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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 Social 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.
Allen Blue
Vice President, Product Management of LinkedIn
Allen was formerly Director of Product Design at SocialNet.com, a social networking service covering dating, recreational and professional activities, where he was responsible for product design and implementation of SocialNet’s member-data focused business model. Previously, Allen has worked as a contract web designer and developer for a variety of clients including PayPal, Stanford University, and Microsoft’s Virtual Worlds project.
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About Hope Street Group, LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.
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Hari Srinivasan
Vice President of Product Management – Linkedin Learning of LinkedIn
Hari Srinivasan is the Vice President of Product Management – Linkedin Learning at LinkedIn.
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About LinkedIn, Signal Labs: LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.
Nick Bartle
Vice President, Marketing of LinkedIn
Nick Bartle is the vice president of marketing at [LinkedIn](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/linkedin#/entity), a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search for jobs, and find potential clients.
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About LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.
Kalinda Raina
Vice President, Head of Global Privacy of LinkedIn
Kalinda Raina is Head of Global Privacy for LinkedIn. She is responsible for leading the Privacy Team at LinkedIn with global responsibility for overseeing compliance with data privacy laws and regulations, establishing privacy standards and policies, regulatory outreach and implementing the company’s compliance framework for privacy. Prior to joining LinkedIn, she led the Americas privacy team at Apple, and was the first Global Head of Privacy at Nintendo. Kalinda holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Communications, summa cum laude, from UC San Diego and a law degree from Boalt Hall.
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About LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.
Melissa Selcher
Vice President, Brand, Communications and Social Impact of LinkedIn
Melissa Selcher joined LinkedIn as SVP, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer in 2020.
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About LinkedIn, LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.
Brendan Browne
Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition of LinkedIn
Brendan Browne is the VP of global talent acquisition at Linkedin.
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About LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.
Keith Coleman
Vice President Product of Twitter
Keith Coleman is the Founder at Yes.
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About Twitter, Yes: Twitter is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read micro-blogs of up to 280-characters known as tweets.
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.
Adi Kunalic
President & Co-Founder of Opendorse
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About Opendorse: Opendorse operates the leading SaaS-enabled Marketplace in the athlete endorsement industry.
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.
John Bartling
CEO & President of Invitation Homes
John B. Bartling, Jr. chairs our Manager’s Investment Committee and is one of our Class I directors. He is also our Co-Chief Executive Officer (a position he shares with Todd S. Schuster). Mr. Bartling is a Senior Partner in and Co-Head of the Ares Real Estate Group and serves on the Management Committee of Ares. Mr. Bartling serves on the Ares Real Estate Group’s U.S. Equity, Europe Equity, and Real Estate Debt Investment Committees. He may from time to time serve as an officer, director or principal of entities affiliated with Ares Management or of investment funds managed by Ares Management and its affiliates. From May 2007 to September 2010, he was Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of AllBridge Investments, a portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation. AllBridge sponsored four real estate investment funds, three of which Mr. Bartling saw through to disposition, and one corporate investment, Helix Financial, a commercial real estate due diligence and analytics firm with operations in India, which AllBridge sold to BlackRock Solutions in 2010. Prior to AllBridge, Mr. Bartling founded WMC Management Company, a privately held real estate operating company with over 3,000 employees and clients including Olympus Real Estate Partners, Arnold Palmer Golf Management, or APGM, Walden, and Hyphen Solutions. Mr. Bartling took Walden private as CEO in 2000, and sold it in March 2006 to a subsidiary of Dubai Investment Group. From December 1995 to October 1999, Mr. Bartling served as the CEO and President for Lexford, f/k/a Cardinal Realty, a publicly traded, fully integrated multifamily real estate investment trust. Lexford merged with Equity Residential Properties Trust in 1999. Before Lexford, Mr. Bartling served as Director of the Real Estate Products Group of Credit Suisse First Boston. Prior to CSFB, Mr. Bartling served as an Executive Vice President of NHP Incorporated. Mr. Bartling’s previous professional experience also includes Trammell Crow Residential, as a Development Principal, and Mellon Bank, N.A. as a Vice President of the Commercial Mortgage Banking Group. Mr. Bartling has served on the Board of Directors of APGM, the Children’s Hospital Research for Ohio State University, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies: Leadership Forum on Pension Fund and Endowment Investments in Domestic Emerging Markets, Big Brothers and Big Sisters Association of Columbus, Ohio and the NMHC Board of Directors. Additionally, he has served on the Executive Council and as Chairman of the Finance Committee for the National Multi Housing Council. Currently, Mr. Bartling is a member of Real Estate Round Table and on the Board of Directors of Texas Real Estate Council. Mr. Bartling won the BBB Business Integrity Award for Lexford, Inc in 1996 and was a judge for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He was the co-founder of Caring Partners for Kids, awarded the 2004 Community Service Award by Multifamily Executive, and served on the Strategic Planning Committee of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas. Mr. Bartling received a B.S. in Marketing from Robert Morris College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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About Invitation Homes: Invitation Homes specializes in acquiring single family homes in situations such as foreclosure or short sale, rehabilitating, leasing.
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.
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.
Jeremy Kranz
Senior Vice President & Head of Tech Investing of GIC
Kranz is the global head of technology investing and Senior Vice President at GIC. He manages direct and fund investments across the VC, late stage, growth and buyout stages.
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About GIC, GIC: GIC is a global long-term investor that manages Singapore’s foreign reserves.
Lim Hock Tay
Deputy Group Chief Investment Officer, President (Europe) of GIC
Tay Lim Hock joined GIC’s Asian Private Equity (PE) team in 1995. He was posted to London (2000) as Head PE Europe and to San Francisco (2003) as Head PE US. He became Global Head of the Funds and Co-Investment Group in 2008, Deputy President of PE & Infrastructure in 2010, and President in 2011. In January 2017, Mr Tay returned to London as President (Europe), and as Deputy Group Chief Investment Officer. Prior to GIC, he worked as an Aeronautical Engineer with the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Mr Tay graduated from I’Ecole Nationale de I’Aviation Civile (ENAC) in Toulouse, France, with a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering in 1987, and completed the Stanford Executive Program in 2004.
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About GIC: GIC is a global long-term investor that manages Singapore’s foreign reserves.
Matt Wilson
Vice President, Politics of Brigade
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About Brigade, Causes: Brigade wants to make civic engagement easy, effective, and enjoyable — and in so doing, restore political power back to the people.
David Neuman
President, Executive Producer of Blackrock Productions
David Neuman is President, Executive Producer at Blackrock Productions.
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About Blackrock Productions, Happs: BlackRock Productions can meet all your needs when it comes to Aerial photography and Aerial video filming.
Shawn Conly
Senior Vice President Marketing of GREE
Shawn Conly is a Vice President, Marketing at GREE.
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About GREE: Gree is a Japanese internet media company that provides mobile social networking, and mobile technology services for its users.
Ari Greenberg
Co-Founder and President of BCV
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About BCV, Brightline Trains: BCV is a full service social media provider focused on the hospitality industry.
Andrew Weinstein
Vice President of Content Acquisition and Strategy of Scribd
Andrew Weinstein is the Vice President of Content Acquisition and Strategy at Scribd.
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About Scribd: Scribd is an unlimited reading subscription that offers access to books, audiobooks, magazine articles, documents and more.
