Lectures 2009
Thomas G. Ehr
General Manager of MTV in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and Albania
Thomas G. Ehr is the General Manager of MTV in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and Albania. Prior to his appointment this year, he served in London for six years as Vice President, MTV Networks Europe and Executive Director, MTV Europe Foundation, an educational charity which he founded in 2003 to promote human rights and social issues across MTV's European channels; he is now the Chairman of its Board of Trustees. He is also Executive Producer of MTV EXIT, a campaign across MTV and other media in Europe and Asia to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking and exploitation: in that role he executive produced documentaries presented by Angelina Jolie and Lucy Liu, among others; music videos with Radiohead and The Killers; and music events and MTV programs with R.E.M., Placebo, Thievery Corporation, Ian Brown, Stereo MCs, and many other international and regional artists.
From 2001-2003, Tom ran several projects for the US Agency for International Development in Serbia, working with the Serbian government and private sector to assist in the development of Serbia’s economic and commercial laws and policies. Before that, he directed similar USAID projects for USAID in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, worked with Maestro Luciano Pavarotti and others from the music world on charity concerts and projects, and was a Senior Attorney and international trade negotiator for the US Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. He is originally from Detroit, Michigan, USA