Vice President Kamala Harris has received support for her 2024 presidential campaign from executives across industries, including Hollywood, in a new open letter signed by 88 business leaders.
88 business leaders support Harris in new letter, including CEOs of Yelp and Box
The signatories of the letter, first reported by CNBC, include James Murdoch, founder and CEO of investment firm Lupa Systems and former CEO of 21st Century Fox — whose political leanings differ sharply from those of his father, conservative media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.
Hollywood names on the list include Peter Chernin, co-founder and partner of the Chernin Group holding company; Jeff Bewkes, former CEO of Time Warner; Barry Diller, chairman of IAC and former CEO of Paramount Pictures and Fox; and Michael Lynton, chairman of Snap and former CEO of Sony Entertainment. Also signing the letter is outspoken billionaire Mark Cuban, a co-host of ABC's "Shark Tank" and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.
Not surprisingly, the letter’s signatories include Jeffrey Katzenberg, the former studio executive who was a major fundraiser for President Biden before Biden withdrew from the race. Katzenberg is currently the founder and managing partner of investment firm WndrCo.; before launching his ill-fated Quibi streaming venture, he was CEO of DreamWorks Animation and head of Walt Disney Studios and Paramount Pictures.
