Mark Pearlman
Mark Pearlman is a media executive, business consultant and philanthropist in New York City.
Career
Pearlman was part of the original executive team that launched the Fox News Channel under Roger Ailes in 1996. Previously, he held numerous management positions at CBS from 1978 to 1995 including Vice President, Business Development He also helped build a Metromedia Company owned by John Kluge, where he held the position of Vice President, Market Strategy.
Pearlman's recently founded 4Wall Media, a private investment and media company. 4Wall is the parent company of JInsider, a Jewish media brand. Pearlman has authored three metric studies on the Jewish community through JInsider: "The Jewish GDP Study," "The Jewish Internet Metric Study" and "The Jewish Day School Study." He also produced and directed a documentary film through JInsider titled A Traveler's Guide for Uncertain Times. The film highlighted spiritual wisdom for overcoming the pessimism and hopelessness following the financial collapse of 2008.
In addition, Pearlman writes a weekly column for The Jewish Week and has organized and sponsored a think-tank discussion with Jewish community leaders on the direction and goals of the community
Philanthropy
Pearlman supports charitable causes through his Pareto Foundation and direct involvement with specific nonprofits. He is a former Chairman of the Children's Museum of Manhattan and has funded and directed other Jewish community initiatives including the website Sinai Live and the MyHatikva initiative for the State of Israel. He was also a Board member of the Annenberg Foundation initiative in New York City for The arts and education.
Education
Mark is a graduate from Brandeis University and the Sloan School at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He attended Brookline High School in Brookline, Mass.