Jeffrey D. Dunn
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Jeffrey D. Dunn | |
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 Dunn in 2019 | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Broadcast executive |
| Known for | Former president and CEO of Sesame Workshop HiT Entertainment |
| Board member of | Harvard Board of Overseers |
Jeffrey D. Dunn is a retired American broadcast executive who was the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop until 2021,[1] the non-profit organization best known for making Sesame Street. Previously, he was the president and CEO of the HiT Entertainment, from 2008 until it was sold to Mattel, in 2012.[1]
Dunn was elected to a six-year term on the Harvard Board of Overseers in 2023.[2] He was a Fellow at the Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative in 2014.[1] He was also appointed to the AARP board in 2021.[3]
Prior to leading HiT, he was the COO of Nickelodeon and the President of Nickelodeon Film and Enterprises.[1] Prior to joining Nickelodeon, where he spent 13 years,[4] Dunn was in charge of marketing for The Bank of Boston.[1] His career began at Time Magazine, where he held a variety of marketing and general management positions.[1]