Chair, Chief Executive
Jakks Pacific Inc.
Berman is president and chief executive of toymaker Jakks Pacific, the company he co-founded in 1995. He has served as executive vice president, secretary and director, and was named chief executive in 2010. Jakks holds licensing agreements with Nintendo and The Walt Disney Co. and has its own proprietary brands, including Fly Wheels, Perfectly Cute and ReDo Skateboard Co., among others. Berman received Los Angeles’ Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2001. He previously was vice president and managing director of THQ International Inc., a subsidiary of shuttered video game developer THQ Inc., and owner and president of Balanced Approach Inc., a distributor of personal fitness products and services.
YEARS ON LA500: 8
