Background
Kevin Tsujihara was born to Shizuo and Miyeko "Mickey" Tsujihara, and grew up in Petaluma, California.
Kevin Tsujihara was born to Shizuo and Miyeko "Mickey" Tsujihara, and grew up in Petaluma, California.
University of Southern California. Stanford University.
He succeeded Barry Meyer as Chief Executive Officer on March 1, 2013, having previously served as President of Warner Brothers Home Upon assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer, Tsujihara became the first person of Asian descent to run a major Hollywood studio. He is of Japanese descent.
Tsujihara and his family owned Empire Egg Company, a company that distributed eggs to markets across the San Francisco Bay Area.
Tsujihara graduated from University of Southern California and earned an Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University, and launched QuickTax Incorporated., a tax preparation website. Tsujihara joined Warner Brothers
Entertainment, Incorporated. in 1994 to help manage the company"s interest in Six Flags theme parks. While employed at Warner Brothers, he focused on business development and online content.
In 2005, Tsujihara was given the position of president of Warner Brothers" home entertainment unit, which focuses on the home video, online distribution and video games for the company.
In January 2013, Tsujihara was named the new chief executive of Warner Brothers after the retirement of Barry Meyer on March 1, 2013. This made him the first Asian American to be the Chief Executive Officer of a major Hollywood studio, and the fifth leader in the 90-year history of Warner Brothers