Best Startup
At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based President operating in the Digital Media space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Erika Herrera
Vice President, Early Stage Investments of WndrCo
Erika Herrera is the Vice President, Early Stage Investments at WndrCo.
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About WndrCo: WndrCo is a holding company that invests in, acquires, develops, and operates consumer technology businesses for the long term.
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Susan Suh
Vice President, Head of Investor Relations of WndrCo
Susan Suh is the Vice President, Head of Investor Relations at WndrCo.
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About WndrCo: WndrCo is a holding company that invests in, acquires, develops, and operates consumer technology businesses for the long term.
Dan Greenberg
Founder & President of Sharethrough USA
Dan Greenberg is the founder and CEO of Sharethrough, a 150+ person SF-based software company that powers in-feed, native ads for premium publishers like Time Inc, Hearst, People and brand marketers like Pepsi and P&G. Dan also acts as the co-chair of the IAB Native Advertising Committee. Dan comes from a research background at Stanford in persuasive technology, and regularly teaches classes in brand content, modern monetization, and viral engineering. Dan was recently named to the Inc “35 Under 35” list, the Forbes “30 Under 30″ list and has been honored as an Ad Age Media Maven. He organizes and hosts the Sharethrough Native Ad Summits, is a regular speaker at advertising and technology conferences, and contributes to industry publications including Forbes, AdAge, and TechCrunch.
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About Sharethrough USA: Sharethrough is one of the top global independent omnichannel ad exchanges
Bill Koenigsberg
President, CEO & Founder of Horizon media
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About Horizon media: Horizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
Julie-Anne Selvey
Vice President – Brand Communications / Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for IAC Applications of IAC
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About IAC: IAC is a media and Internet company with more than 150 brands and products serving consumer audiences.
Joanne Hawkins
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of IAC
Joanne Hawkins is the Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of IAC. In this capacity, her responsibilities include securities laws and related regulatory compliance, corporate governance and corporate finance matters and assisting in the general administration of the legal department. Ms. Hawkins was promoted to this position in February 2006 from Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, a position she held since September 2005. She previously served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel, a role she held since December 2000. Prior to IAC, she worked for Cahill Gordon & Reindel, a New York law firm, serving first as an Associate and then as a Senior Attorney. At Cahill Gordon & Reindel, her practice focused on general corporate law, securities laws, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Hawkins graduated with a B.S. in accounting from St. John’s University and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review.
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About IAC: IAC is a media and Internet company with more than 150 brands and products serving consumer audiences.
Mark Schneider
Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis of IAC
Mark Schneider is the Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at IAC.
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About IAC: IAC is a media and Internet company with more than 150 brands and products serving consumer audiences.
Trish Lounsbury
Senior Vice President & Internal Audit of IAC
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About IAC, IAC: IAC is a media and Internet company with more than 150 brands and products serving consumer audiences.
Jay Moore
Vice President of Digital Marketing of Triller
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About Triller: Triller is an AI-powered music video app that enables anyone to make professional videos, effortlessly.
Gerry de Bruijn
Vice President, Global Services and Customer Success of RES Software
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About RES Software: RES Software is the digital workspace technology company bringing agility and enablement to the workforce while improving IT security.
Eoghan Geoghegan
Vice President of Business Development of MomentFeed
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About MomentFeed: MomentFeed is a platform that helps multi-location brands optimize for proximity search in order to connect customers with brands.
Jennifer Perri
Vice President, Univision Creator Network of Univision Communications
Jennifer Perri is Vice President of the Univision Creator Network. For the last two years, Jen has lead the charge in cross platform integration of influencers and brands within Univision. She’s been with UCN since 2015 and helped build an in-house multi-channel network that is now the No. 1 Hispanic focused MCN on YouTube in less than two years. Under Jen’s leadership, UCN has attracted and signed over 200 young and diverse digital talent and has fostered a real sense of community. UCN creators have been integrated across digital, linear and live events, and have expanded Univision’s content offering and have helped us to connect with Hispanic millennials. Prior to her role at Univision, Jen held strategy and development positions at Seventeen (Hearst and Awesomeness TV), Collective Digital Studios (now Studio 71) and co-founded BigFrame. Jen also was a producer and production manager on Current TV, which won the first Emmy award for Best Interactive Television Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards. She is a graduate of the University of San Francisco in Communication studies.
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About Univision Communications: Univision Communications is a media company that provides media-related services.
Zachary Weiner
CoFounder, President of Overtime
Zachary Weiner is the President and Co-Founder of Overtime.
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About Overtime, The Sports Quotient: Overtime is a sports network that produces several sports-focused series and short-form content for the next generation of sports fans.
David Danziger
Vice President, Data Partnerships of The Trade Desk
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About The Trade Desk: The Trade Desk is an online demand-side platform that provides buying tools for digital media buyers.
Todd Parnell
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Richmond Flying Squirrels of MLB Advanced Media
“Parney” serves as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, the Double-A affiliate of Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants. In that role he oversees all aspects of the Flying Squirrels’ day-to-day operations in Richmond, including the recent $1.5 million renovation of The Diamond, the Squirrels’ stadium. During their inaugural season, the club quickly established itself as a leader in the community, while smashing corporate and ticket sales expectations as the Squirrels led the Eastern League in both overall and average attendance, welcoming 463,842 fans to The Diamond. Upon completion of the inaugural season, the franchise was recognized as the Richmond Business of the Year by the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce. “Parney” also serves on the Richmond Chapter of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Board of Trustees as well as the Richmond Police Athletic League Board of Directors. With his flamboyant personality and 22 years’ experience in minor league baseball, “Parney” has become one of the most popular speakers and guest lecturers in the region. Prior to joining the effort to return baseball to Richmond, Parnell served as the President of the Greenberg Sports Group (GSG), which provides management, consulting, and marketing services to the U.S. sports industry. GSG also manages the overall operations of Minor League Baseball’s Pennsylvania State College Spikes and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. He held the title of President for both franchises. The 43-year old “Parney” graduated from Messiah College in 1988 with a degree in physical education and a minor in business.
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About MLB Advanced Media: MLB.TV is a website that offers news, schedules, standings, and statistics related to baseball.
Robert Bowman
CEO & President of MLB Advanced Media
Bob Bowman was appointed President, Business & Media of Major League Baseball by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. on December 4, 2014. He directs revenue-generating and media rights activities across all MLB entities while continuing to oversee MLB Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM) and MLB Network. Bowman has been President & Chief Executive Officer of MLBAM, the league’s world-class technology company, since its inception in 2000. Bowman joined MLBAM in 2000 following two years of work in the Internet space. He took on oversight of MLB Network in 2014. MLBAM was created in January 2000, when the owners of the 30 Major League Clubs voted to follow the recommendation of Commissioner Selig and centralize all of Baseball’s Internet and Interactive Media operations under one roof. MLBAM operates the official League site, MLB.com, as well as each of the 30 individual team sites. It also develops, deploys and distributes the highest grossing iOS app, At Bat, as well as manages live video content for dozens of clients. In 2014, MLBAM captured, encoded and distributed 30,000 live video events. MLB.com is an award-winning multimedia business at the forefront of the digital revolution. Prior to joining MLBAM, Mr. Bowman was President and Chief Operating Officer of ITT Corporation, one of the world’s largest and preeminent conglomerates. He joined ITT in 1991 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ITT Sheraton, the Boston-based global hotel network. In 1992, he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the parent company before being named President and Chief Operating Officer in 1995. Following the trivestiture of the Company’s business divisions in 1995, Mr. Bowman successfully oversaw the growth and operations of the $8 billion conglomerate until its merger with Starwood Hotels and Resorts in 1998. During his tenure, Mr. Bowman and the senior management team at ITT created more than $25 billion of value for the company’s shareholders. Before joining ITT, Bowman served as Treasurer for the State of Michigan from 1983-1991. The youngest State Treasurer in the nation at the time of his appointment, during his eight-year term, the State’s pension system grew from $6 billion to $19 billion in asset value, and improved the State’s credit rating from BBB to AA. Immediately prior to his appointment in Michigan, Bowman also worked as a municipal finance investment banker with Goldman Sachs & Company, and from 1979 to 1981 he served in the U.S. Department of the Treasury as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Domestic Finance. In that role, he worked on both the New York City Loan Guarantee Act and the Chrysler Loan Guarantee Act. A native of Milwaukee, Bowman graduated from Harvard College in 1977, and received his M.B.A. from The Wharton School in 1979. Bowman serves as President of the Michigan Education Trust and is a member of the Board of Directors of Take-Two Interactive Corp., and ViaSat, Inc.
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About MLB Advanced Media, Openwave Systems: MLB.TV is a website that offers news, schedules, standings, and statistics related to baseball.
