Mark Walker

Current

• Region Business Leader, News & Education at Yahoo!
• VP, Business Development at Yahoo! Media

Past

• Co-Principal at Oceanaix Ventures LLC
• Vice President, International Legal & Business Affairs at BMG Entertainment
• Head of Business Affairs at Atomic Pop LLC/Ant 21 LLC

• Vice President, Legal Affairs at PolyGram Holding, Inc.

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Education

• Stanford University Law School
• Stanford University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Mark Walker’s Summary

Internet media executive with more than 15 years of global experience across a broad range of media and technologies within the entertainment industry. A highly effective deal initiator, expediter and closer; an expert in achieving bottom-line efficiencies through streamlining internal operating and business processes; and an articulate advocate of business interests in government, public and industry forums. An outstanding record of excellent presentation, negotiation, and team-building skills.

Mark Walker’s Specialties:

• Proven ability to develop and structure global business relationships from initial sourcing to final documentation, buttressed with a deep understanding of valuation and finance concepts.
• Established record of building first-rate executive teams and cost-effective management of outside vendors and consultants.
• Validated capacity to effectively negotiate and manage highly complex global business transactions and to guide contentious international litigation to favorable settlement.

Mark Walker’s Experience

• Region Business Leader, News & Education

  Yahoo!

  (Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)

  May 2009 — Present (3 months)

  Head of the Yahoo! News and Yahoo! Education properties in the North American region.

• VP, Business Development

  Yahoo! Media

  (Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)

  February 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

  A centralized function within the Yahoo! North American Audience Group, responsible for leading the business development teams in Music, Movies, TV, Lifestyles and Sports and advising Yahoo! verticals on music-related strategic issues, managing content deals and transactions, and implementing content-related strategies.

• Co-Principal

  Oceanaix Ventures LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  2003 — 2007 (4 years)

  Led an investment and consulting firm focused on media-oriented business capable of leveraging digital distribution infrastructure. Clients included General Growth Properties, INgrooves, Haute Face and Pump17. Successfully sourced strategic relationships with key financial, marketing and distribution partners, including Shelter Capital, PepsiCo, World Poker Tour, EMI, SonyBMG, Virgin Records, ESPN, eLabs, Nokia, T-Mobile UK, OD2, Microsoft, Napster, Real Networks, JVC and others.

• Vice President, International Legal & Business Affairs

  BMG Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Entertainment industry)

  2000 — 2003 (3 years)

  Head of business and legal policies and practices for BMG's international companies in more than 48 countries.

• Head of Business Affairs

  Atomic Pop LLC/Ant 21 LLC

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)

  1996 — 2000 (4 years)

  Responsible for all business development, corporate strategy and consummated all content and asset acquisitions for these venture capital-funded entertainment companies.

• Vice President, Legal Affairs

  PolyGram Holding, Inc.

  (Public Company; Entertainment industry)

  1993 — 1996 (3 years)

  Staff lawyer responsible for corporate acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions.

Mark Walker’s Education

• Stanford University Law School

  1983 — 1986

• Stanford University

  MS , Mechanical Engineering , 1982 — 1983

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  BS , Mechanical Engineering , 1978 — 1982

  Activities and Societies:

  Pi Tau Sigma, Overseas Research Award (Trinity College, Cambridge)

Additional Information

Mark Walker’s Groups:

• Member, New York Bar

• Member, California Bar

•    Yahoo Employees and Alumni Group
•    MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni
•    Stanford Law School

Mark Walker’s Honors:

M. Walker & A. Salisbury, High Context Culture: Digital Content Evolution, IAEL User-Generated Content (ed. J. Liebenson 2008)

Mark Walker’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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