Victor Alston
President and CEO of IXIA
Victor Alston is a professional who’s multi-faceted career has helped him acquire impressive skills in a number of industries, including real estate development – where he’s working as President and CEO at Big Sur Construction and Luxe Living – as well as venture funding, where he identifies and invests in late-stage tech development companies. Previously in his career, Victor Alston assumed Ixia’s chief executive role in May of 2012, where his vision has aggressively moved the company forward into exciting industries such as cyber security, data center visibility, and more. Vic was instrumental in architecting Ixia’s success as it grew from a startup to a 350 million per year, leading enterprise IT solutions provider. Since joining Ixia in 2004, Vic has led Ixia innovation and growth as the head of product and technology development, engineering, and as chief operating officer for the company. Prior to joining Ixia, Victor Alston was senior director of engineering at SAP, a publicly-traded enterprise software company. Vic honed his entrepreneurial skills as a co-founder and vice president of engineering in two successful enterprise software companies – later sold to Computer Associates and Oracle Corporation, respectively. Before starting those two companies, Vic rose through the ranks at Oracle in the RDBMS and PLSQL group. Victor Alston received both his B.S. in Computer Science and M.S. in Computer Science (MSCS) from Stanford University.
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About IXIA: Ixia provides IP network validation and network visibility solutions for equipment manufacturers, service providers and government agencies.
Recep Ozdag
Vice President of IXIA
Vice President and General Manager at Keysight Technologies.
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About IXIA, Keysight Technologies: Ixia provides IP network validation and network visibility solutions for equipment manufacturers, service providers and government agencies.
Chris Williams
Senior Vice President of Human Resources of IXIA
Chris is responsible for global Human Resources at Ixia. As a leader, Chris is known for being a highly collaborative and results-driven executive, striving to align business strategy, culture, and values. Joining in August 2008, Chris brings a diverse background in wireless communications, and Internet media, services, software, and bio-pharmaceuticals to Ixia. His broad functional expertise and management acumen were honed while working for public companies such as Yahoo!, Overture, Kinko’s, Dassault Systeme, and Pinkerton. Chris holds a Masters in Human Resources and undergraduate degrees in Management and Finance from the University of Utah.
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About IXIA: Ixia provides IP network validation and network visibility solutions for equipment manufacturers, service providers and government agencies.
Jonathan Busky
Sr. Vice-President, Strategy & Business Development of CafeMom
I manage advertiser programs on CafeMom and MamásLatinas, working with our sales and sales operations teams to ensure we succeed in achieving our advertising partners’ goals and continuing to develop cutting edge programs that help marketers reach the Hispanic audience. I have been with CafeMom since 2010, managing our conversational insights programs as well as numerous other strategic projects. Prior to CafeMom, I worked at the IAB, the internet publishing trade association where I led industry education efforts, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, where I focused on strategies and programs to support the city’s new media and technology sectors, and the consulting firm Booz & Co., where I led numerous engagements in the media and entertainment industry. Yale University, with a BA in Comparative Literature as well as an MBA with a concentration in strategy and an underutilized MFA in Arts Management. Yes, I like school and have spent more time in New Haven than is good for you.
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About CafeMom: CafeMom is social networking site targeted at mothers and mothers-to-be offering a host of contents from pregnancy, relationships and more.
Jonathan Ellman
Co-Founder & President / CBO of Flip Fit
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About Flip Fit: Flip is a social shopping app that connects customers to beauty products through video reviews.
Jordan Harris
Chief Operating Officer & President of Glitch
An experienced operating executive and entrepreneur, Jordan Harris formed the New Media Group at Reed Elsevier. He went on to found Hurricane Interactive and Notara Inc., which pioneered Brand Marketing Automation. He advises non-profits including Eyebeam, a platform for artists to engage society’s relationship with technology.
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About Glitch, Lela: Glitch is the friendly community where everyone builds the web.
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.
Eric Bowman
President & COO of Stream
Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, S/W Engineer, Media, Fed/Dept. of Def, Healthcare, Beverage Distribution, Sports, Entertainment, etc.
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About SPARC, Stream: Stream is a company behind Stream, a live first OVP that powers video for publishers, professional sports, and top brands.
Michael Johnson
Regional Vice President, Large Enterprise Sales of SmartRecruiters
Michael Johnson is responsible for Avature’s business development strategy and execution for the West, managing our Portland, OR and Chicago offices. Prior to joining Avature, from 1997 to 2003, Mike held multiple senior sales management positions with HotJobs.com and Yahoo! and was most recently Western Manager, Strategic Account Sales leading sales teams in Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago. He is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), the Employment Management Association (EMA), and the International Association for Corporate & Professional Recruitment (IACPR). He has been quoted in Crain’s Chicago Business and the Chicago Tribune and he has served as a panel member of the First Annual Illinois Technology Conference. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Textual Studies from Syracuse University.
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About SmartRecruiters: SmartRecruiters is an end-to-end recruiting platform that helps companies with talent acquisition.
Mark Bishof
President & CEO of Clarabridge
Mark Bishof is a seasoned CEO with a track record of creating high performance organizations, shaping new markets and delivering world class solutions and results. – Served as CEO of Flexera Software. – Held senior executive positions at IBM, Deloitte Consulting, Macrovision, Crossworlds Software, and Booz Allen Hamilton. – Serves as a Board Director of Infogix and Pace Harmon, and is a Board of Trustee member of The Nature Conservancy (Virginia Chapter).
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About Clarabridge: Clarabridge is a Customer Experience Management platform that provides insight from customers.
Josh Yguado
President, COO & Co-Founder of Jam City
Josh Yguado is co-founder, COO and President of Jam City, where he oversees the company’s operations, growth strategies and game portfolio – which has repeatedly dominated the top grossing charts of the Apple and Google Play stores. Before launching Jam City, Josh was Vice President at Fox Entertainment, where he helped Fox in its acquisition of MySpace, its creation of Hulu and its launch of new television networks. His career also includes working at MTV Networks and Univision. Among other honors, SoCalTech named Josh one of its top “50 Most Influential People” in Southern California’s technology industry. A board member of The Young Turks, he received his bachelor’s degree and MBA from Harvard University. He lives in Los Angeles with his family.
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About Jam City: Jam City is a mobile entertainment company, connecting the world through technology, creativity, and play.
Matt Pillar
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Jam City
Matt Pillar is an accomplished executive with more than twenty-five years of experience building, advising, and investing in businesses in Asia and the United States. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at leading mobile gaming company Jam City, formerly SGN Games; Founder and Managing Director at Fire Dragon Enterprises, a global strategic advisory firm; and Senior Fellow with the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, where he teaches a graduate/MBA course on “Doing Business in China/Asia.” In addition to his service on a number of Boards of Directors of consumer-facing media and technology companies over the years, Matt has been a major fundraiser on the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House. He currently serves on the Board of Overseers of From the Top and on the Board of Directors of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California. Proficient in Mandarin Chinese, Matt graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in East Asian Studies from Brown University and received a Master in Business Administration degree with Honors from Harvard University, where case studies and lecture material which he co-authored and published have been taught in both the Harvard Business School executive education program and second-year MBA curriculum. He currently writes about China business and strategy at http://www.climbingthegreatwall.com and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/firedragonllc.