Vishwanath Ramarao
Vice President of Engineering of AOL
Vish is CTO and Co-Founder of Impermium. Before joining Impermium, Vish led engineering for Yahoo! Mail anti-spam, security, and data mining, and was involved in protecting every major component of the Yahoo! network from spam, fraud, misuse.
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About AOL: AOL Lifestream is a web-based application that enables users to keep track of all their comments on social networking sites.
Michael Elkins
Vice President of Red Ventures
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About Red Ventures: A portfolio of influential brands, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships that help people make life’s most important decisions.
Steven Swartz
President & CEO of Hearst Communications
Steven R. Swartz became president and chief executive officer of Hearst Corporation on June 1, 2013. Before his promotion to CEO, Swartz, a member of the Board of Directors of Hearst Corporation and a trustee of The Hearst Family Trust, was president and chief operating officer of the Corporation. He was president of Hearst Newspapers, the operating group responsible for Hearst’s newspapers, local digital marketing services businesses and directories, from 2009 to 2011, and executive vice president of the Group from 2001 to 2008. Hearst Newspapers, with more than 4,700 employees across the nation, publishes 15 dailies and 36 weeklies in cities including Houston, San Francisco, San Antonio and Albany. It also operates digital marketing services and directories businesses under the LocalEdge brand. Before joining Hearst in 2001, Swartz was president and chief executive of SmartMoney, the magazine, website and custom publishing business launched by Hearst and News Corp.’s Dow Jones unit. Prior to becoming CEO in 1995, he had been the magazine’s founding editor since 1991. Under his leadership, SmartMoney magazine won two National Magazine Awards and was Advertising Age’s Magazine of the Year. Swartz began his journalism career as a reporter with The Wall Street Journal in 1984 after graduating from Harvard. He served as an editor on the Journal’s Page One staff from 1989 to 1991. Swartz is a member of the ESPN board of directors and is a director of the Associated Press. He is also a member of the board of visitors of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, a member of the board of directors of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and chairman of the Lincoln Center Corporate Fund.
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About Hearst Communications: Hearst is large private diversified media, information, and services company with more than 360 businesses
Barin Nahvi Rovzar
Senior Vice President & Head of M&A of Hearst Communications
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About Hearst Communications: Hearst is large private diversified media, information, and services company with more than 360 businesses
Melanie Colton
Vice President, Product & Technology of Hearst Communications
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About Hearst Communications: Hearst is large private diversified media, information, and services company with more than 360 businesses
Todd Haskell
Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Hearst Magazines Digital Media of Hearst Communications
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About Hearst Communications: Hearst is large private diversified media, information, and services company with more than 360 businesses
Kevin Welk
President of Steel Wool Entertainment
Kevin Welk is President and Partner of Steel Wool Entertainment and President of Welk Music Group/Vanguard Records. Established in 1987, Vanguard Records has been focused on the progression of bridging the gap between classic and current music outlets and trends, often times combining the two to create successful musical magic. Under his leadership, Vanguard has assembled a diverse roster that encompasses legends like Levon Helm and Merle Haggard; trailblazers like the Indigo Girls and Chely Wright; cutting-edge singer/songwriters like Matt Nathanson and Mindy Smith; indie rockers like Greg Laswell and Blue Giant; and adventurous iconoclasts like Isobel Campbell, the Living Sisters and Jesca Hoop. He has managed to oversee the release of over 40 releases per year and counting.
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About Steel Wool Entertainment: A full-service, next-gen entertainment company led by veteran music industry executives.
Bradford Simpson
Vice-President of Steel Wool Entertainment
Brad Simpson is VP of Production for Steel Wool Entertainment. Brad started his own production company with rapper and writer George Watsky in March of 2012. There, Brad produced numerous music videos for a variety of artists in addition to web series and shorts. This company later merged to become the Steel Wool production division. Prior to Steel Wool, Brad worked at Fox producing and editing short form content for Fox, Hulu, YouTube and Video on Demand. Brad produced the Teen Choice Awards web show in 2011, which streamed live on teenchoiceawards.com and mobile devices. He has also worked in digital creation and distribution at ABE and Bravo Digital.
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About Steel Wool Entertainment: A full-service, next-gen entertainment company led by veteran music industry executives.
Saaya Nath
Vice President of Jump Capital
Saaya Nath currently works as the Vice President for Jump Capital. She previously worked at Boston Consulting Group as an Associate.
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About Jump Capital: Jump Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in Series A and B expansion stage investments in technology and software.
Tarun Gupta
Vice President of Jump Capital
Tarun Gupta currently works as the Vice President for Jump Capital. He previously worked at Scientific Games as the Manager.
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About Jump Capital: Jump Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in Series A and B expansion stage investments in technology and software.
Vice President of Jump Capital
Shanav Mehta is the Vice President at Jump Capital.
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About Jump Capital: Jump Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in Series A and B expansion stage investments in technology and software.
Chris Bates
Global Vice President of Customer Success of Tableau
Chris Bates leads the global Customer Success organization at Tableau Software.Chris’ team is responsible for ensuring that Tableau’s 80,000+ customers are successfully onboarding, adopting, and renewing with Tableau.Chris has over 20 years of experience leading customer-facing organizations in high-growth technology companies.Prior to joining Tableau, Chris led Sales organizations at Dell, including living in London for 2 ½ years.For the last 8 years, Chris has led global Customer Success teams at both Salesforce.com and Clarizen.Chris started his career at Procter & Gamble, where he first developed his passion around customers.He received his undergraduate degree in Finance and Marketing at the University ofVirginia, and his MBA from Harvard Business School
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About Tableau: Tableau helps global organizations unleash the power of their most valuable assets: their data and their people.
Jason Bergsman
Executive Vice President of The Chernin Group
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About The Chernin Group: The Chernin Group is a multi-stage investment firm that seeks to invest in and build these best-in-class companies.
Garrett McGrath
Vice President, Product Management of Magnite
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About Magnite: Magnite is a sell-side advertising platform that provides technology for publishers to monetize their content across all screens and format.
Jarl Mohn
President Emeritus of NPR
Jarl Mohn is the President and Chief Executive Officer at NPR, one of the country’s most iconic news and cultural content organizations. In this capacity, Jarl oversees NPR’s strategy to continue NPR’s mission to create a more informed public by working in partnership with Member stations across the country. Today NPR content reaches: 32 million people who visit npr.org every month, 26 million people who listen to NPR programming every week, and listeners who download NPR podcasts 72 million times each month. Jarl’s deep media experience has spanned all media platforms as well as rapid changes in audience trends. Jarl spent almost 20 years in radio, many as a disc jockey at stations including WNBC in New York. In addition to his on-air work in radio, Jarl served as a programmer, general manager, and owner of a group of radio stations. Jarl created E! Entertainment Television and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer for almost a decade. Jarl is the former Executive Vice President and General Manager of MTV and VH1 where he architected the strategy of long-form programming at the heart of the network today and diversified the networks’ audiences by developing innovative programming around alternative music formats. Jarl was also founding President and Chief Executive Officer at Liberty Digital, a public company that invested in cable networks, the Internet and online businesses. Prior to joining NPR in July of 2014, Jarl served the as a Member of the Board of Trustees at Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) for more than a decade, including two years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Jarl also spent over 12 years on the board of The Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, including six years as its Chairman of the Board of Directors. Jarl has also been a Corporate Director and Advisor to a number of media companies, making direct early stage angel and seed investments in digital media/technology ventures. Since 2008 he has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Scripps Networks Interactive. Jarl and his wife Pamela created The Mohn Family Foundation in 2000. Jarl attended Temple University, where he studied Mathematics and Philosophy.
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About NPR: NPR is a multimedia news organization and radio program producer that delivers national and international news broadcasts.
Christopher Turpin
Chief Of Staff to the President & CEO of NPR
Christopher Turpin is NPR’s Vice President of News Programming and Operations. He oversees all news programs, newscasts, news operations, collaborative coverage, innovation in news storytelling and training, ensuring NPR’s continued excellence across a range of journalistic skills. Turpin was previously the Executive Producer of All Things Considered, NPR’s afternoon newsmagazine. On a daily basis he guided the show’s editorial direction and managed the show’s 26 production staff members. Arriving at NPR in January 2000, Turpin spent two years as All Things Considered’s Supervising Senior Producer, responsible for the day-to-day running of the show. During his time at NPR, Turpin has contributed to All Things Considered’s coverage of breaking news events such as the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina. Along with these major stories, Turpin was part of the All Things Considered production team in Chengdu, China, covering the terrible earthquake in 2008. A native of England, Turpin entered the broadcasting world in the United States in 1990 where he held a variety of editorial positions at Monitor Radio in Boston, MA. Over the span of eight years, he moved from production assistant to ultimately running the morning and evening newsmagazine programs. In 1998, Turpin became a senior manager and member of the executive committee at Internews, a non-profit organization that fosters independent media around the globe, especially in countries emerging from conflict. In this position, Turpin spent much of his time working on projects in the Balkans, Central Asia, Indonesia and Africa. As a producer, Turpin has contributed to many reports and series that were awarded with the industry’s top honors including a 2003 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for NPR News coverage of September 11, 2001, attacks; a 2005 duPont Award for Radio Diaries’ “Mandela: An Audio History” and a 2009 duPont Award for coverage on All Things Considered of the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan Province in China. Coverage of the earthquake in China also earned a 2008 George Foster Peabody Award for Turpin and the rest of the NPR staff following this story. Turpin earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from the University of Sussex in England. He first grew to love the United States during a year-long study abroad at the University of California in Santa Cruz. He earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Oxford University and a Master of Arts in English from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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About NPR: NPR is a multimedia news organization and radio program producer that delivers national and international news broadcasts.
