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Full articleSnap Inc. logo Michael Lynton is a businessman who has served as chairman of the board of directors of Snap Inc., the developer of the Snapchat messaging application, since September 2016. He previously held the positions of chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment from 2004 to 2017, leading the studio's operations in film, television production, and digital media. Lynton earned a B.A. in history and literature from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. His earlier career included serving as chairman and CEO of Pearson's Penguin Group from 1996 to 2000, during which he oversaw the acquisition of Putnam, Inc., as well as executive roles at The Walt Disney Company—such as president of Hollywood Pictures from 1992 to 1996—and at AOL Time Warner, including as CEO of AOL Europe and president of AOL Time Warner International. Currently, Lynton also chairs the boards of Warner Music Group and Schrödinger, Inc., and serves as a director at Ares Management Corporation.
In brief
Michael Lynton has a transatlantic résumé and a talent for sitting at the head of young companies that suddenly matter. Sony Pictures was the long middle chapter.
Snap and Warner Music are the later ones. He is the rare studio hand who also looks at home in a tech board packet — two industries, one habit of calm.