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About Fire Dragon Enterprises, Jam City: Jam City is a mobile entertainment company, connecting the world through technology, creativity, and play.
Josh Brooks
Senior Vice President of Brand Strategy and Marketing of Jam City
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About Jam City: Jam City is a mobile entertainment company, connecting the world through technology, creativity, and play.
Jeremy Horn
Vice President of Jam City
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About Jam City: Jam City is a mobile entertainment company, connecting the world through technology, creativity, and play.
Jim Packer
President Worldwide TV and Digital Distribution of Lionsgate
Jim Packer is the President for worldwide TV and digital distribution of Lionsgate for five years. Prior to this role, Jim worked at MGM Studios for almost a decade holding executive roles. Jim started his career at The Walt Disney Studios. He spent 10 years working in the company holding various positions from account executive to VP general sales manager. Jim Packer obtained a BS in Business at University of Colorado Boulder – Leeds School of Business.
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About Lionsgate: Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader.
Leon Pilosof
Senior Vice President, Head of Procurement of Lionsgate
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About Lionsgate: Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader.
AF_initDataCallback({key: \’ds:1\'” alt=”” class=”wp-image-14850″ width=”154″ height=”152″/>Daniel Engelhardt
Vice President of Interactive Ventures & Games of Lionsgate
As vp, interactive ventures & games, daniel engelhardt handles strategic planning, business development, production, marketing and creative oversight for lionsgate’s games slate. He also supports lionsgate’s strategic investments within the games space including telltale, next games and professional esports franchise immortals which owns the los angeles valiant, one of twelve teams competing in the inaugural season of the overwatch league. Mr. Engelhardt reports to peter levin, president, interactive ventures, games & digital strategy, and has worked hand-in-hand to help launch the company’s games and interactive division.
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About Lionsgate: Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader.
Daniel Klaus
President of Airtime
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About Airtime, Fingerprint, K2 Media, MarketSharing: A live social space where people build communities around shared interests through video, audio, and chat.
Andy Chen
Senior Vice President of Innovation of Match Group
Andy Chen is chief product officer at Glassdoor, responsible for leading strategy, innovation, and execution among the product, design and community teams. Andy joined Glassdoor from Match Group, where he held several leadership roles within product, innovation and business development. Most recently, Andy was SVP of Match Group’s innovation team, +1Labs, where he led a portfolio-wide effort to drive ideas from conception to strategy to development and to market. Prior to his tenure at Match Group, he co-founded travel technology startup, Traxo. Andy holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with honors, and a bachelor’s degree in civil structural engineering from Texas A&M University.
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About Glassdoor, Match Group: Match Group is a division of IAC & online dating portfolio that comprises over forty brands around the world.
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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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
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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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
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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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
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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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
Ross Habif
Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy of A+E Networks
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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.
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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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
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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About A+E Networks: A+E Networks is truly a global media company with joint ventures and channels all over the world.
Ben Parr
Co-Founder and President of Octane AI
Ben Parr is a journalist, author, entrepreneur, investor, and expert on attention. Through his experience as a technology writer, venture capitalist, and prolific public speaker, Parr has coached dozens of young startups and Fortune 500 corporations on how to get attention for their products. Parr is a co-founder and managing partner of DominateFund, a venture capital firm that invests in and accelerates the growth of early-stage technology, software, and product startups through its expertise in the press, marketing, customer and user acquisition, viral products, and strategic celebrity partnerships. Previously, Parr was the co-editor and editor-at-Large of Mashable, where he wrote more than 2,400 articles on social media and technology, managed Mashable’s editorial team, and interviewed everyone from Ashton Kutcher to Mark Zuckerberg. He also served as a columnist and commentator for CNET. His work has been featured in a variety of media, including CNBC, CNN, Fox News.
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About DominateFund, Octane AI: Octane AI provides an all-in-one platform for engaging quizzes, data collection, and personalized Facebook Messenger and SMS automation.
Andres Domingo
Co-Founder & President of Mexican Summer records
Andres Santo Domingo is a New York City philanthropist and socialite, and the co-founder of Kemado Records. Santo Domingo is the son of Julio Mario Santo Domingo, a Colombian patriarch known as one of Latin America’s most influential businessmen. Andres Santo Domingo grew up in New York City where he attended St. Bernard’s School. He graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut in 1996 and earned a BA in Comparative Literature in 2000 from Brown University. In 2002, Andres Santo Domingo co-founded Kemado Records, an independent record label based in Brooklyn in New York City. It is one of the few outlets that still supports vinyl. The label is linked to Mexican Summer and Software Records. Mexican Summer has expanded its catalog to nearly 100 releases across multiple formats. The labels are primarily centered around indie, heavy rock and roll. Their offices in Brooklyn include both a commercial recording studio and a first-floor retail store where they sell limited-edition vinyl, called Co-Op 87. In 2008, he married Lauren Davis, a contributing editor of Vogue, in an elaborate wedding in Colombia. In 2010, Lauren co-founded Moda Operandi, an online retailer where members can preorder designer clothing and accessories following runway shows. Andres Santo Domingo and Lauren live in New York City with their two children. Santo Domingo is a supporter of a number of charitable organizations. He’s served as a co-chair with his wife of a gala to benefit DKMS, an organization whose mission is to save lives by recruiting bone marrow donors for blood cancer patients. Andres Santo Domingo and Lauren Santo Domingo have also been on the host committees of the Conservation International’s 25th Anniversary Event a benefit to establish the Institute for Environmental Sustainability and Peace Exhibit, Turnaround For Children, Save Venice, the MoMA’s Costume Institute Event, the Urban Hoedown to benefit the Art Production Fund, the Third Annual Spring Soiree to benefit the Fortune Society, Christie’s Green Auction to benefit Conservation International, Oceans, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Central Park Conservancy. In May 2013, Conservation International paid tribute to Andre’s father Julio Mario Santo Domingo for his lasting impact on the organization. He was introduced to CI by David Rockefeller Sr. and served on the board for seven years. CI presented Julio Mario Santo Domingo with the posthumous Global Conservation Hero Award. Andres and Alejandro accepted the award on behalf of their father. Andres Santo Domingo and Lauren Santo Domingo were named on Vanity Fair’s 2012 International Best-Dressed List. The New York Observer also named Lauren as one of the most influential people in New York calling her a digital-age socialite.
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About Mexican Summer records: Mexican Summer records is a musical record label focusing on specialty formats.
Laurene Powell
Founder & President of Emerson Collective
Laurene Powell Jobs is founder and chair of Emerson Collective, an organization that supports social entrepreneurs who are committed to the ideal that everyone ought to have the chance to live to their full potential. Most of the work of Emerson Collective is anchored around ways to open doors to opportunity – focus areas include improving our nation’s schools, advocating for common sense immigration reform, and collaborating with partners who are innovating ways to create durable avenues for social and economic mobility. Powell Jobs shapes the vision of Emerson Collective, reviews impact, amplifies the momentum of its partners, and sets the operational direction of the organization. Many of the priorities championed by Emerson Collective are formed by the work of College Track, a program Powell Jobs founded in 1997 to prepare disadvantaged high school students for success in college. Today Powell Jobs is president of College Track’s board of directors, which now works with more than 2,000 students from Oakland, San Francisco, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Aurora, Colorado. More than 90 percent of College Track high school graduates go on to college (many of them are first generation students), and the program’s college graduation rate is more than double to that of low-income students. In addition to her work with Emerson Collective and College Track, she serves on the boards of directors of NewSchools Venture Fund, Teach for All, OZY Media, Conservation International and Stanford University. She also is a member of the Chairman’s advisory board of the Council on Foreign Relations. Powell Jobs holds a BA and a BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Earlier in her career, she spent several years working in investment banking and later co-founded a natural foods company in California.