Keith Woods
Vice President, Newsroom Training & Diversity of NPR
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About NPR: NPR is a multimedia news organization and radio program producer that delivers national and international news broadcasts.
Michael F. Beach
Vice President, Distribution of NPR
Michael F. Beach is the Vice President of Distribution at NPR. In this role, Beach oversees the Public Radio Satellite System® (PRSS), the backbone of all public radio distribution. Each year, the PRSS distributes more than 450,000 hours annually of news, music, and specialized audience programming to more than 1,600 public radio stations throughout the United States. He is responsible for all activities associated with the planning, operation and management of this system-critical division. Prior to coming to NPR, Beach worked for Intelsat, S.A., a major commercial satellite operator, which he joined in 2006. He also served as assistant general manager and chief technology officer for Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET), the state-wide PBS and NPR broadcast network, from 1998 to 2006. Prior to that, he served in multiple technical and security roles for NSN Network Services of Avon, Colo., which is now a service of Clear Channel Communications. As a lieutenant in the Navy, he served as a communications officer on the USS Duluth. Beach, who is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications/Media Studies from the University of Utah and is a candidate for a Master of Science degree in Project Management at George Washington University.
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About NPR: NPR is a multimedia news organization and radio program producer that delivers national and international news broadcasts.
Michael F. Beach
Vice President, Distribution of NPR
Michael F. Beach is the Vice President of Distribution at NPR. In this role, Beach oversees the Public Radio Satellite System® (PRSS), the backbone of all public radio distribution. Each year, the PRSS distributes more than 450,000 hours annually of news, music, and specialized audience programming to more than 1,600 public radio stations throughout the United States. He is responsible for all activities associated with the planning, operation and management of this system-critical division. Prior to coming to NPR, Beach worked for Intelsat, S.A., a major commercial satellite operator, which he joined in 2006. He also served as assistant general manager and chief technology officer for Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET), the state-wide PBS and NPR broadcast network, from 1998 to 2006. Prior to that, he served in multiple technical and security roles for NSN Network Services of Avon, Colo., which is now a service of Clear Channel Communications. As a lieutenant in the Navy, he served as a communications officer on the USS Duluth. Beach, who is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications/Media Studies from the University of Utah and is a candidate for a Master of Science degree in Project Management at George Washington University.
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About NPR: NPR is a multimedia news organization and radio program producer that delivers national and international news broadcasts.
Edwin A. Finn Jr.
Editor & President – Barron’s of Dow Jones
Ed Finn is the editor and president of Barron’s, the Dow Jones business and financial weekly. He joined Dow Jones as a national copyreader for The Wall Street Journal in 1980, then moved to the foreign desk as editor, then to the Dallas bureau as a banking and finance reporter. Finn left to join Forbes as a senior editor, covering international business and finance, and later became an assistant managing editor. From 1990 to 1992, he was the editor of American Banker, a daily trade newspaper. Finn re-joined Dow Jones in 1993 as the managing editor of Barron’s and was named editor of the magazine in 1995. He assumed additional responsibilities as the president of Barron’s in 1998. Finn earned a Bachelor’s degree in English and political science from Tufts University and a Master’s degree in international banking and finance from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
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About Dow Jones: Dow Jones is a news and business information provider that delivers content to consumers and organizations via newspapers and more.
David Steinberger
Co-Founder, President & CEO of Comixology
David Steinberger is the co-founder and CEO of comiXology, the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform that features content from Marvel, DC and 75 top comic book and graphic novel publishers. The comiXology platform includes a top ten grossing iPad app, as well as iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire and Windows 8 apps, and a web store and reader at www.comixology.com. He designed comiXology’s Guided View, the reading technology that transforms the comic book medium into an immersive and cinematic experience and defines the digital comic experience. A long time comic fan and passionate entrepreneur, David’s inspiration for comiXology was shaped at the NYU – Stern’s 2007 Business Plan competition while he pursued his MBA. David also holds a Masters degree from Manhattan School of Music, and an Advanced Certificate from The Juilliard School. David’s currently reading Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness from IDW Publishing.
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About Amazon, Comixology: Comixology delivers a cloud-based digital comics platform that enables users to discover, buy, and read comics.
Rick McConnell
President and GM, Security Technology Group of Akamai Technologies
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About Akamai Technologies: Akamai is a provider of cloud services that help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device.
Deepna Devkar
Vice President, Data Science & Engineering of CNN
Deepna Devkar is the Vice President, Data Science & Engineering at CNN, WarnerMedia.
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About CNN, WarnerMedia: CNN is an online broadcasting platform that offers the latest business, financial, and personal finance news.
Sam Feist
Senior Vice President, Washington Bureau Chief of CNN
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About CNN: CNN is an online broadcasting platform that offers the latest business, financial, and personal finance news.
Mike Toppo
Vice President/Senior Editorial Director of CNN
Michael Toppo is the vice president and senior editorial director for CNN Digital, managing the video programming strategy for all of CNN’s digital platforms. Toppo has been directly involved in audience growth strategies and the integration of analytics into the daily programming process. From 2011-2013, video starts grew 40% and CNN continues to be an industry leader for video traffic. Toppo launched CNN’s first video team focused on digital-native content for enterprise storytelling and sponsorship integration. Under his leadership, the team has created franchises for multiple verticals including music, comedy, politics, innovation, health and culture. He was also instrumental in creating the network’s first digital war room which brings together teams from edit, research, business intelligence and social to use real time data to optimize site performance and leverage trending content. In 2012, his enterprise video team won multiple honors including the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for “Slavery’s Last Stronghold”an investigation that exposed the issues of slavery in Mauritania, the last country in the world to outlaw the practice. He has also led CNN’s cross-platform TV Integration group focused on digital strategies for CNN’s premier programs including The Lead with Jake Tapper, Erin Burnett OutFront, New Day, Morgan Spurlock/Inside Man and Anthony Bourdain/Parts Unknown. Prior to managing video strategy, Toppo led CNN Digital’s home page, feature sections, news production, photos and interactive teams. In 2011, his teams launched the CNN Photos blog dedicated to telling powerful and inspiring stories through photography. To date, CNN Photos has generated over 800 million page views. Prior to joining CNN Digital in 2006, Toppo was the Senior Executive Producer for CNN’s domestic television network and managed all of its weekday programs. He also developed the format for its flagship dayside program, Newsroom. Toppo came to CNN in 1996 to produce its daily news program, TalkBack Live. The program was the first of its kind on a national level to use interactive technologies including chat rooms, instant messaging and video conferencing. As the Executive Producer, he was responsible for guiding the overall direction and development of the program. He is also a member of CNN’s Diversity Council focusing on the network’s business strategy. Toppo earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Buffalo State College.
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About CNN: CNN is an online broadcasting platform that offers the latest business, financial, and personal finance news.
Thanda Belker
Senior Vice President, Global Distribution of pocket.watch
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About pocket.watch: Pocket.watch is a new studio creating global franchises from the YouTube stars and characters loved by Generation Alpha.
Hamid Ansari
President & Co-Founder of Prodea
Hamid Ansari is President and Co-Founder and brings more than 25 years of entrepreneurial experience building and deploying technology products and services worldwide. His expertise in strategic positioning, mergers and acquisitions has resulted in several successful business transactions with values ranging from tens of millions to more than a billion dollars. Prior to co-founding Prodea Systems, Hamid co-founded telecom technologies, inc., where he managed a professional services organization and oversaw the creation and worldwide deployment of four carrier-class products. Hamid served as the company’s President until its successful merger with Sonus Networks (Nasdaq: SONS) in 2001. Hamid launched his career at MCI, where he was part of a small group of pioneers in the world of telecommunications divestitures. As part of the advanced engineering group, his contributions led to the development and implementation of new products and services and resulted in one of the most technically advanced telecommunications networks in the world. Later, Hamid headed the advanced data communications network division of an international consulting company in support of World Bank projects in Africa and the Middle East. Hamid has completed advanced credits towards a doctorate of communications. He earned a master’s degree in computer science and telecommunications from George Washington University.
