George Cheeks

George Cheeks is Chief Executive Officer at CBS Broadcasting, Inc. and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Paramount, Inc. Current roles also include Independent Director at PVH Corp.
since 2021, Member of the Governors Board at The Paley Center for Media since 2019, and Executive Vice President & General Counsel at MTV2 since 2005.
Former positions include President & Chief Executive Officer-CBS at Paramount Global from 2020 to 2024, Vice Chairman at NBCUniversal Media LLC from 2019 to 2020, Co-Chairman at NBC Entertainment from 2018 to 2019, Co-President at Universal Content Productions LLC, Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Mtv Films, Senior Counsel at MTV Networks Co., EVP-Business Affairs & General Counsel at Paramount Media Networks in 2011, Senior Counsel-Business & Legal Affairs at Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc. from 1995 to 1997, Executive Vice President & General Counsel at MTV Networks on Campus, Inc., Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Country Music Television, Inc., Entertainment Associate at Loeb & Loeb LLP from 1992 to 1994, Executive Vice President & General Counsel at VH1, EVP-Music & Entertainment Group Business Affairs at Viacom, Inc., Entertainment Attorney at Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman from 1997 to 1998, and Co-President at Wilshire Studios.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Yale University and graduate studies at Harvard Law School.