Dan Rosensweig '83 currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Guitar Hero, the business unit that develops the blockbuster Guitar Hero franchise. In this role, Rosensweig oversees Guitar Hero's global operations including game development, hardware manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and marketing.
After graduating from HWS, Rosensweig spent 18 years with Ziff Davis, most recently serving as President where he was responsible for the global operations of the company and the successful merger of ZDNet and CNET. He held several senior positions during his tenure at Ziff-Davis, including President and Chief Executive Officer of ZDNet, which he built from a standalone Ziff-Davis company to a publicly traded, highly trafficked Internet network, President of Ziff-Davis Internet Publishing Group and Vice-President and Publisher of PC Magazine.
From 2002-2006, Rosensweig served as Chief Operating Officer at Yahoo!, Inc., where he oversaw the company's worldwide operations including its product development, marketing, and advertising sales and the development and introduction of inventive new Internet advertising formats. During his time at Yahoo!, Rosensweig created a personal mentoring program that allowed HWS students to work with his division for an entire summer.
From 2007-2009, Rosensweig served as an operating principal at Quadrangle Group, a private investment firm, where he focused on the firm's media and communications private equity business.
Rosensweig is the former Co-Chairman of ONE.org and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Adobe Systems, Inc. & Katalyst Media. He is a member of the Executives in Residence program at Columbia University.
A political science major, Rosensweig was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and the Little Theatre. He studied abroad in London. He was also a speaker at the launch of Campaign for the Colleges and has participated in the Professionals in Residence series.
Contribution: CEO and President of the Guitar Hero division of gaming giant Activision Blizzard.
College Activities: Kappa Sigma, Little Theatre
Major: Political Science