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About Prodea: Prodea provides multi-service, multi-screen platforms for the residential Internet of Things, delivering digital services globally.
Kathy Lam
Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Prodea
Kathy Lam is responsible for Human Resources and brings 21 years of experience in all aspects of human resources to Prodea Systems. Prior to joining the company, Kathy served as the Director of Human Resources for Sonus Networks. She was responsible for a global organization in excess of 700 employees located in the US, EMEA and APAC. During her tenure at Sonus Networks, she managed the human resources activities for multiple acquisitions, including her prior organization, telecom technologies, inc. Prior to Sonus Networks/telecom technologies, Kathy was with the telecommunications division of Teradyne Inc. responsible for over 400 employees in an engineering and manufacturing environment. Kathy holds a master’s degree in human resources and industrial relations from Loyola University in Chicago, as well as a bachelors of science degree in education, minor in mathematics and computer science, from the University of Illinois, Champaign.
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About Prodea: Prodea provides multi-service, multi-screen platforms for the residential Internet of Things, delivering digital services globally.
Paul Buccieri
President of A+E Networks
Paul Buccieri is president and chairman of A+E Networks Group. He joined A+E Networks as president of A&E and HISTORY in 2015 and became president of A+E Studios and A+E Networks Portfolio Group in 2016. Buccieri is responsible for the company’s brand portfolio, which includes the A&E®, Lifetime®, The HISTORY® Channel, LMN™, FYI™, and Vice TV networks. Buccieri holds extensive experience in both scripted and non-scripted programming across a wide range of genres. He is a leader in worldwide production, distribution, and syndication, as well as implementing innovative business models. Collaborating with top executives and producers, Paul has extensive experience turning ideas into hit TV shows, including American Pickers, Curse of Oak Island, Forged in Fire, Vikings, 60 Days In, and others. Additionally, Buccieri serves as director of the board for the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and holds committee and board positions for organizations including the Lincoln Center Leadership Committee, the Lincoln Center Media and Entertainment Council, NCTA, The Paley Center for Media, and the NAACP Industry Board of Advisors. Previously, Buccieri held executive leadership roles at ITV Studios U.S. Group and ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Fox Twentieth Television, and Endemol USA. Buccieri enjoys training for triathlons, and competed in the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. He has also facilitated food drives for communities in Connecticut in partnership with Feeding America and Caleb and Calder Sloan’s Awesome Foundation.
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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
Abhay Jain
Vice President, Strategy and Business Development of A+E Networks
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David Granville-Smith
Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officer of A+E Networks
David “Digger” Granville-Smith is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of A+E Networks. Granville-Smith joined A+E Networks as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in July 2014. In December 2016, he was named to his current position. Granville-Smith leads all key financial functions across A+E Networks, including A&E®, History®, Lifetime®, LMN®, FYI™, H2®, Crime & Investigation Network®, History en Español™, Military HISTORY®, LRW®, A+E Studios™, A&E Indie Films®, A+E Networks International®, A+E Networks Digital® and A+E Networks Consumer Products™. In addition, Granville-Smith oversees the Production, Operations, Engineering and Information Technology departments and is responsible for the Corporate Development, Strategy, Investments and Ventures Group. He provides strategic and operational leadership across all of the divisions of the company, including the Brand Portfolio Group, Ad Sales, Distribution, Digital and International, in order to drive the company’s overall growth and value creation. Granville-Smith serves on the boards of A+E Networks Latin America and VICELAND. Prior to joining A+E Networks, Granville-Smith worked at J.P. Morgan and Bear Stearns, which was acquired by J.P. Morgan, for 23 years. Prior to that, he worked at Smith Barney in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. At J.P. Morgan, he was a Managing Director and Head of the Media Group in the Investment Banking Division. Throughout his career in banking, Granville-Smith worked on a number of significant strategic and financing transactions for diversified media, cable network, cable distribution and telecommunications companies. Granville-Smith is a trustee of the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York. He also serves on the President’s Advisory Council for the College of Brown University. Granville-Smith received an A.B. degree from Brown University. He resides in Manhattan with his wife and two children.
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Sean Cohan
President, International & Digital Media of A+E Networks
Sean Cohan is President, International and Digital Media, A+E Networks. Cohan oversees a global portfolio comprised of A+E Networks’ rapid growth and transformation units and is a member of the A+E executive and senior leadership team. Cohan has been named a Digital All Star by Broadcast & Cable, ranked in the Top Ten of CableFax’s Most Influential Minorities in Cable, and was called one of the Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America by Savoy Magazine. He has also been recognized as CableFax 100, Digital TV Europe’s Euro 50, and both a NAMIC Next Generation Leader and Luminary, and was honored with Broadcasting and Cable’s 2016 Diversity Leadership Award. As head of A+E Networks’ International Division, Cohan oversees the company’s brands, services, and content outside the U.S. He manages staff and teams across 20+ cities. The Division’s activities include branded channels, content sales, production and digital media distribution. A+E Networks operates 77 different branded channels abroad and distributes a 16,000-hour library across more than 200 territories in 42 languages on a range of platforms. Under Cohan’s direction, A+E Networks has completed its global footprint; launched 58 international channels including the global rollouts of Lifetime, A&E, and Crime+Investigation; established new businesses in India, SE Asia, France, German-speaking Europe, Scandinavia, Benelux, Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Russia; and achieved a #1, 2, or 3 ranking in relevant category in virtually every market. Recently, Cohan oversaw the launch of a new business and History and Lifetime to twenty million households in Korea. Cohan also oversaw the rollout of a company’s first free-to-air (FTA) channel, BLAZE, in the UK to over twenty five million households. Cohan has also built a top factual content sales organization, driven significant co-productions and acclaimed local versions of A+E shows. He also launched the largest global made-for-television movie distribution unit and a successful boutique drama distribution effort, with critically and popularly acclaimed events such as Roots, Unreal, Six, and Knightfall. As head of Digital Media, Cohan oversees all strategic, operational, editorial, social and digital distribution both in the United States and around the world. The division’s scope includes content production, apps, websites, social media, and licensing. His team is responsible for managing popular websites History.com and Biography.com which reach over thirty million visitors monthly; robust TV apps for Lifetime, A&E, and History; successful History Vault™ and Lifetime Movie Club™ direct-to-consumer offerings; strategic partnerships with A+E Networks’ SVOD, AVOD, and DTO partners; and digital extensions like the Webby-nominated This Day in History on Amazon Alexa. In 2016, A+E Networks announced the launch of 45th & Dean, a multi-platform video storytelling hub which reports into Cohan. It is focused on creating original, digital-first video content supporting brands, shows, and partners. It has produced two of the top three most viewed shows for Snapchat and FB Watch platforms, dramatic growth in YouTube impressions, and significant social engagement gains. Cohan was formerly Executive Vice President, International; Senior Vice President, International; Vice President, International Business Development & Digital Media; and Director, International Business Development for A+E Networks. Previously, he held positions at Primedia, Morgan Stanley, NBC and A.T. Kearney. Cohan is a member of Boards of BANFF Media Festival (Director), The Opportunity Network (Treasurer), The Parrish Art Museum (Trustee), and 2btube (Director). A graduate of Harvard University, he also holds an MBA from Stanford University. Cohan lives in downtown New York, with his wife Jennifer, and daughter Makenna.
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Mark Garner
Executive Vice President, Content Licensing and Business Development of A+E Networks
Mark Garne serves as executive vice president of content sales, licensing, and business development at A+E Networks.
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Ross Habif
Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy of A+E Networks
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Amy Baker
Executive Vice President of A+E Networks
Amy Baker and her team are responsible for harnessing the power, influence and audience of A+E Networks’ brands, platforms and talent to help marketers drive awareness, sales, brand loyalty, customer acquisition and retention. Prior to this position, Baker was EVP, Ad Sales for Lifetime, LMN and fyi. She first joined A+E Networks as SVP, Ad Sales for HISTORY in 2005. Prior to A+E Networks, Baker was SVP of Discovery Solutions and Branded Entertainment at Discovery Communications where she provided advertising clients with comprehensive solutions to reach their business objectives across Discovery’s family of assets. Amy holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and is based in New York City.
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Jason DeMarco
Vice President, Programmatic & Audience Solutions of A+E Networks
Jason DeMarco joined A+E Networks in July 2012 to establish a programmatic monetization strategy. During his tenure, A+E Networks has been a market leader in adopting new technology and creating partnerships that bring the best in content, data and systems to market. Jason continues to focus on automation across all platforms and data enabled monetization.
