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Mitchell Scherzer

Title: 
Desautels Global Expert; Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Hearst Corporation
Mitchell Scherzer
Degree(s): 

BCom'84

Biography: 

Mitchell Scherzer is a senior vice president and chief financial officer of Hearst. He is also a member of the Hearst Board of Directors, and is a testamentary trustee under the will of William Randolph Hearst. Scherzer is a former investment banker who has concentrated most of his 20-plus-year banking career in the communications, media and entertainment industries.

Scherzer began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1989, ultimately serving as co-head of its media group. While at Goldman Sachs, he gained experience on a range of corporate finance and M&A transactions across a variety of sectors in the media and communications industries.

Scherzer joined JP Morgan as a managing director in 2002. He went on to head U.S. Media Investment Banking, where he led JP Morgan’s investment banking initiatives in the media industry. Scherzer was a strategic advisor to industry leaders in publishing, broadcasting, cable, television, satellite, financial information and telecommunications.

Scherzer completed his undergraduate studies at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ and obtained an MBA from The Wharton School.

Specialization by geographical area: 
New York
Group: 
Desautels Global Experts
Stream: 
Business Development
Investment Management
Strategy

Contact

For more information about our Desautels Global Experts, please contact:

lynn.mark [at] mcgill.ca (Lynn Mark)
Manager, Alumni Programs
514-398-2388

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