MERV ADELSON

"Access Middle East"

Merv Adelson is the founder and chairman of Access Middle East.  He was Co-Founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lorimar Telepictures Corporation, the leading producer of television programming in America.  In 1989, Lorimar Telepictures was merged into Time-Warner Inc.

Mr. Adelson served on the board of Time-Warner and was Chairman of its finance committee.  He currently serves on the board of trustees of The American Film Institute and the Entertainment Industries Council.  He is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Merv  serves as a board member of the Aspen Institute, the Simon Wiesenthal Institute, Cap Cure, Friends of the IDF, and the America Israel Friendship League.