Owner, David Geffen Co.

Geffen famously rose from the mailroom at the William Morris Agency
to become a predominant talent agent, representing musicians including
Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, and James Taylor. In 1972, he founded
Asylum Records, then went on to start Geffen Records. Geffen partnered
with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994 to launch
Dreamworks film studio. His philanthropic efforts include the Geffen
Academy and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Westwood’s
Geffen Playhouse and David Geffen Hall at New York’s Lincoln Center.

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