Monty Sarhan
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Monty Sarhan is a Vice President at Viacom
, where he has served in several capacities over the years http://www.linkedin.com/in/msarhan. He currently works at Epix (TV channel), the premium movie channel that is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures
, MGM, Lionsgate and Viacom. Prior to that, Sarhan was a Vice President at Viacom's MTV Networks
division where he handled a variety of transactions, including console and online gaming for the MTV Games group and Viacom's then-subsidiary Harmonix Music Systems
http://about.duke.edu/distinguished-alumnihttp://www.linkedin.com/in/msarhan.
Sarhan is the former CEO and Editor-in-Chiefhttp://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-15-2006/0004416310&EDATE= of Cracked Entertainment, the parent company of Cracked Magazinehttp://www.cracked.com/index.php?module=labPanels&func=display&panelid=21 and CRACKED.com. In late 2005, Sarhan acquired the assets of CRACKED and reinvented the brand, taking it from a children's comics magazine http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20050203182636/http://www.cracked.com/ and relaunching it in 2006 as a comedy, satire and parody brand for 18 to 34 year old men. CRACKED.com was launched in 2006 implementing Sarhan's new editorial formula http://www.linkedin.com/in/msarhan and has since grown to become one of the country's leading comedy sites. It is ranked in the top 400 of all U.S. sites http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cracked.com.
Prior to acquiring CRACKED, Sarhan practiced corporate law in both Boston and New York City
, including the international law firm White & Case
. He is a graduate of Tufts University
, Boston University
and the Duke University Law School. Sarhan remains active in fundraising and other activities for his alma mater http://about.duke.edu/distinguished-alumni.
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
, where he has served in several capacities over the years http://www.linkedin.com/in/msarhan. He currently works at Epix (TV channel), the premium movie channel that is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, MGM, Lionsgate and Viacom. Prior to that, Sarhan was a Vice President at Viacom's MTV Networks
MTV Networks
MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
division where he handled a variety of transactions, including console and online gaming for the MTV Games group and Viacom's then-subsidiary Harmonix Music Systems
Harmonix Music Systems
Harmonix Music Systems is an American video game development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States...
http://about.duke.edu/distinguished-alumnihttp://www.linkedin.com/in/msarhan.
Sarhan is the former CEO and Editor-in-Chiefhttp://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-15-2006/0004416310&EDATE= of Cracked Entertainment, the parent company of Cracked Magazinehttp://www.cracked.com/index.php?module=labPanels&func=display&panelid=21 and CRACKED.com. In late 2005, Sarhan acquired the assets of CRACKED and reinvented the brand, taking it from a children's comics magazine http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20050203182636/http://www.cracked.com/ and relaunching it in 2006 as a comedy, satire and parody brand for 18 to 34 year old men. CRACKED.com was launched in 2006 implementing Sarhan's new editorial formula http://www.linkedin.com/in/msarhan and has since grown to become one of the country's leading comedy sites. It is ranked in the top 400 of all U.S. sites http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cracked.com.
Prior to acquiring CRACKED, Sarhan practiced corporate law in both Boston and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, including the international law firm White & Case
White & Case
White & Case was founded in New York in 1901 and has grown into one of the world's leading global law firms. The firm has since expanded, and has practice groups in emerging markets including Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as in Europe...
. He is a graduate of Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
, Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and the Duke University Law School. Sarhan remains active in fundraising and other activities for his alma mater http://about.duke.edu/distinguished-alumni.