Kenneth Feld
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Kenneth Jeffrey Feld (born 1948 in Washington, DC) is the CEO of Feld Entertainment, which owns Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice!, Doodlebops Live! and Disney Live! He is also the producer of several Broadway plays. The business was started by his father Irvin Feld and Ken became CEO upon his father's death in 1984.
He graduated from the Boston University School of Management in 1970 with a Management degree (Feld is currently a member of the BU Board of Trustees). [1] According to a 2004 article in Forbes Magazine, he was worth $75 million and lives in Potomac, Maryland. His mother commited suicide in 1958 so he and his sister Karen were raised by their aunt and uncle. [2]
In July 2006, he was inducted into the International Circus Hall of Fame. [3]