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About College Track, Emerson Collective: Emerson Collective strengthens schools, secures rights for immigrants, and restores relationship between humanity and nature.
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States of The White House
At age 29, President Biden became one of the youngest people ever elected to the United States Senate. Just weeks after his Senate election, tragedy struck the Biden family when his wife Neilia and daughter Naomi were killed, and sons Hunter and Beau were critically injured, in an auto accident. Biden was sworn into the U.S. Senate at his sons’ hospital bedsides and began commuting from Wilmington to Washington every day, first by car, and then by train, in order to be with his family. He would continue to do so throughout his time in the Senate. Biden married Jill Jacobs in 1977, and in 1980, their family was complete with the birth of Ashley Blazer Biden. A lifelong educator, Jill earned her doctorate in education and returned to teaching as an English professor at a community college in Virginia. Beau Biden, Attorney General of Delaware and Joe Biden’s eldest son passed away in 2015 after battling brain cancer with the same integrity, courage, and strength he demonstrated every day of his life. Beau’s fight with cancer inspires the mission of President Biden’s life — ending cancer as we know it. As a Senator from Delaware for 36 years, President Biden established himself as a leader in facing some of our nation’s most important domestic and international challenges. As Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 16 years, Biden is widely recognized for his work writing and spearheading the Violence Against Women Act — the landmark legislation that strengthens penalties for violence against women, creates unprecedented resources for survivors of assault, and changes the national dialogue on domestic and sexual assault. As Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years, Biden played a pivotal role in shaping U.S. foreign policy. He was at the forefront of issues and legislation related to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, post-Cold War Europe, the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and ending apartheid. “America is an idea. An idea that is stronger than any army, bigger than any ocean, more powerful than any dictator or tyrant. It gives hope to the most desperate people on earth, it guarantees that everyone is treated with dignity and gives hate no safe harbor. It instills in every person in this country the belief that no matter where you start in life, there’s nothing you can’t achieve if you work at it. That’s what we believe.” As Vice President, Biden continued his leadership on important issues facing the nation and represented our country abroad. Vice President Biden convened sessions of the President’s Cabinet, led interagency efforts, and worked with Congress in his fight to raise the living standards of middle-class Americans, reduce gun violence, address violence against women, and end cancer as we know it. Biden helped President Obama pass and then oversaw the implementation of the Recovery Act — the biggest economic recovery plan in the history of the nation and our biggest and strongest commitment to clean energy. The President’s plan prevented another Great Depression, created and saved millions of jobs, and led to 75 uninterrupted months of job growth by the end of the administration. And Biden did it all with less than 1% in waste, abuse, or fraud — the most efficient government program in our country’s history. President Obama and Vice President Biden also secured the passage of the Affordable Care Act, which reduced the number of uninsured Americans by 20 million by the time they left office and banned insurance companies from denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions. He served as the point person for U.S. diplomacy throughout the Western Hemisphere, strengthened relationships with our allies both in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, and led the effort to bring 150,000 troops home from Iraq. In a ceremony at the White House, President Obama awarded Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction — the nation’s highest civilian honor. After leaving the White House, the Bidens continued their efforts to expand opportunity for every American with the creation of the Biden Foundation, the Biden Cancer Initiative, the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, and the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware. On April 25, 2019, Biden announced his candidacy for President of the United States. Biden’s candidacy was built from the beginning around 3 pillars: the battle for the soul of our nation, the need to rebuild our middle class — the backbone of our country, and a call for unity, to act as One America. It was a message that would only gain more resonance in 2020 as we confront a pandemic, an economic crisis, urgent calls for racial justice, and the existential threat of climate change.
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John Kerry
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate of The White House
On January 20th 2021, John F. Kerry was sworn in as our nation’s first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the first-ever Principal to sit on the National Security Council entirely dedicated to climate change. President Biden announced Kerry would have a seat at every table around the world as he combats the climate crisis to meet the existential threat that we face. In recent years, Kerry was the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s first ever Visiting Distinguished Statesman, following his four years as the 68th United States Secretary of State. As America’s top diplomat, he guided the Department’s strategy on nuclear nonproliferation, combating radical extremism, and the threat of climate change. His tenure was marked by the successful negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris Climate Agreement. From 1985 to 2013, he served as a U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts, and was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2009 to 2013. Secretary Kerry served in the U.S. Navy, completing two combat tours of duty in Vietnam for which he received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from Boston College Law School. Secretary Kerry is the best-selling author of A Call to Service, This Moment on Earth with his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry, and his 2018 memoir, Every Day Is Extra, which The New York Times described as “a bittersweet reminder of what the country once demanded of its leaders.” Secretary Kerry was the Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 2004.
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Kamala Harris
49th Vice President of the United States of The White House
The first Black and Indian-American woman to represent California in the United States Senate, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris grew up believing in the promise of America and fighting to make sure that promise is fulfilled for all Americans. Harris’ father immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica to study economics and her mother immigrated from India. Harris’ mother told her growing up, “Don’t sit around and complain about things, do something,” which is what drives Harris every single day. Harris started fighting for working families in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, where she focused on prosecuting child sexual assault cases. From there, she became the first Black woman elected as San Francisco’s District Attorney. In this position, she started a program to provide first-time drug offenders second chances with the opportunity to earn a high school degree and find a job. In 2010, Harris became the first Black woman to be elected Attorney General of California, overseeing the country’s second largest Justice Department after the U.S. Department of Justice. In this capacity, she managed a $735 million budget and oversaw more than 4,800 attorneys and other employees. As California Attorney General, Harris fought for families and won a $20 billion settlement for California homeowners against big banks that were unfairly foreclosing on homes. During her time as a U.S. Senator, Harris has introduced and co-sponsored legislation to help the middle class, increase the minimum wage to $15, reform cash bail, and defend the legal rights of refugees and immigrants. Harris has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she has fought to protect Americans’ civil rights, restore independence and integrity to the Justice Department, and scrutinized nominations coming before the Committee. On the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Harris has dealt with the nation’s most sensitive national security and international threats. She also has served on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee where she has overseen the federal government’s response to natural disasters and emergencies, including the Trump administration’s response to COVID-19. Harris graduated from Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., and earned a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. Harris has been married to her husband Doug Emhoff for the past six years. She is the stepmother of two children, Cole and Ella, who call her “Momala” and are her “endless source of love and pure joy.”
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Stephen Miller
Senior Advisor to the President of The White House
Stephen Miller is an American far right political activist who serves as a senior advisor for policy for President Donald Trump. He was previously the communications director for then-Senator Jeff Sessions. He was also a press secretary for Republican Representatives Michele Bachmann and John Shadegg.
