Sharon Waxman is the spirit and the editorial talent behind The Wrap.com, as well as its founder and CEO. Best known for her work as the Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times, Waxman is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author of two books, Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System and Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World. Previously, Waxman was a correspondent for The Washington Post for eight years and a foreign correspondent for a decade in Europe and the Middle East. She is a frequent television commentator on matters relating to media and entertainment and a lecturer. Waxman studied English literature at Barnard College and earned a master's degree in modern Middle East studies from St. Antony's College at the University of Oxford.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.
