Ted Kleisner is president and CEO of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company, a privately held company founded in 1927 when Milton Hershey separated his chocolate manufacturing operations from his other businesses. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts and its subsidiaries own and/or operate Hersheypark, Hersheypark Arena and Stadium, ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park, Hershey Bears AHL Hockey Club, Giant Center, Dutch Wonderland, The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Hershey Highmeadow Campground, Hershey Country Club, Hershey Nursery and Hershey Laundry and Textiles. Prior to joining Hershey in 2007, Mr. Kleisner was president and CEO of The Greenbrier Resort and Club Management Company and president and managing director of The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In 1984, he joined the Southampton Princess in Bermuda as general manager, and later became vice president and managing director of the Boca Raton Resort and Club. In 1987, he returned to The Greenbrier to become vice president and managing director. Mr. Kleisner started his career with Albert Pick Hotels Corporation in Chicago and Hilton Hotels Corporation.

A third-generation hotelier, Mr. Kleisner holds a BSBA in hotel and restaurant management from the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business.