Gary Knell

Gary Knell
Knell with Elmo and Rosita in 2009.
Born
Gary Evan Knell

February 27, 1954[1] (age 70)
Sacramento, California, U.S.[2]
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (B.A.)
Loyola Law School (J.D.)[3]
Spouse
Kim Larson
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(m. 1981)​
[2]
Children4

Gary Evan Knell (born 27 February 1954)[1] is a senior advisor at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Media and Social Impact. He was previously the Chairman of National Geographic Partners.[4] Formerly, he was president and CEO of the National Geographic Society. He joined National Geographic as chief executive in January 2014. He has been a member of the Society's board of trustees since April 2013 and has served on the board of governors of the National Geographic Education Foundation since November 2003.

From 2011 to 2013, he was president and CEO of National Public Radio (NPR).[5] Prior to that, he served as CEO of Sesame Workshop from 2000–2011.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Schlosser, Joe (2000-02-14). "Being Big Bird's boss". Broadcasting & Cable. Vol. 130, no. 7. p. 72.
  2. ^ a b Who's Who In America - 2002 (56 ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 2001. ISBN 978-0-8379-6302-0.
  3. ^ Rainey, James (2011-10-19). "On the Media: Gary E. Knell wants to 'retell' the NPR story". Los Angeles Times. p. D1.
  4. ^ "National Geographic Partners chairman Gary Knell resigns".
  5. ^ "Gary Knell named chief of NPR". USA Today. Associated Press. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  6. ^ "Gary E. Knell". Sesame Workshop. Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  7. ^ "Sesame Workshop Appoints H. Melvin Ming as President and CEO". Sesame Workshop. 2011-10-03. Archived from the original on 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2012-01-10.