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Debby Reiner
President, Grey/Global P&G of Grey
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Zeeshan Zaidi
Senior Vice President & General Manager of Artist Services of Ticketmaster
Zeeshan Zaidi is General Manager of Artist Services at Ticketmaster, a division of Live Nation Entertainment. His group works with artists, managers, agents, promoters and labels to help make tours more successful through leveraging Ticketmaster’s marketing reach, data insights, and commerce opportunities. Before joining Ticketmaster, Zaidi spent several years in the startup world in various capacities. He was CEO/co-founder of Host Committee, Inc., a social media and events startup. He also served as COO and Head of Global of LimeWire, the world’s largest file-sharing network, and COO of Selectable Media (formerly Nabbr), a video advertising network. He previously spent seven years in the recorded music industry at Sony BMG in numerous roles, including VP, Digital for RCA and Sr. Director, Marketing for Arista Records. There, he developed the careers of superstar artists such as Avril Lavigne, OutKast, Usher and Dido.
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About Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster is the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing.
Chris Smith
Vice President, Data Science of Ticketmaster
Chris is a hands on technical manager with extensive experience working on highly scalable systems and big data.
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About Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster is the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing.
Jared Smith
President of Ticketmaster
Mr. Jared Smith has been President of North America Operations at Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC since May 2013. Mr. Smith is responsible for Ticketmaster’s support, sales, distribution and marketing operations that service more than 10,000 key client accounts in North America and adds strategic oversight of the product development teams for the Ticketmaster Entertainment’s world-leading business-to-business ticketing software platforms. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC. He revolutionized the Ticketmaster Entertainment’s approach to client engagement and transformed the client-facing sales and support organization. He also led the team to focus on data-driven products and services and technology-driven marketing tools. Prior to joining Ticketmaster in 2003, he oversaw the administration, sales and marketing departments of the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia, and served as the Executive Director of the Quad Cities Sports Commission in Moline, Illinois.
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About Green Textbooks Marketplace, Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster is the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing.
Diaz Nesamoney
Founder, President & CEO of Jivox
Diaz Nesamoney founder of Jivox has had two prior successful ventures. He was previously co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer at Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), which he took from a startup to a publicly Diaz Nesamoney is an accomplished technology entrepreneur who founded three successful technology companies, all harnessing the power of data to power enterprise and consumer applications. Currently Diaz is Founder, President, and CEO of Jivox, a company that provides a technology platform for data-driven personalized advertising and marketing. He was previously Co-founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer at Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), which he took from a startup to a publicly traded company in 1999. Informatica pioneered data integration software as a category and is now the market leader with more than $1 billion in revenue and a $5 billion market capitalization. Before founding Jivox, he founded Celequest and served as its CEO until early 2007, when the company was acquired by Cognos/IBM. Celequest introduced the market’s first business intelligence and analytics appliance, a disruptive innovation that led to its acquisition. Diaz holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India and is the holder of seven technology patents. Diaz is also the author of the first book on using data and technology to personalize digital advertising.
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About Jivox: Jivox offers a cloud-based, data-driven omnichannel platform that personalizes digital advertising and marketing experiences at scale.
Anna Luo
Vice President, Customer Innovation & Marketing of Jivox
Anna Luo is passionate about introducing cutting-edge technologies to enterprise customers – putting them on the path of increased competitiveness and accelerated growth. She has two decades of marketing experience, most of which she has spent driving cross-functional collaboration to scale startups and contributing to successful exits via IPO and acquisition. Anna’s marketing leadership role in infrastructure and business intelligence included Sentilla (now Ericsson), provider of predictive and financial analysis for physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures; Coral8, a startup developing complex event processing platform that leveraged Project STREAM from Stanford University; TIBCO, a leader in event-driven platform and then 200-employee startup that went public in 1999. Her full-time and consulting role in other companies included Vidder (software defined security), Counterpane Internet Security (managed network security, now BT), and CTB/McGraw Hill, where she spearheaded an online ideation and networking program to improve customer experience and retention for a $35-million online assessment product. Anna is an endurance athlete and has competed at the Long Course Triathlon and Aquabike National Championships and various regional races. Between her career and racing, she finds time to mentor young professionals and volunteers at the MIT Club of Northern California and MIT Global Entrepreneurship Network. Anna holds a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley.
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About Jivox, Vidder: Jivox offers a cloud-based, data-driven omnichannel platform that personalizes digital advertising and marketing experiences at scale.
Evan Blair
Co-Founder & Global Vice President of ZeroFOX
Evan Blair is a Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer at ZeroFOX. Prior to that, Evan was a member of the Accuvant Leadership Team where he led the multi-million dollar Partner Solutions practice. At the time of his departure, Accuvant was the 2nd largest privately held cyber security solutions provider, had recognized over $1 billion in revenue since inception, and had capabilities with over 175 global partners. In 2008, Evan joined Foster at Baltimore-based cyber start-up Ciphent, where he was responsible for executing the marketing and sales strategy for the organization. Charged with the ultimate goals of increasing sales, profitability, and revenue, Evan’s department supported the company’s three-year revenue growth rate of nearly 1000%. Previously, Evan held financial and business development roles at Application Security Inc. He began his career as a financial analyst with Dresdner Kleinwort in Manhattan, NY and holds a BA in Economics from Wake Forest University.
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About ZeroFOX: ZeroFOX, The Social Media Security Company, enables organizations to identify, manage and mitigate social media based cyber threats
George Thangadurai
Senior Vice President & Head of International Business of Borqs Technologies
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About Borqs Technologies, HEAL Software: Borqs Technologies is a high-tech company providing intelligent terminal software and end-to-end service platforms.
Anthony Chen
CFO and Executive Vice President of Borqs Technologies
Anthony K. Chan, is our CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and has joined our company since April 2015. Mr. Chan has over 30 years of experience in U.S. and China cross border investments and business operations. From July 2013 until March 2015, Mr. Chan served as the President of Asia Sourcing for Portables Unlimited in New York, a distributor of T-Mobile USA. From March 2009 until July 2013, he served as the CFO for Tianjin Tong Guang Digital Broadcasting Co. Ltd, a mobile communications products company. For the 20 years prior to that, he was involved in multiple investment and technology transfer projects between China, the U.S and Europe, in the areas of communication products, chemical fibers, textile machinery and medical equipment. Mr. Chan received both his bachelor’s and MBA degrees from the University of California at Berkeley.
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About Borqs Technologies: Borqs Technologies is a high-tech company providing intelligent terminal software and end-to-end service platforms.
Josh Backer
Co Founder – President, Advertising & SVP Operations of Unified
Founded Social Suitcase in 2009 – Boutique business development and sales consulting firm specializing in social media monetization products and brand advertising. – Sold to TrafficMarketplace in March 2010 Founded DankApps in 2008 – Bay Partners funded social network application company – Donated thousands of dollars to cause based charities through the “Social Change” brand of applications Founded Teach the People in 2007 – TechCrunch40 company – fbFund grantee Emory University, Atlanta GA – Graduate Instructor, Dept. of Comparative Literature “Sick Lit.: Literature and Discourses of Illness and Disease” The Padeia School, Atlanta GA – Part-time Faculty “Pollack to Smithson: Modern and Contemporary American and European art from 1935-1975” “Art and Politics in the 20th Century”
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About Unified: Unified equips marketers with information and intelligence they need to make the best decisions about their social advertising investments.
