John S. Zieser serves as Vice President of Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary of Meredith Corporation. He is responsible for managing the company's business development function, as well as legal affairs, corporate communications and government relations. Zieser is also Secretary to the Meredith Board of Directors. He joined Meredith in January 1999.
Prior to joining Meredith, Zieser was Group President at First Data Merchant Services, a subsidiary of First Data Corporation. He joined First Data in 1993 and served as an Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining First Data, Zieser spent several years with the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he had assignments in Washington, D.C., London, and Melbourne, Australia.
Zieser earned his law degree from Cornell University, graduating magna cum laude and serving as Senior Editor of the Law Review. Zieser earned both an MBA and a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree from the University of Iowa. He and his wife, Adele, have three children, John, Philip and Allison. |