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Matthew Caiola
Vice President, Corporate and Technology Practices of 5W Public Relations
As Executive Vice President at 5W Public Relations, Matthew Caiola oversees the corporate, technology, and digital divisions, which include financial services, legal services & litigation, real estate, corporate internal communications, public affairs & government relations, apps & online marketplaces, ad tech & big data, marketing technology, and financial technology. Under his leadership, the teams run award-winning campaigns for clients like Sinclair Broadcast Group, SAP NS2, CareerBuilder, Payoneer, The Trade Desk, Comcast, N26, as well as more than 100 companies globally. With over 15 years of public relations experience, Matthew is a seasoned practitioner in corporate publicity, leading his team in building the brand of high-growth tech companies, launching IPOs, disrupting industries, and building global brand resonance. B I O EXE C UT IVE VI C E P R ESIDENT COR PORAT E , T E C HNOLOGY & DIGI TAL P RA C T I C ES In the 10 years Matthew has worked at 5W Public Relations, he has become responsible for the overall growth and direction of the agency’s technology, corporate and digital practices. Matthew introduced new areas of focus to the agency, including the SaaS and data divisions. He has been instrumental in acquiring new clients for the agency, including three fintech unicorn clients as well as 13 cannabis clients, who are each making a name for themselves within their respective industries. Matthew has shaped 5WPR’s technology division to be recognized as a leader in the adtech, fintech, and martech pr space. Prior to joining 5W, Matthew was at a mid-sized New Jersey PR firm where he yielded brand building results for a diverse range of well-recognized companies in the clean-tech, aviation, and consumer areas. His media relations expertise played a key role in securing top tier features for his clients, ranging from CEO profiles, company case studies, and awards. Matthew holds a Communication and Political Science degree from Iona College.
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Dara Busch
President, Consumer Practice of 5W Public Relations
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Jon Roberts
President, Dotdash Finance of Dotdash
Dr. Jon Roberts has a PhD in theoretical high-energy physics with ten years of research experience in high-energy particle physics and ultrahigh energy cosmic rays. At Dotdash, Dr. Roberts leads a team of researchers deriving insights from more than 20 years of Internet data across thousands of topics. As a Marie Curie research fellow at Warsaw University, Dr. Roberts studied how dark matter might appear at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. After Poland, Dr. Roberts spent five years as a researcher at New York University, where he made predictions for solar system cosmic rays, currently being tested by NASA’s AMS detector on the International Space Station. He also worked on the Pierre Auger telescope in Argentina, tracking the detected ultrahigh energy cosmic rays back to their origins outside our galaxy.
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Tre Jones
Senior Vice President, Growth of Dotdash
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Gaurav Hardikar
Vice President of Product of Brilliant
Product Management Leader with experience at multiple stages of company growth – early stage (Brilliant), mid-size (Shopkick), large (Trulia, Zillow Group). Values full-stack product management – taking the product from strategic planning all the way to the actual Go-To-Market, through effective collaboration and emotional intelligence when working with teams. Having worked across a variety of different software and hardware products, he has significant experience in product analytics, UX design and research, and team management. Gaurav is always looking for a challenge and finding solutions to problems that have a tangible impact on people’s daily lives.
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Philip J Faraci
President, COO of Kodak
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Jason Tollestrup
Vice President, Programmatic Strategy and Yield of Washington Post
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Jim Spare
President & COO of eko
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Brian Harris Frank
President of eko
Brian has spent the past 20 years innovating in the music industry, both at startups and major labels. As President of Interlude Music, he is helping to move the music industry forward by forging strategic relationships with like-minded top players in the space, from labels and artists to media organizations and festivals. Before joining Interlude, Brian was employee #1 at Beats Music and co-created the streaming service alongside Trent Reznor. His prior experience includes roles at Warner Bros. Records, Interscope Records, Atlantic Records, Ticketmaster and others. Brian holds a BA and and MBA from Columbia University.
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About eko: eko is media and technology company pioneering a new medium in which stories told in live action video are shaped by viewers as they unfold.
YuJung Kim
President of The Dodo
YuJung Kim is president of The Dodo. The Dodo produces and distributes emotionally compelling, entertaining, shareable videos across the full spectrum of animals, from pets to wildlife.
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About The Dodo: The Dodo is a digital media company devoted to animals.
Amber Venz Box
President of LTK
rewardStyle was founded in 2011 and is the backbone of the global influencer industry. rewardStyle is the first and only monetization solution that empowers the world’s influential content creators and retailers to achieve maximum economic success by providing an ecosystem of innovative technology and strategic consulting. Over the last three years, Amber has fueled the arrival of a new influence on the retail industry: content creators. By providing the technical tools and education necessary to empower a global army of 9,000 hand-picked, premium content creators – they are now making a tangible impact on global e-commerce sales. In 2014, rewardStyle bloggers and traditional magazine properties drove more than $280 million in retail sales and 205 million unique product impressions, with over 36 million unique consumers influenced. Amber, only 27, has tenaciously redirected the entire digital style publishing industry and most importantly contributed to the digital style publishing industry and most importantly contributed to the professionalization and financial independence of hundreds of publishers, enabling them to earn meaningful revenue on their online content, which allows them to ultimately reinvest in and grow their small businesses. What started as an apartment bedroom side project has become a multi-national, multi-million dollar business. Amber no longer works from her small office work space apartment, but instead alongside her 100+ employees, at either the rewardStyle headquarters in Dallas, Texas or the international office in London, England.
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About LIKEtoKNOW.it, LTK: LTK is a global creator commerce platform that empowers thousands of digital lifestyle influencers to achieve economic success.
Roger Mincheff
Founder & President & Chief Content Officer of Big Boots
Roger Mincheff is the Senior Vice President of Branded Entertainment for Digital Content at Fox Filmed Entertainment, a division of News Corporation.Roger joined Fox after serving as CEO of Spacedog Media, a full-service digital marketing agency he founded in 1998. Under his guidance, Spacedog utilized new media to develop engaging brand experiences across Internet, mobile, digital signage, print and event platforms. The company developed entertainment content opportunities for major brands including Qantas Airways, Carls’ Jr., Hardees, Mazda, Harley-Davidson, Universal Music, HBO, Boost Mobile, McDonalds, and others.
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About Big Boots: Big Boots is a studio dedicated to incubating, building, and launching engagement platforms.
Andrew Higgins
Vice President, Marketing & GM of EMEA at Pixlee
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About Pixlee: Pixlee is a user-generated content marketing platform that helps brands to market and sell by using real customer photos and videos.
Kelly Bousman
Senior Vice President, Marketing of AVI-SPL
Kelly Bousman is an entrepreneurial executive with over 16 years of experience in technology marketing and a proven record of developing a clearly defined marketing strategy that supports consistent business growth and enhances brand equity. Prior to joining LumaStream, Kelly Bousman served as senior vice president of marketing for AVI-SPL, the leading global video communications solutions provider. She led the overall marketing strategy including the company’s brand positioning, advertising, lead generation, e-commerce, public relations, and corporate communications. At AVI-SPL, Kelly Bousman led the development of ProjectorPeople.com, the first online reseller of video projectors to business, government and consumer markets. ProjectorPeople.com grew rapidly, becoming one of the company’s most profitable units, earning 10s of millions in revenue annually. With LumaStream, Kelly Bousman leads the planning, organizing, staffing, training, and managing of all marketing functions to achieve LumaStream objectives of sales, growth, profitability, and visibility. Kelly Bousman is active in the local entrepreneurial community as a board member for Tampa Bay WaVE, a non-profit organization for early stage tech startups. She also has a strong background in art, design and web technology. Kelly Bousman was the Assistant Curator at the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum for five years. She’s taught entrepreneurship, graphics, multimedia and web design at the University of Tampa, and worked with the Ringling School of Art and Design. Kelly Bousman holds a B.A. degree in Philosophy from Florida State University and an M.A. degree in Art History from the University of South Florida.
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About AVI-SPL: AVI-SPL is recognized as an innovative leader in the collaboration and AV industry, the result of a 2008 merger between Audio Visual
Steve Benjamin
Executive Vice President of AVI-SPL
Steve Benjamin joined legacy AVI in 1997. In his leadership role as executive vice president for AVI-SPL, Steve is responsible for the following: contract management and negotiation, departmental financial oversight, production-related issues, real estate and insurance transactions, and corporate special projects.
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About AVI-SPL: AVI-SPL is recognized as an innovative leader in the collaboration and AV industry, the result of a 2008 merger between Audio Visual
Peter Orlowsky
Vice President, Business Development of Getty Images
Peter currently works as Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Getty Images.
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About Getty Images, Getty Images, Getty Images: Getty Images is a creator and distributor of award-winning still imagery, video, music, and multimedia products.