Doug Bailey
Vice President Marketing and Applications Engineering of Power Integrations
Vice President Marketing & Applications Engineering│Power Integrations│Brand Value In Global Markets.
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About Power Integrations: Power Integrations designs, develops, markets, and manufactures high-voltage, analog integrated circuits.
Dave Swartz
Founder, President and CCO of Hang w/
Dave has served as MEDLʼs creative director since its inception. While at MEDL, Dave has overseen the development and design of hundreds of mobile applications for names as diverse as About.com, Encyclopedia Britannica, Medtronic, Taco Bell and Universal Picturesʼ Ted. Prior to MEDL, Dave served as the Creative Director of DGWB Advertising, named by Creativity Magazine as one of the top 20 Creative Agencies in the U.S. Dave has led strategic and creative marketing efforts for regional and national advertising accounts in a variety of industries such as publishing, banking, multi-unit retail, fast food, healthcare and technology.
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About Anonymous Philanthropy LLC, Hang w/, MEDL Mobile: Hang w/ empowers users to stream and broadcast live high-quality video to other phones using their standard wireless service.
Shun Chen
Vice President, Products of Conviva
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About Conviva: Conviva is the continuous measurement and engagement platform for streaming media.
Nick Cicero
Vice President Strategy of Conviva
Nick is the founder of Delmondo, a creative studio and social video analytics software acquired by Conviva in 2018. He is a leader in building digital content initiatives with a proven ability to set vision, strategy, and execute on numerous innovative projects for some of the world’s largest brands and publishers like MTV, NBC Sports, Red Bull, L’Oreal, the UFC, Universal, Conde Nast, and Clear Channel. Prior to founding Delmondo he spent time building and implementing new enterprise social publishing and analytics tools with Livefyre, Expion and Percolate. He put the first Instagram Video on TV for Oprah and built an innovative social content experience for the PlayStation launch in North America, among other projects. Nick received his Master’s from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
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About Conviva: Conviva is the continuous measurement and engagement platform for streaming media.
Shari Moehlenkamp
Vice President, Finance of Legacy Marketing Partners
Shari Moehlenkamp is a Vice President, Finance at Legacy Marketing Partners.
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About Legacy Marketing Partners: Legacy Marketing Partners is an independent brand experience agency that offers its customers with event marketing and digital campaigns.
Kim Georgeff
Vice President Client Services of Legacy Marketing Partners
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About Legacy Marketing Partners: Legacy Marketing Partners is an independent brand experience agency that offers its customers with event marketing and digital campaigns.
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.
Price Glomski
Executive Vice President of PMG
Price Glomski is an Executive Vice President at PMG, a leading digital agency in Fort Worth, TX. His responsibilities include overseeing technology and client integration, new business development, and strategic management of the agency’s social media offering. An industry veteran with 13+ years of experience, Price joined after a long and distinguished career at Range Online Media/iProspect. While at iProspect, Price led the agency’s DFW presence to winning acclaim in Ad Age’s Best Places to Work survey (thrice), the Dallas Morning News’ “Top 10 Companies to Work for in DFW” (twice), and Texas Monthly’s “Best Places to Work in Texas.” At PMG, his core areas of focus include product development, social media innovation and strategy, local strategy, and overall development and ideation. Price is recognized among brands and partners as having an unparalleled grasp of how technology can drive marketing. A graduate of Texas Christian University, Price also serves on the committee of the University of North Texas’ Professional Leadership Program.
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About PMG: PMG is a digital agency that uses strategy, creative, media, and insights to deliver against its mantra of Digital Made for Humans™.
Catherine Lowell
Vice President of Content of IVY
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About IVY: IVY is a Social University that provides a lifetime of new experiences, friendships, and inspiration.
Rich Labarca
Vice President of Product of AddThis
Rich LaBarca GM Dynamics 365 Customer Insights at Microsoft.
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About AddThis: AddThis provides social engagement tools, APIs and services personalizing websites for engagement, monetization and traffic boosting.
Marcela Perez de Alonso
Executive Vice President of Start-Up Chile
Marcela Perez de Alonso is the former EVP, Human Resources of Hewlett-Packard. Among her many accomplishments, Perez de Alonso has led HP’s human resources organization through a series of acquisitions and a period of unprecedented growth, with HP’s workforce roughly doubling over the last six years. She implemented numerous people programs, including “Leading for Results” to help cultivate the next generation of HP leadership and “Winning with Wellness” to empower employees to take charge of their health, finances and stress management. She was named “2009 Human Capital Leader of the Year” by the Society of Human Resource Management and featured on the cover of HR Executive magazine for architecting a breakthrough workforce planning model unmatched in the HR industry.
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About Start-Up Chile: Start-Up is a public startup accelerator created by the Chilean Government for global entrepreneurs to bootstrap their startups.
Keith Bendes
Vice President, Strategy & Growth of Linqia
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About Forbes Communications Council, Linqia: Linqia is the only influencer marketing company that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI for the enterprise.
Chris Morgan
President and Chief Revenue Officer of Montauk Labs
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About Montauk Labs: Montauk Labs is an entrepreneurial venture for exploring new and impactful ideas and technologies.
Jeff MacGregor
Vice President of Communications, Science of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
I am a communications leader who has spent more than a decade building and executing successful comms strategies for some of the world’s most well known people, companies, and brands. I helped create two of the most successful marketing campaigns in the history of global banking, helped lead a seed-funded startup to a successful Silicon Valley exit, and now lead communications within a multi-billion dollar tech-focused philanthropy. My work has won over 50 international awards and has been regularly featured around the globe.
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About Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative supports community-driven solutions to accelerate progress in science, education, and justice.
Bror Saxberg
Vice President and Learning Science of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Bror Saxberg is the Vice President, Learning Science at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Chief Learning Officer for Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) and a leading global provider of educational services offering post-secondary education, test preparation, professional education, English-language training, university preparation, and K12 offerings to individuals, institutions, and businesses. Saxberg is responsible for the research and development of innovative learning strategies, technologies, and products across Kaplan’s full range of educational services offerings. He also oversees future developments and adoptions of innovative learning technologies and maintains consistent academic standards for Kaplan’s products and courses. Saxberg speaks often at education, business, and public policy conferences, including: recent appearances at Microsoft’s CEO Summit, TEDx, the Stanford Digital Learning Forum, and the “Education Datapalooza” conference, hosted by the White House and US Department of Education. He is the co-author of “Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age” (2014) with Frederick M. Hess. His articles have been published in a host of academic, educational, and scientific journals. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at K12, Inc., where he was responsible for designing both online and offline learning environments and developing new student products and services. Prior to joining K12, Inc., he was Vice President at Knowledge Universe, where he co-founded the testing and assessment division which became known as Knowledge Testing Enterprises (KTE). Saxberg began his career at McKinsey & Company, Inc. and later served as Vice President and General Manager for London-based DK Multimedia, part of DK Publishing, an education and reference publisher. Saxberg holds a B.A. in Mathematics and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, both received in 1980. As a Rhodes Scholar, he received a M.A. in Mathematics from Oxford University, and also received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 1989 and a M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1990.
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About Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative supports community-driven solutions to accelerate progress in science, education, and justice.
Sami Ahmed
Co-Founder, President of Hunt Club
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About Hunt Club, New Coast Ventures: Hunt Club is a talent company that leans on subject matter experts to help clients find their next hire.
