Experience

BBC Maestro

• United Kingdom
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Board of Directors

  • Sep 2022 - 1 year 4 months

  BBC Maestro, in partnership with BBC Studios, is a leading provider of online courses taught by the most experienced creators in the world.



The 98

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Partner, Co-Founder

  • May 2022 - 1 year 8 months

  New York, New York, United States The 98 is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in tech-enabled businesses led by women.



Brilliant Friends

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • 2019 - 4 years

  Created and co-lead a C-Suite women’s investing group focused on seed and Early-A investments in companies founded by women. Steer deal flow, vision, and growth strategy. • Invested in Sarah Flint, Sawyer, KitSplit, Supernatural, The Inside, Hatch, RealWorld, and The Vendry.



Princeton University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer, Keller Center of Entrepreneurship

  • Jan 2018 - 6 years

  Princeton, New Jersey Started as the James Wei Visiting Professor in 2014 and hired full-time in 2018 to teach entrepreneurship to 150 undergraduates a year. Supervise four teaching assistants and serve as a mentor for the summer entrepreneur program. Advise several seniors annually on their theses that have a media focus. • Designed and deliver a course—that consistently reaches waitlist capacity—covering the basics of founding a company. Reimagined it for remote learning during the COVID-19… Show more Started as the James Wei Visiting Professor in 2014 and hired full-time in 2018 to teach entrepreneurship to 150 undergraduates a year. Supervise four teaching assistants and serve as a mentor for the summer entrepreneur program. Advise several seniors annually on their theses that have a media focus. • Designed and deliver a course—that consistently reaches waitlist capacity—covering the basics of founding a company. Reimagined it for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Conceived and proposed a required leadership course to help emerging entrepreneurs discover their optimal leadership style and align with Princeton’s vision of inspiring graduates to be in service to humanity. • Championed more diverse representation on the Princeton Alumni Entrepreneur Fund Feedback Panel. Show less



JVP

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venture Partner / Venture Fellow

  • Oct 2018 - 5 years 3 months

  New York, New York Sourced tech-enabled media and commerce investments for this $1.5B Israel-based venture fund in New York. Transitioned to Venture Fellow in January 2021.



Qwire Inc.

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman of the Board

  • May 2018 - 5 years 8 months

  New York, New York and Los Angeles, California Active in deal-sourcing, leveraging digital media relationships to build this innovative music licensing business.



Perion Network

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director Board Of Directors

  • Nov 2019 - 4 years 2 months

  Tel Aviv, Israel and New York, New York Chair of Compensation Committee. Advise on Perion’s (NASDAQ: PERI) investment strategy to grow its ad and search tech solutions. Instituted a diversity review initiative.



AnyClip

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director Board Of Directors

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2020

  Tel Aviv, Israel and New York, New York Advised this leading AI-based image recognition technology for future sale.



Condé Nast

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• EVP and General Manager, Digital Video

  • May 2015 - Jan 2018

  New York, New York, United States Ran the digital video business for 20 Condé Nast brands, including Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and GQ. Oversaw distribution, business development, technology and product development, revenue operations, marketing, communications, and research. • Led company through the market’s transition to video, tripling Y/Y audience and revenue growth (2016–2017).



Bloglovin'

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• CEO

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  New York, New York, United States and Stockholm, Sweden Recruited by Betaworks (an early investor) to lead capital raising and the US launch for this Sweden-based, early-stage publishing platform with over 10M monthly users and a blogger network of 7500 mostly fashion influencers. • Secured $8M in Series A financing and hired technology, product, and sales executives.



Gotham Ventures

• Canada
• Capital Markets

• Venture Partner

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  New York, New York, United States Led firm’s digital media deal flow for technology-driven startups. Served as an advisor and board member. • Steered ExpoTV’s adoption of a fashion influencer product video advertising model that was ahead of its time. • Contributed to the successful exits of Meegenius (Harper Collins) and DailyWorth (Jean Chatzky).

• Managing Director

  • May 2011 - Dec 2013



Dailymotion.com

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager, United States

  • Jan 2007 - Mar 2011

  New York, New York, United States and Paris, France Founded and ran US operations for this startup, France-based video site. • Grew the US audience by 14M monthly users and achieved profitability on a local cost basis. • Guided the successful sale to Orange/France Telecom in 2011 for $200M.



Time Warner

• Entertainment Providers

• Senior Vice President, Time Warner Global Marketing and VP, Corporate Business Development

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2006

  New York, New York, United States Developed and executed Time Warner’s cross-platform advertising sales strategy and deal terms with key clients. • Steered the executive team to adopt an online and unified platform focus, resulting in selection by the CEO for a future leaders training program. • Negotiated a +$100M relationship with American Express, spanning AOL, Time, Turner, and Warner Bros.



Barnesandnoble.com

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Business Development & Strategy

  • Jul 1998 - Aug 2001

  Directed business development, online marketing, and new product launch strategy to expand and evolve this retail business in the emerging landscape of e-commerce. • Took the company public as a member of the senior management team. • Created and built the affiliate sales program to become a close second to Amazon.com. • Appeared on CNN as the company’s spokesperson for the media.



MTV NETWORKS

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, International Business Development

  • Jul 1993 - Jul 1998

  New York, New York, United States Identified, structured, and negotiated international transactions, worldwide licensing agreements, and television development and talent deals. • Oversaw the contractual arrangements that launched MTV Russia, MTV Brazil, and MTV South Africa. • Concurrently completed Columbia University’s executive program in finance (sponsored by MTV) then transitioned to a business role. • Brokered the first multi-year worldwide video license deals with major record labels. •… Show more Identified, structured, and negotiated international transactions, worldwide licensing agreements, and television development and talent deals. • Oversaw the contractual arrangements that launched MTV Russia, MTV Brazil, and MTV South Africa. • Concurrently completed Columbia University’s executive program in finance (sponsored by MTV) then transitioned to a business role. • Brokered the first multi-year worldwide video license deals with major record labels. • Negotiated the agreement with Bunim-Murray to create the first modern reality series, “Real World,” and a long-term option agreement for the services of Jon Stewart. ** Previous experience as a corporate attorney specializing in M&A and intellectual property, as well as Law Clerk to The Honorable Shirley Wohl Kram in the US District for the Southern District of New York. ** Show less