Vince Bannon
Vice President Entertainment of Getty Images
Vince Bannon is responsible for the development and management of strategic partnerships integral to the growth of Getty Images‘ presence in digital media. He oversees the acquisitions of premium digital content, including Michael Ochs Archives and Pump Audio, and securing partnerships with content producers such as Gracenote, Rovi, Kobalt, and Sony/ATV. Bannon has more than 30 years of industry experience. Before joining Getty Images in 2004, Bannon was EVP, Music Worldwide for http://image.net, a leading distributor of digital publicity materials for clients including Universal Studios, Paramount and Disney. Other senior positions include Head of A+R for Redline Entertainment, SVP of Artist Development at 550/Epic Records and President of Concert Company Ritual Inc. where he worked with artists such as Nirvana, The Police, Prince, Oasis, Celine Dion among many others.
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Ted Mendelsohn
VIce President, Commercial and Digital Markets of The Associated Press
At The Associated Press Ted is responsible for expanding into the world of interactive media by identifying new markets and revenue opportunities. His key achievements at AP have been: • Structured P&L for introduction and launch of AP Financial News service. • Established pricing and royalty structure for AP content. • Manage relationships with AP Digital’s largest clients, including AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Lexis-Nexis, Dialog and Factiva.
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About The Associated Press: The Associated Press is a source of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, and more.
Joy Jones
Vice President, Products of The Associated Press
Vice President, Products at Associated Press.
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About The Associated Press: The Associated Press is a source of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, and more.
Emily Smith
President and GM, Media of Brit + Co
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Andrew W Clurman
President & Chief Operating Officer of Active Interest Media
Executive Chairman at Equine Network, LLC.
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About Active Interest Media, Equine Network, University of Colorado Boulder: Active Interest Media (AIM) was formed in October 2003 by Wind Point Partners and Efrem Skip Zimbalist III.
Brian Sellstrom
Executive Vice President & Treasurer of Active Interest Media
Brian Sellstrom joined Active Interest Media as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer in August, 2005, bringing with him 35 years of experience in the publishing industry. Sellstrom is directly responsible for the company’s financial/accounting, treasury, banking/finance, human resources, and information technology functions. In addition, Sellstrom is also responsible for the coordination of the Company’s Strategic Planning and Budgeting processes. Prior to joining Active Interest Media, Sellstrom was CEO of DC Shoes, a $170 million skateboard shoe company. He guided the sale of the company to Quiksilver. Sellstrom has also served in several management capacities for the Times Mirror Company; as CEO of AchieveGlobal, a $200 million global training company, and as CEO of The Skiing Company and TransWorld Media, the leading media companies in the winter sports and action sports industries. Sellstrom joined the company when he and his partners sold TransWorld Media to Times Mirror Company.
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About Active Interest Media: Active Interest Media (AIM) was formed in October 2003 by Wind Point Partners and Efrem Skip Zimbalist III.
Patricia B Fox
Executive Vice President of Operations of Active Interest Media
With more than 20 years of publishing experience, Patricia Fox is responsible for all circulation marketing and magazine production for Active Interest Media. In 2007, she assumed an additional responsibility as General Manager of the Healthy Living Group, which includes Yoga Journal, Vegetarian Times, Better Nutrition, and Healthy Living Custom Publishing. Before joining AIM, Fox was Vice President of Operations for Sabot Publications, where she oversaw all circulation and production. She joined AIM at the time of Sabot’s acquisition. Ms. Fox is the former President and CEO of Caribbean Travel and Life, Inc. As a founder of the company, she led Caribbean Travel and Life Magazine to its current position as an acknowledged leader in its special-market niche. Ms. Fox also launched Latitudes South, the award-winning in-flight magazine for American Eagle airlines, an affiliate of American Airlines, and TradeWinds, the in-flight magazine for the Dutch Antillean airline ALM, which was affiliated with KLM. Prior to joining Sabot in 1999, Ms. Fox was a Senior Consultant with Ladd Associates, a consulting firm specializing in circulation planning and direct marketing. Ms. Fox has an MBA from George Washington University, an MA from Georgetown, and a BA from Manhattanville College.
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About Active Interest Media: Active Interest Media (AIM) was formed in October 2003 by Wind Point Partners and Efrem Skip Zimbalist III.
Brian D. Litman
President & CEO of PlayMedia Systems, Inc.
Brian D. Litman is a media and technology entrepreneur operating out of both the United States and Europe. He is currently the CEO of PlayMedia Systems, Inc. is a principal of the stealth investment entity Qontinuum™ developing media monetization project “Qovert™ | SPON™ and the advanced digital assets project “MediumRare™”. In 1997, Litman conceived and co-founded PlayMedia® Systems, Inc., the firm that developed the core AMP® MP3 technology used in WinAmp® and the original Napster®. Facebook’s co-founder Sean Parker and his partner Sean Fanning licensed Litman’s AMP for use in the massively popular Napster client of the late 1990’s through early 2000’s until the pioneering file sharing client failed to survive a strategic bankruptcy. PlayMedia “.nap” technology was core to the Bertelsmann’s planned acquisition of the digital media sharing platform. PlayMedia’ global technology footprint pivoted and became ever-wider when they were contracted by the dominant “background music” operator (currently known as Mood Media | Muzak) to develop the first Internet-based music playback system (PlayCore). PlayMedia’s strategic relationships have also include Intel, STMicro, France Telecom|Orange and the Hughes Corporation. Litman’s career has spanned the spectrum of media, including: Radio (Bonneville Broadcasting), journalism (Knight-Ridder’s Kansas City Star), Recorded Music (CBS Records Group), Cable Television (Time, Inc. and Hearst/ABC/NBC), Digital Telephony (AT&T spin-off US West), Russian Media Development (E.C.H.O.: Entertainment & Communications Holdings Group and Digital Music (Advanced Multimedia Products, PlayMedia Systems). In 1988 Litman served as the founding Chairman of the Cable Television Committee for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmys) and also sat on the Emmy Awards Committee. Along with now-Chairman and CEO of Comcast / NBC / Universal Brian Roberts, Litman also served on the Board of Directors of the California Cable Television Association, (CCTA) from June 1987 – October 1990. In 1992, Litman negotiated the first intellectual property development agreement with the Soviet KGB pursuant to new material related to the Cold War and other topics. This included the release of the critical Soviet archives on JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. The archives revealed hitherto unknown degree of violent psychopathology inherent to Oswald’s character. Litman also was a media consultant in the pre and post-perestroika eras to Soviet Central Television (Ostankino Teleradio), Pravda, Komsomolskaya Pravda and Moskovski Novosti. In 1993 he formed a brief business partnership with ex-Soviet Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov to create the “Ryzhkov Group”. Ryzhkov had been head of government under Mikhail Gorbachev and was massively connected in state industrial circles. Litman holds a Patent for the “System and Method for Advertisement Sponsored Content Distribution”. Litman also has investments outside of PlayMedia in the fintech project “Bitzerland” and stealth projects in artificial intelligence/machine learning. Litman travels frequently and is usually domiciled in Europe. In the US he maintains residences in the West.
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Vala Rad
Vice President, Sales of EIGHT25MEDIA
Vala Rad is the vice president of sales at EIGHT25MEDIA.
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About EIGHT25MEDIA: EIGHT25MEDIA is a full-service digital agency that offers strategic consulting, web design, and mobile app development.
Adam Reynolds
Vice President of Digital Media Management
As Vice President of Digital Media Management, Adam Reynolds’ orchestrates many of the agency’s marquee entertainment social media campaigns. Having motivated millions of fans towards record-breaking box office results, Reynolds is a veteran social and digital expert who has launched release efforts for “The Hunger Games” franchise, “The Hobbit,” “ARGO,” “The Conjuring,” “Magic Mike XXL,” “Obvious Child,” “The Expendables,” “The Hangover III” and “Godzilla.” Adam also created the first ever Facebook press junket, bringing talent, studio and a social platform together for a first of its kind, industry-changing promotional experience. With Lionsgate, Warner Brothers, Paramount, A24 and IFC as trusted clients, Reynolds’ team of experienced social media specialists regularly craft innovative digital marketing campaigns that engage consumers and drives brand recognition.
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About Digital Media Management: Digital Media Management helps Hollywood’s biggest brands navigate social media channels, activate fan bases and secure brand partnerships
Zach Rosen
Vice President, Global Partner Development of Index Exchange
As Index Exchange’s first employee in the United States, Zach has made significant contributions to Index’s brand development and growth strategy in new markets. In his current role, Zach oversees the expansion of publisher and mass media company partnerships. He is passionate about how technology and automation is impacting the advertising industry, and lives to connect people with opportunities that drive their business goals forward. Before joining the team at Index Exchange, Zach consulted for a number of Bay Area startups in the digital media and entertainment space. Prior to that, he for Cox Enterprises in San Francisco, following their $300m acquisition of Adify. At Cox, Zach spearheaded the development of a new entertainment vertical spanning programmatic and branded content opportunities. Zach lives in New York City, he is an active consultant to early stage start ups in the media and entertainment space, and he regularly speaks on the emergence of automation and technology and how it impacts the ability for brands and media companies to shape their creative and storytelling experience.