Jason Goldberg
Co-Founder & President of CARRO
President & Co-founder of VYRL.
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About CARRO: The eCommerce Network where modern brands sell more, by working together.
Duke Barnett
Co-Founder & President of Transmit.Live
Duke Barnett is the Co-Founder and President of Transmit.Live.
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About Transmit.Live: The first ever live video marketplace for large scale broadcasters and advertisers.
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
Paul Kahn
Vice President of North America of Upfluence
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About Upfluence: Upfluence is a smarter influencer marketing platform that helps brands and agencies scaling influencer marketing worldwide.
Taylor Justice
Co-Founder & President of Unite Us
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About Unite Us: Unite Us provides a collaboration and coordination software, streamlining the delivery of health and social services.
Pehong Chen
President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of BroadVision
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About BroadVision: BroadVision has been a global leader in providing organizations with the rules, tools and infrastructure for doing business on the Web.
Aya Takeuchi
Vice-President of Business Development of Musely
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About Musely: Musely develops an online platform intended to provide medical skincare treatments through technology.
Aya Takeuchi
Vice-President of Business Development of Musely
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About Musely: Musely develops an online platform intended to provide medical skincare treatments through technology.
Lauren Crampsie
Executive Partner, President of Ogilvy
Lauren Crampsie As Ogilvy & Mather’s chief brand champion, Lauren is responsible for the direction and reputation of one of the world’s most recognized brands and award-winning creative agencies. She is responsible for overall brand strategy, global communications, social media, and corporate responsibility and leads new business on behalf the agency. Lauren joined Ogilvy & Mather in 2004 as a new business coordinator which led her to become the agency’s youngest director of business development three years later. She was next appointed the agency’s first North American Chief Marketing Officer in 2010 and was elevated, two years later, to worldwide CMO. During her tenure at the agency, Lauren has been instrumental in adding a number of Fortune 500 brands to the agencies client roster. These brands include: Aetna, BlackRock, Citizens Bank, IKEA, InterContinental Hotels Group, NASCAR, Philips, Tiffany & Co., Time Warner Cable, Tiffany & Co. and UPS. As Worldwide CMO, Lauren has implemented a series of initiatives across the network. She focused on internal communications first, relaunching the company’s global intranet along with its most popular series, Miles’ Minute, showcasing the agency’s Global CEO, Miles Young. In 2013, Lauren introduced the official content hub of the agency, ogilvydo.com – the award-winning home for ideas, reporting, debate and analysis – born out of Ogilvy & Mather Asia. In tandem with the launch of ogilvydo.com, Lauren also developed the first-ever agency/publisher content partnership with Fast Company and penned the premier post. Under Lauren’s leadership and guidance, Ogilvy & Mather has been recognized by Advertising Age as an “Agency to Watch” (2011), the magazine’s 2014 “North America BtoB Agency of the Year” and “Stand Out Agency” (2012, 2013 and 2016). In addition, the advertising community has applauded Lauren’s professional accomplishments. Advertising Age listed her as a 2011 “Woman to Watch.” That same year, Adweek named her among the most influential Twitter voices. The DMNews Marketing Hall of Femme inducted her in 2013, and in 2015, Lauren was the only advertising industry representative to make Crain’s New York Business “40 Under 40” list. Additionally, she was named to Adweek’s “The Young Influentials” 2015 list, an honor that is bestowed upon 25 people under the age of 40 who have made achievements beyond their years that redefine ambition and achievement and change the industry. She is an active and dedicated participant in the 4As, Advertising Women of New York, the Direct Marketing Association, the ANA, and the Paley Media Council. Lauren served as a delegate at the 2015 Media for Social Impact Summit held at the United Nations. Additionally, she was appointed to the MAKERS board, an Emmy-winning TV and digital video initiative, that harnesses the power of storytelling to capture and preserve the remarkable achievements of women of yesterday and today to inspire the MAKERS of tomorrow. Lauren’s work to globally transform the agency into a modern and high-quality marketer led to her appointment to Ogilvy’s Worldwide Board in 2016. Lauren lives in New York City with her husband, Jason, son, Drake, and dog, Charlie.
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About Ogilvy: Global brand Strategy, Advertising, Customer Engagement and Commerce, PR and Influence, Digital Transformation, and Partnerships.
Kanwar Dhaliwal
President and COO of Everflow – Partner Marketing Platform
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Venkat Krishnamurthy
President,CPO & Co-Founder of Alignable
Venkat Krishnamurthy is CPO & Co-Founder at Alignable.
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About Alignable: Alignable is a social network where small business owners gather to connect, collaborate, and succeed together.
Kenneth Lowe
President , Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Scripps Networks
Ken Lowe is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Scripps Networks Interactive, a leading lifestyle media provider for television, the Internet and other media platforms. Previously, he was President and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company from 2000 until 2008, when Scripps Networks Interactive became a separate, publicly traded company. Prior to 2000, Lowe was Chairman and CEO of Knoxville-based Scripps Networks. He built the company into one of the nation’s fastest growing and most successful creators of unique brands for television and the Internet. He founded and launched HGTV in 1994; oversaw the acquisition and transformation of the Food Network into an American pop culture icon; presided over the launches of the DIY Network and the Cooking Channel as well as the acquisitions of the Travel Channel in 2009 and Great American Country television network in 2004. Lowe also guided the development of the company’s growing portfolio of interactive content services in the food and home lifestyle categories. Lowe joined the E.W. Scripps Company in 1980 as General Manager of the company’s radio properties. In 1988, he became Vice President of Programming, Promotion and Marketing for the company’s nine network-affiliated television stations. Lowe began his career in radio with Southern Broadcasting in 1969 and continued with various management positions in radio and television with Harte-Hanks Broadcasting in the late 1970s. Lowe serves on the Board of Directors for the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, The Paley Center for Media and The Cable Center. In the past he served on the Cincinnati Business Committee and Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation.
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About Scripps Networks: Scripps Networks Interactive develops lifestyle content for TV, internet satellite radio, books, magazines, and other media platforms.
Katherine Alford
Senior Vice President, Culinary of Scripps Networks
Katherine Alford studied at the New York Restaurant School in 1980 and then worked in several of New York City’s top kitchens, including the ultra-trendy Commissary restaurant (with a younger Madonna as hostess) and the pioneering Hubert’s. She later studied at the L’Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne in Paris and,returning to the U.S. she became the Sous-Chef of the 4-star Quilted Giraffe. After five years at the Quilted Giraffe, Alford became manager at various city Greenmarkets, including the renowned Union Square Farmers’ Market. Her love of teaching took her to Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School (now Institute for Culinary Education) as the director of instruction in 1989. In addition,she served as the special events chef for Gourmet and taught classes across the country. Her interest inteaching also led her to design and teach cooking classes to adults and adolescents at the Van Italie Center for Obesity Research, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. In 1992, Alford worked on the award-winning Union Square Cafe Cookbook, testing and adapting the restaurant’s recipes for the home cooks. She has contributed to Food & Wine, Cook’s Illustrated, FineCooking, and Food Arts; has appeared on various national and local television shows as a guest chef andfood expert, and is the author of the book, Caviar, Truffles, and Foie Gras (Chronicle, 2001). In 2000, Alford joined Food Network. She currently oversees the busy Test Kitchens, developing recipes for Food Network Magazine (2009 New Magazine Launch of the Year, #1 selling food magazine on newsstands), cookbooks, network shows, promotional initiatives, and FoodNetwork.com andCookingChannel.com. Food Network Magazine’s cookbook Great Easy Meals was a New York Time’s best seller. Two of Food Network Kitchens cookbooks, Making It Easy (2004) and Get Grilling (2005) were IACP cookbook award finalists. How to Boil Water: Life Beyond Take Out was chosen by Food &Wine as one of the top cookbooks of 2006. Alford lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
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About Scripps Networks: Scripps Networks Interactive develops lifestyle content for TV, internet satellite radio, books, magazines, and other media platforms.
