Josh Sapan Joins Executives In Residence Program at Columbia Business School

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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AMC Networks vice chairman will mentor MBA students

Josh Sapan AMC Networks
Josh Sapan (Image credit: AMC Networks)

Former AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan has joined the executives in residence program at the Columbia Business School.

Sapan, now executive vice chairman at the programming company, will be among the 28 C-level executives mentoring the school’s MBA students.

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The Columbia program is led by Director Al Drewes, a former senior VP and CFO of Pepsi. The senior executives  come from a wide variety of industries—from technology to healthcare to real estate–and give of their time to advise students and help them thrive.

Sapan was president and CEO of AMC Networks for 26 years, transforming it from Rainbow Media, a programming subsidiary of Cablevision Systems, into a public company responsible for award-winning shows including Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and Better Call Saul.

In addition to its cable networks, AMC Networks also now owns a stable of growing streaming services. ■

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.