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About Index Exchange, Yieldmo: Index Exchange is an exchange technology, enabling digital publishers and suppliers to sell ad impressions programmatically and in realtime.
Jourdain-Alexander Casale
Vice President Product, Supply of Index Exchange
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About Index Exchange: Index Exchange is an exchange technology, enabling digital publishers and suppliers to sell ad impressions programmatically and in realtime.
John Beritzhoff
Senior Vice President, West Coast Sales of Diversified Systems
John joined Diversified as part of the acquisition of Snader and Associates in February, 2013. After graduating from San Francisco State University’s Broadcast and Communication Arts program, John led a (slightly) more glamorous, though short-term, life on the pro tennis circuit before trading his racquet for a rolodex — and joining founder Bob Snader as employee #2 in 1979. John became a full partner in 1988, and President in 1999. During his tenure, John helped to guide Snader and Associates to a staff-level of over 60, in 4 offices throughout California, and sales in excess of $40 million. As Diversified’s Senior Vice President, John continues to guide corporate growth and to oversee all aspects of west coast AV marketing operations, including new business development. John is based in our San Rafael, California office.
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About Diversified Systems, Diversified Systems: Diversified Systems, Diversified Media Group, and Skyweb Digital Media are now unified as one company, Diversified.
Duane Yoslov
Senior Vice President, West Coast Operations of Diversified Systems
Duane manages and oversees all project managers, engineers, and project administration for Diversified Western Operations, and is actively involved in the daily project operations for many of Diversified projects. Duane has worked in nearly every capacity of integration; as an installation technician, design engineer, project manager and technical sales representative, taking on progressively more responsibility through the years. Prior to joining Diversified, Duane worked for Sony Systems Integration for nearly fourteen years as both a contractor and full time employee. During this time, Duane has been a part of many groundbreaking projects and intricately coordinated systems.
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About Diversified Systems: Diversified Systems, Diversified Media Group, and Skyweb Digital Media are now unified as one company, Diversified.
Kevin Collins
President – Global of Diversified Systems
Kevin has amassed three decades of experience in the turnkey broadcast media and AV systems integration profession. He has worked in and around the professional services industry for broadcast, AV presentation and/or collaboration solutions since 1986. Kevin started working at Diversified in 1993. As a startup enterprise, he was one of the first ten employees at Diversified. During his tenure Kevin has held various key positions inside Diversified in both sales and operations. In 2005 he became the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. During his career he has participated in hundreds of projects directly and has had management responsibility for over 1000 major installations across the U.S. and globally with an aggregate value of over 900 million dollars in revenue. At Diversified he holds direct P&L responsibility for the development of the short and long term business plans, business development overall, employee recruiting/retention, process development and cost control. Specialties include: client focused team building, compliance, recruiting, HR, business plan development and implementation.
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Fabio Pansolini
Senior Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operations of Diversified Systems
Fabio has over 30 years’ experience in the electronics industry. Fabio joined Diversified from Sony where he was General Manager/Director of Business Development for the Sony System Integration Center. After successfully launching Diversified System’s West Coast operation, he currently manages and oversees all project managers, engineers, and project administration for Diversified Mid-Atlantic Operations in Washington DC. In addition, he manages strategic accounts such as the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, Fox News, and CNN. Fabio has been a key contributor to the growth of Diversified over the past 12 years and looks forward to continuing to contribute to the organic growth of the company.
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John Melillo
President, Media Group of Diversified Systems
John Melillo has more than three decades of experience in corporate communications and electronic network management. He was the leading architect for several corporate network designs before joining Diversified Systems in 2001. John has been involved at the senior level in strategic internal communications planning as well as external branding and marketing. He also won numerous creative awards in electronic and print communications, and has produced and directed hundreds of hours of live multi-camera productions and film-style training and marketing productions. During his time at the helm of Diversified Media Division, he has been actively involved in developing managed-network services for brand development, advertising sales and internal enterprise communications in various business sectors, including sports/entertainment, financial, transportation, retail and QSR. Under his leadership, the Media Division has fostered industry and client partnerships that have led to the company’s current steady growth, year after year. The managed services concept behind our business model, along with initiatives in IPTV, cellular and Wi-Fi transmission, plus unique experiential designs for digital out-of-home networks have all been nurtured during his tenure. John is most proud of his work with members of the IT and A/V departments developing a cross-use platform that combines live and video-on-demand elements for the sports and entertainment industry.
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Craig Taylor
Senior Vice President, Midwest Operations of Diversified Systems
Craig Taylor has over 30 years as an experienced technology executive. He joined Diversified in 2011 looking to assist them in opening a Midwest Operation. Since then the Chicago office has experienced tremendous growth and now employs 26 Engineers, Project Managers, Installers, Sales Executives and Administrators. Craig was in the broadcast system integration business before Diversified as VP of Sales and Marketing for Venue Services Group. He helped in the development and implementation of an $80m multi-year resource management project for the United Nations in addition to many integration projects and several HD mobile production facilities. Prior to VSG, Craig was VP of World Wide Sales for SeaChange International, Inc. a manufacturer of high end broadcast servers and software. Most of his career was with Sony spending over 20 years at Sony Corporation as Vice President and General Manager in the Broadcast and Professional Group. He supervised a staff of over 150 people and was responsible for sales, marketing and support for multiple product lines. These included cameras, servers, audio, data recorders, media management systems, and switchers in addition to systems and support. While at Sony Craig was the recipient of several awards including Sony Samurai and the prestigious Sony Shogun award presented by Sony Founder Akio Morita.
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Anthony Cuellar
Senior Vice President, Marketing of Diversified Systems
Anthony has a passion for people, technology and the innovation the two can create. As a business leader he has spent his entire career in sales, sales management and marketing. In his leadership roles he has been responsible for developing and executing sales and marketing business initiatives to drive revenue growth at every level. In his Marketing leadership role he is responsible for all global marketing necessary to develop comprehensive marketing and sales support strategies and executable plans to grow market awareness and customer satisfaction. He and his team also manage vendor relationships for joint marketing initiatives. Experience matters and with over two decades in the AV industry Anthony has consulted and implemented many changes in broadcast, AV and IT markets. The diversity of clients like Disney, DreamWorks, Kaiser Permanente, AT&T, Google and Cisco, both domestic and internationally, has prepared him for the unique challenges of navigating the market dynamics for integration, collaboration and managed services on a global scale.
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Anthony Cuellar
Senior Vice President, Marketing of Diversified Systems
Anthony has a passion for people, technology and the innovation the two can create. As a business leader he has spent his entire career in sales, sales management and marketing. In his leadership roles he has been responsible for developing and executing sales and marketing business initiatives to drive revenue growth at every level. In his Marketing leadership role he is responsible for all global marketing necessary to develop comprehensive marketing and sales support strategies and executable plans to grow market awareness and customer satisfaction. He and his team also manage vendor relationships for joint marketing initiatives. Experience matters and with over two decades in the AV industry Anthony has consulted and implemented many changes in broadcast, AV and IT markets. The diversity of clients like Disney, DreamWorks, Kaiser Permanente, AT&T, Google and Cisco, both domestic and internationally, has prepared him for the unique challenges of navigating the market dynamics for integration, collaboration and managed services on a global scale.
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Jeff Zucker
President of Turner Broadcasting
Zucker is the former president and CEO of NBC Universal. He spent more than two decades at NBC, assuming the top position in February 2007. He headed up the $16 billion global media and entertainment content company, which includes the NBC broadcast network, its news division and all of its cable entities, including MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Bravo, Oxygen and Syfy. Earlier, he had been president of the NBC Universal Television Group from May 2004, rising to chief executive officer of the NBC Universal Television Group in December 2005. Prior to that, he was president of the Entertainment, News & Cable Group since December 2003, and president of NBC Entertainment since December 2000. Zucker’s meteoric ascent at NBC began during his nearly eight-year tenure as the executive producer of NBC News’ Today. Under his leadership, the morning show propelled to the No. 1 position, which it consistently held throughout his term. Zucker was named executive producer of Today in January 1992 at age 26, which made him the youngest executive producer in the program’s history. Concurrent with his role at Today, he served as executive producer of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw in February and March 1993. Zucker joined NBC in 1986 as a researcher for NBC Sports’ coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. From 1986 to 1988, he traveled the world, compiling and writing background information for NBC Sports commentators and producers. In January 1989, he joined NBC News as a field producer for Today. Prior to joining CNN, Zucker co-created and executive produced “Katie,” the syndicated daytime show starring Katie Couric. A five-time Emmy Award winner, Zucker graduated from Harvard College in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in American history. He served as president of The Harvard Crimson from 1985 to 1986. Born and raised in Miami, Zucker and his wife have four children and reside in New York.
