Mr. Victor F. Ganzi currently serves as Chairman of PGA TOUR Inc. Ganzi served as the Chief Executive Officer of Hearst Corp. from 2002 to 2008. Prior to that, he was COO from 1998 to 2002, and executive vice president from 1997 to 2002.
From 1992 to 1997, Ganzi served in various positions including senior vice president, CFO and chief legal officer. He also served as a COO at Hearst Interactive Media. Ganzi also served as Group Head of Books, Business Publishing Group of Hearst from March 1995 to October 1999. He began his career at Hearst in 1990 as General Counsel and Vice President. Prior to joining Hearst, Ganzi served as the Managing Partner at Rogers & Wells (now Clifford Chance).
He serves as Co-‐Chairman of Partnership for New York. He serves as Vice Chairman of New York City Economic Development Corp. He serves as a testamentary Trustee of the trust established under the will of William Randolph Hearst.
He has been a Director of Wyeth, LLC since 2005 and Gentiva Health Services, Inc. since 1999. He has been Lead Director of Gentiva Health Services, Inc. since May 2009. He serves as a Corporate Director at Towers Watson & Co and served as its Consultant. He serves as a Director of The National Magazine Company Ltd., ADO Staffing, Inc., ESPN, Palm Management Corporation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation Inc.
He practiced as a Certified Public Accountant in Taxation at a Big Four accounting firm in Denver. He graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University in 1968. Mr. Ganzi received a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1971, a BS in accounting from Fordham University, and an L.L.M. in Taxation from New York University in 1981.