The HistoryMakers video oral history with Derek Ferguson.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 29 min., 1 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2014.139 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Ferguson, Derek Talmar, 1965- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Derek Ferguson |
| Portion of title | Derek Ferguson |
| Abstract | Entertainment executive Derek Talmar Ferguson was born on April 20, 1965, in the Bronx, New York. He received his B.S. degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, and his M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School in 1990. In 1988, Ferguson co-founded and served as chief operating officer of Urban Profile Communications Inc. and Urban Profile magazine. Ferguson then sold the magazine in 1991, and secured a position at Bain and Company in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1996, he was named vice president of worldwide finance at Sony BMG Entertainment, and was then appointed vice president of finance and operations for BMG Special Products. In 1998, Ferguson was hired as Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group's chief financial officer, and was then named chief growth officer. He has also served as leader of the Economic Justice ministry at New York Covenant Church in New Rochelle, New York. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2014 July 15. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2014.139 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |