULNERABILITIES
  • Notoriously vindictive and combative, known for waging bitter, long-lasting personal and industry vendettas
  • Early-career ruthlessness that included deception to gain a foothold, such as faking his college degree
  • Public perception of extreme insensitivity and detachment regarding his immense billionaire wealth
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Net Worth $7.8 Billion
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Birth Date Feb 21, 1943 (Age 83)
Birth Place Brooklyn

About David Geffen

About David Geffen

David Lawrence Geffen is an American film producer, record executive, media proprietor, and philanthropist. In music, he co-founded Asylum Records with Elliot Roberts in 1971 before founding Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and co-founding DreamWorks Records in 1996. In film, he founded the Geffen Film Company in 1982 and co-founded DreamWorks SKG with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994.