John Lansing
President of Scripps Networks
John Lansing is President at Scripps Networks Interactive.
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About Scripps Networks: Scripps Networks Interactive develops lifestyle content for TV, internet satellite radio, books, magazines, and other media platforms.
Lesley Kao
Vice President, Product Development of Singularity University
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About Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Singularity University: Singularity University is a benefit corporation that provides educational programs, innovative partnerships, and a startup accelerator.
Pascal Finette
Vice President, SU Labs – Accelerator Programs of Singularity University
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About be radical, Singularity University, The Coaching Fellowship, The Heretic: Singularity University is a benefit corporation that provides educational programs, innovative partnerships, and a startup accelerator.
Nicholas Haan
Vice President of Impact and Faculty Chair of Global Grand Challenges of Singularity University
Nicholas Haan has worked at the intersection of science, technology, social challenges, and innovation for the last 25 years. His issues of focus have included disaster relief, food security, environment, energy, public health, education, genetics, and information systems. And his affiliations have included the United Nations, governments, universities, donor agencies and non-governmental organizations. Nick is currently Director of Global Grand Challenges and Team Project Leader at Singularity University. His introduction to global perspectives began as a science teacher in a remote Kenyan village with the Peace Corps. This experience led to more than 20 years of living and working internationally, mainly in East and Southern Africa (including living four years in villages without running water or electricity, which gives him a unique perspective on social challenges). Prior to joining Singularity University, Nick served as Senior Economist/Global Program Manager with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization where he oversaw a food security project operating in over 30 countries. He is the creator of an international standard for classifying the severity of food insecurity and disasters–called the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). Nick is also involved with several start-ups, including as strategic advisor to a mobile app company called eMobilis. He has a keen interest in the crowdsourcing movement and is on the regional board of directors for crowdfunder.com. Nick has been a visiting professor at University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and was awarded a NASA Research Fellowship. Originally from California, Nick has a Ph.D. in Geography, a Master’s in International Development, a Master’s in Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing from Clark University and a Bachelor’s in Genetics from U.C. Berkeley. Nick is an avid sea kayaker and explorer, most recently completing an 500 km expedition across Lake Victoria by kayak.
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About Singularity University: Singularity University is a benefit corporation that provides educational programs, innovative partnerships, and a startup accelerator.
Andrew Caravella
Vice President, Global Partnerships of Sprout Social
Andrew Caravella is vice president of marketing at Sprout Social, a leading social media management and engagement platform for business. He leads a team that creates and delivers relevant, engaging content and conversations through multiple forms of media and technology. Andrew believes the heart of social media hinges on exceptional experiences and meaningful human connections, and he uses those principles to guide dedicated direct acquisition, lead generation and brand visibility initiatives. Focused primarily on digital and social media, his career work includes executive communications, brand management, education campaigns, and event planning for everyone from Fortune 500 brands to not-for-profit organizations. Prior to joining Sprout Social, Andrew was director of marketing at the search marketing agency Performics (Publicis Groupe). He previously served as a search product marketing manager at DoubleClick and began his career in public relations and account management at Weber Shandwick.
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About Sprout Social: Sprout Social provides a platform for businesses to manage social media engagement, publishing and analytics.
Wenda Harris Millard
Vice Chairman, President & Chief Operating Officer of MediaLink
In April 2009, Wenda Harris Millard became President and COO of MediaLink LLC, a leading strategic advisory and business development firm that provides critical counsel and direction to the media, advertising and entertainment industries and to companies and investors that interact with those sectors. Before joining MediaLink, Millard was Co-CEO and President, Media for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. She joined MSLO in July 2007 after three years as a member of its Board of Directors. Millard oversaw MSLO’s media businesses, which include publishing, internet and broadcasting. She was the driving force behind creating cross-platform programs for marketers in TV, digital, magazines and radio. Before MSLO, Millard was Chief Sales Officer at Yahoo! where she led the team that drove revenue from $700 million to over $6 billion in six years and was consistently credited as the number one sales organization in the media industry. On an industry-wide level her work at Yahoo! established brand advertising on the web. Prior to Yahoo!, Millard was Chief Internet Officer at Ziff Davis Media and President of Ziff Davis Internet. Previously, Millard was a founding member of the executive team at DoubleClick, where she served as Executive Vice President responsible for establishing the DoubleClick brand and overseeing the operations of DoubleClick Media. She also served as President and Group Publisher of SRDS, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Family Circle and Executive Vice President/Group Publisher of Adweek, Mediaweek and Brandweek magazines. Millard has received numerous industry awards including being named in 2012 one of the “100 Most Influential Women in Advertising in the Last 100 Years”; the 2011 Oracle Award from Springboard; the 2009 ad:tech Lifetime Achievement Award; the 2007 John A. Reisenbach Award for Distinguished Citizenship; the 2006 “Advertising Person of the Year” Silver Medal Award from the AAF and the 2005 Matrix Award for “Women Who Change the World”. Advertising Age also acknowledged her as a “Digital Media Master” — one of the 20 most influential executives in interactive media. She was the subject of a profile by Tom Brokaw as part of NBC’s “Women to Watch” series. Active on behalf of the advertising industry throughout her career, Millard is past Chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau and former President of the Advertising Club of New York. She has served on the Boards of the Advertising Council, the American Advertising Federation, the Advertising Education Foundation and others. Currently, she serves on the boards of Verifone Inc., Millenial Media and Simulmedia. She also sits on the board of the James Beard Foundation. She served two terms as a Trustee of Trinity College in Hartford. Millard holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BA from Trinity College.
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About MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
Karl Spangenberg
Senior Vice President of MediaLink
Karl Spangenberg brings 25 years of experience in general media management, advertising sales, business development, strategic marketing, online market research and media consulting. Since 1995, he has held leadership positions at four start-up companies: Infoseek (1996 IPO and later sold to Disney); @plan (1999 IPO, 2001 sold to DoubleClick and later sold to Nielsen Net Ratings); Lightningcast (2002 strategic partnership with AOL Entertainment and later sold to Advertising.com); and The Hotel Networks (2004 sold majority stake to Liberty Media and later sold to LodgeNet). As Vice President, Advertising and Commerce at AT&T, Spangenberg drafted a strategy for cross-platform, integrated advertising and commerce while serving as lead advertising liaison between AT&T and Yahoo for revenue on the broadband portal. He also worked at various magazine companies in general management and advertising sales roles including U.S. News & World Report, TIME magazine, BusinessWeek and Datamation magazine.
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About MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
Andrea Kerr Redniss
Senior Vice President of MediaLink
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About MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