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About CNN, Turner Broadcasting: Turner is a media company that creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content.
Juan Urdaneta
President of Turner Broadcasting
Juan Carlos Urdaneta is the President of Turner Broadcasting System Latin America, Inc., responsible for advertising sales, distribution and marketing for news networks and for development, programming and marketing & promotion for the entertainment networks in Latin America and the Caribbean. Juan Carlos oversees the portfolio of entertainment networks of Turner and their related websites. Additionally, he is in charge of distribution and marketing for CNN en Español, CNN International and CNNHeadlineNews. He manages personnel in Atlanta and in regional offices located in Buenos Aires, Chile, Colombia, Miami, Mexico, D.F. and Sao Paulo. With over 13 years in Turner, Juan Carlos served as Senior Vice President of TBS Latin America, Inc., where he was responsible for sales, distribution and marketing for Turner’s networks throughout the region. He first joined TBS in 1994 as regional comptroller for Latin America. In 1996 he was promoted to Regional Vice President for Northern Latin America sales, and subsequently served as Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing.
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About Turner Broadcasting: Turner is a media company that creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content.
Craig Barry
Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Turner Broadcasting
Craig Barry is Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer for Turner Sports. In this role, Barry oversees Turner Sports’ remote and studio productions, operations, technology and talent services for sports content airing on TNT, TBS and truTV including all productions in conjunction with the NBA, NCAA, MLB and PGA, along with all digital extensions. A 26-year Turner Sports veteran, Barry leads the creative direction of Turner Sports’ portfolio of sports properties, ensuring collaboration and integration of content and promotion across all platforms. Barry is also the executive responsible for the oversight of Turner Sports’ business interests surrounding ELEAGUE, the professional esports organization formed in partnership between Turner and WME | IMG. In this capacity, he leads every aspect of the linear and digital productions for ELEAGUE including working closely with Turner Studios in Atlanta to set the overall vision for the live competitive gaming experience. He also oversees brand image, multiplatform marketing initiatives, long-term business opportunities and the integration of ad sales and sponsorship efforts on behalf of the endeavor. Throughout his career, Barry has been associated with nearly every sports property in various roles. He has received numerous accolades including 25 Sports Emmy Awards and over 60 PromaxDBA awards. Barry is also credited with developing the Creative Services Sports Unit (CSSU) at Turner Sports, an internal creative agency that services the entire division and league partners. CSSU develops all creative broadcast packaging, graphic design, music, post-production, web design, multimedia content, promotion, creating marketing and sponsorships, and ad sales support for sports content across TBS, TNT, truTV, NBA Digital and NCAA.com. Barry, a native of Southern California, played collegiate tennis while attending Menlo College in Silicon Valley. He graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in communications. He currently resides in Atlanta.
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Seth Ladetsky
Senior Vice President of Turner Digital Sports Ad Sales of Turner Broadcasting
Seth Ladetsky is senior vice president of Turner Digital Sports Ad Sales, managing sales efforts for Turner’s digital sports destinations, with a specific concentration on NBA, NCAA, Golf and NASCAR digital sales. He is based in New York and reports to Greg D’Alba, president of CNN Networks and Turner Digital Ad Sales. In this role, Seth is responsible for managing Turner’s relationships and sales with key partners across the NBA, NCAA, PGA and NASCAR. With oversight for national sales in Atlanta, Detroit and New York, Ladetsky is charged with leading a team that sells integrated marketing solutions for advertisers online, within video-on-demand and mobile products while also engineering innovative licensing, marketing and promotional partnerships with advertisers. In 2013, Ladetsky played an integral role in launching the first execution of Turner’s sales and content agreement with Twitter to promote real-time highlights from live events and continues to monetize mobile inventory through the partnership with activations around NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament and NBA Playoffs, to date. A Turner veteran of 17 years, Seth began his career at Turner in CNN Ad Sales. In 2001, he transferred to the digital side of the business as an account executive and then sales manager for the Turner Sports Digital division. He held ascending positions until he was promoted to senior vice president in 2011, managing national sales for the NCAA digital business, including live streaming of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament, March Madness Live. He had oversight of Turner’s digital sales teams based in New York responsible for selling all Turner Digital properties across sports, news and entertainment, including CNN.com, Funny Or Die, TBS.com, adultswim.com and others. Seth’s extensive digital background provides unique insight to the evolution of the digital landscape and marketplace over the years, and he is an expert in the space. Seth earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he pursued a double major in International Relations and Communications. A native of Valley Stream, N.Y, Ladetsky now calls Milburn, N.J. home with his wife and three children. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
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David Levy
President of Turner Broadcasting
Levy is president of Turner, overseeing the media and distribution company’s leading portfolio of domestic entertainment, sports, kids and young adult networks and businesses, including TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, truTV, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Bleacher Report, FilmStruck and ELEAGUE, Turner’s entry into the red hot esports category. Additionally, Levy leads advertising sales strategy and operations, affiliate sales, programming acquisitions, marketing promotion, interactive television and technology business development for the domestic Turner businesses, as well as CNN and HLN’s ad sales and affiliate sales. He also has oversight of Turner Sports’ programming acquisitions, production, marketing, league relations and sports ad sales. Levy assumed executive leadership of Turner’s domestic portfolio in August 2013. During this time, the Turner networks have maintained top competitive rankings, including #1 spots in key metrics for TNT, TBS, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network, as well as a leading digital portfolio of brands, including Bleacher Report, one of the Top 5 most popular and fastest-growing digital properties in the U.S.
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Molly Battin
Executive Vice President, Global Chief Communications and Corporate Marketing Officer of Turner Broadcasting
Molly Battin is EVP & Global Chief Communications and Corporate Marketing Officer for Turner. She is responsible for brand reputation, internal & external communications, media planning & buying, and media relations & publicity.
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About Delta Air Lines, Turner Broadcasting, Turner Broadcasting: Turner is a media company that creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content.
Mukesh Sehgal
Founder, President & CEO of RSG Media
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About RSG Media: RSG Media is a media-tech supplier specializing in rights management, whose customers include industry-leading TV networks, studios.
Srinivasa Ogireddy
Executive Vice President of Products, Engineering and Operations of Saba Software
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Joe Kunigonis
Co-Founder & President of Corner Media, Inc.
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Thomas McMahon
President of Videology
Tom most recently served as Videology’s Chief Revenue Officer. In his new role as President, he continues to manage the Videology sales organization, while also working closely with Scott Ferber on administration of the business. Tom is also on the Videology Board of Directors. Prior to joining Videology, Tom served as Senior Vice President, Operations for AOL Media Networks, and as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel, for Advertising.com. Also an attorney, Tom previously was an associate in the corporate and private equity groups at Hogan & Hartson, LLP. Tom graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Mary Washington and a J.D. with Honors from The George Washington University Law School.
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About Videology, Videology: Videology is an online video advertising platform, enables advertisers, agencies and publishers to connect brands with targeted audiences.
Thomas Carson
President & CEO of Rovi Corporation
Tom Carson is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Board of Directors at Rovi Corporation since December 2011. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in December 2011, Tom served as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where he was instrumental in expanding the Company globally by gaining traction for its new solutions. Tom joined Rovi in May 2008, with the acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide International. At Gemstar, Tom held key positions, including Executive Vice President of Sales and Services of Rovi, President of Gemstar’s North American Guide business and President for Gemstar-TV Guide On Screen. Prior to his tenure with Gemstar, Tom held a variety of executive positions at Thomson Corporation, including Executive Vice President of Thomson’s Program Office; Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing Services; and Executive Vice President, Patents and Licensing, among other roles. Tom holds a B.S. in Business Administration as well as an MBA from Villanova University.
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About Rovi Corporation: Rovi Corporation provides digital entertainment technology solutions for the discovery and management of entertainment content.
Robet Gilham
Vice President, Sales High-Tech, Online, Content and Commerce of Rovi Corporation
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Matthew Lieber
Co-Founder & President of Gimlet Media
Matt Lieber is the co-founder and president of Gimlet Media. In a previous life, Lieber helped launch the public radio programs “The Takeaway” and “Fair Game.” He left radio to get his M.B.A., and worked for several years as a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group before chucking it all for this. He knows the value of a dollar.
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About Gimlet Media: Gimlet Media is a developer of a digital media network platform that focuses on producing quality narrative podcasts.
