DANIEL HART
VP, Online Games Strategy and Operations, MTV Networks
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Dan Hart is an experienced senior executive, operational manager, strategist, and deal maker in the Interactive space. In his current role, Dan is responsible for driving the strategic direction of online games and building online games products and businesses for MTV Networks Digital Music and Media. In this role, he is responsible for online games businesses at MTV, MTV2, MTVU, Comedy Central, VH1, and CMT. Dan returned to Viacom (the parent of MTVN) in 2004 after spending several years at Yahoo! as the General Manager of Yahoo! Games.

At Yahoo! Games, Dan was responsible for the strategic direction and operations of the property, including its highly successful entrance into digital distribution, the introduction of several premium service products, and its rapid growth to the #1 ranked online games site. Hart joined Yahoo! in 2001 to oversee Yahoo!’s Games business as well as contribute his expertise to the development of the company’s entertainment properties at large.

Prior to Yahoo!, Dan Hart was the vice president of planning and development for new media at Viacom where he worked with the company’s senior executives to define and implement Internet strategy for Viacom its divisions. In addition, he worked on strategic planning and business development with Viacom’s online groups at MTV Networks, Blockbuster, Paramount, Showtime and Simon and Schuster. Hart holds a BA and an MBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a Masters in Education from Columbia University