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Chris Anderson

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The Resume

    (1957- )
    Born in Pakistan
    Head of TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conferences
    Curator for the TED Talk lecture series (2002)
    CEO of Future Publishing (1984-2001)
    Started the TEDx initiative in 2009
    Started the TED Foundation (July 1, 2019)
    Author of 'TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking'

Why he might be annoying:

    His birth details are murky, bordering on mysterious.
    He became the TED Curator shortly after buying out the Conference in 2001.
    He shares a name with a Forward for the Miami Heat.
    He gives more TED Talks than anyone else for obvious reasons.
    He has sparred with several TED Talk speakers via Twitter.
    He was accused of censoring a TED Talk by Nick Hanauer questioning the belief that top income earners in America are the engines of job creation (he later claimed the talk was 'politically controversial').

Why he might not be annoying:

    He studied at Woodstock School in the Himalayan mountains.
    He began his career in journalism, producing a world news service in the Seychelles.
    He was editor for two of the UK's early computer magazines, Personal Computer Games and Zzap!64.
    When he moved to the US, he developed Imagine Media, publisher of the Business 2.0 magazine, and created the popular video game users' website IGN.
    He made the decision to start uploading TED Talks to YouTube, reviving interest in the conference.
    His tenure saw viewership spike to over 1 billion following his revamping the conference.
    He criticized Sarah Silverman on Twitter for using the term 'retarded.'
    He lost his eldest child to carbon monoxide poisoning due to an improperly-installed bathroom boiler (2010).

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Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 94.12% Annoying