John Penney is the Chief Strategy Officer for Starz. Prior to joining Starz, Penney was President and Head of Corporate Development of Foresee Entertainment, a media and entertainment company he co-founded with current Starz CEO, Chris Albrecht in 2008. Before Foresee, Penney served as Head of Global Media Strategy for IMG, Inc. and was also with HBO for five years, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Digital Initiatives. In 2014, Penney was elected to the Executive Board of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and remains Chairman of the organization’s Media & Entertainment Council and a member of its Board of Industry Leaders. That same year, he began serving as a Founding Member of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences' Vision Council. Penney is also an executive committee member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Interactive Media Peer Group. Penney holds a B.A. in Social Psychology from Wesleyan University and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy & Administration, concentrating in Science & Technology, from Columbia University.