Charles Hirschhorn
	Photo by Phil Farnsworth

Original Appointment: February 2005

A veteran Hollywood television and motion picture executive, Charles Hirschhorn is chief strategy officer of Revenue Frontier, a broad-based media distribution and production company. Prior to joining Revenue Frontier, Hirschhorn was founder and CEO of G4: Videogame TV, the first and only 24/7 television network all about games, gadgets, gear, and gigabytes. The channel, launched in 2002, reaches more than 50 million cable and satellite homes.

Prior to creating G4, Hirschhornspent 10 years at the Walt Disney Company in various management roles in both the motion picture and television divisions. He began at Disney as vice president of production for Hollywood Pictures and then moved on to become executive vice president. Hirschhorn next took on the role of president for Disney Telefilms and was subsequently promoted to president of Walt Disney Television and Television Animation. Concurrently, he served as executive vice president of production for the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group.

During his tenure at Disney, Hirschhorn was responsible for the development and production of theatrical motion pictures, including The Joy Luck Club, Quiz Show, and The Santa Clause. For the TV and TV animation group, he oversaw Disney Telefilms, including all live-action films airing on The Wonderful World of Disney—which he relaunched on ABC in 1997—as well as all animated series and specials for Disney Video Premieres and Movietoons.

Before joining Disney, Hirschhorn was vice president of development for Fox Broadcasting, where he managed the network's primetime programming and developed the Emmy Award-winning series In Living Color. He was also associate producer on the film Bull Durham and executive producer on Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

In addition to his duties at Revenue Frontier, Hirschhorn is the founding partner of Fountain Productions, an independent production company that produces theatrical motion pictures, TV movies, and direct-to- video films. Credits include Herbie Fully Loaded, for Walt Disney Pictures; the critically acclaimed TV movies The Miracle Worker and Ladies and the Champ for The Wonderful World of Disney; and the film Inspector Gadget II for Buena Vista Home Video.

Hirschhorn earned a B.A. from Harvard College and served as an arts management fellow for the National Endowment for the Arts. He serves on the boards of the Harvard College Office of the Arts and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Hirschhorn's hobbies include cycling and cooking. His favorite music artists include Gershwin, the Gypsy Kings, and Jimmy Buffett.