Background
Mason, John Dudley was born on October 29, 1949 in Ashland, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Burton and Florence Louise (Dudley) Mason.
Entertainment industry executive
Mason, John Dudley was born on October 29, 1949 in Ashland, Kentucky, United States. Son of John Burton and Florence Louise (Dudley) Mason.
Bachelor cum laude, Amherst College, 1971; Master of Arts, Claremont Graduate School, 1973; Master of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, 1978.
Program officer, National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1972-1976; analyst strategic planning, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Philadelphia, 1978-1979; assistant manager strategic planning, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Philadelphia, 1979-1980; manager corporation planning, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Philadelphia, 1980; consultant, Frito-Lay, Inc., Dallas, 1980-1982; manager corporation planning, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, New York City, 1982-1986; director finance, Motion Picture Association American, Inc., New York City, 1986-1990; vice president finance, Motion Picture Association American, Inc., New York City, 1990-1992; chairman, New Century Artist Management, Inc., Tuxedo Park, New York, since 1990; senior consultant, B.L. Nickerson & Associations, Chatham, New Jersey, since 1992. Treasurer Design Industries Foundation for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 1989-1994.
Board of directors Foundation for Protection of Film and Video Works, Taipei, Taiwan, 1987-1992, Institute Venezolano de Representacion Cinematogravica, Caracas, Venezuela, 1988-1992. Member Japan and International Motion Picture Copyright Association (board directors 1987-1992), Philippine Federation Against Copyright Theft (board directors 1988-1992), Korean Federation Against Copyright Theft (board directors 1989-1992), Association Gestion International Collective Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (chairman finance committee, board of directors 1987-1988).