In brief
Barry M. Meyer is an American entertainment executive best known for his 42-year tenure at Warner Bros., where he rose from a business affairs director to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, overseeing one of the world's leading producers of film, television, and digital content from 1999 to 2013.
Meyer was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Perry Meyer and Lillian Katz Meyer.
Born in 1943 and raised in the South Bronx and Queens, New York, Meyer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester in 1964 and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1967. He began his career in legal and business affairs at ABC Television Network before joining Warner Bros. in 1971 as Director of Business Affairs for Warner Bros. Television. Over the decades, he advanced to Executive Vice President of the television division in 1978, Chief Operating Officer in 1994, and ultimately Chairman and CEO in 1999, during which time he managed the studio's expansion into global markets and navigated major industry shifts including the AOL-Time Warner merger, the rise of digital distribution, and challenges from piracy.
