BIO

George Cheeks

Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, Co-General Counsel, MTV and General Counsel, Music Group & Entertainment Group

George is Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, Co-General Counsel, MTV Networks and General Counsel, Music Group & Entertainment Group. In January of 2005, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and General Counsel for MTV, MTV2, MTVu, MTV Films, VH1, CMT and LOGO. In December of 2002 he was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel of MTV, MTV2, MTVu and MTV Films. In 1998, began working for MTV Networks in the Business and Legal Affairs Department for Nickelodeon.

George Cheeks began his career as an entertainment associate at Loeb & Loeb. In addition, George served as Vice-President, Business Affairs for Castle Rock Entertainment and worked as an entertainment attorney at the boutique entertainment firm of Hansen, Jacobson, et al.

George graduated from Yale University (Phi Beta Kappa) and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School (Cum Laude