Senior Vice President Media Product Leadership, Nielsen Company
Greater New York City Area
Senior Vice President Media Product Leadership, Nielsen Company
Greater New York City Area
Development and execution of growth strategies including commercial transactions, M&A, joint ventures and product development. Development of new businesses, service extensions and M&A strategies through market research and competitive analysis. Advisory services for private equity firms, hedge funds and corporations.
Mergers and acquisitions, technology, strategic planning, representation of private equity transactions, market research, partnerships and alliance management, media and entertainment
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Market Research industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 months)
Lead digital watermarking, fingerprinting and media identification management business for the distribution of TV, studio and other video programming content on the Internet to enable the management and protection of copyrighted content and enhanced media distribution, including new measurement and marketing applications such as ad pairing, royalty collection/distribution and e-commerce.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWC; Broadcast Media industry)
April 2007 — January 2008 (10 months)
Source, structure, negotiate and close complex commercial and technology transactions for second largest cable MSO in the U.S. Service/products include multichannel television, consumer broadband, telephony, VOD, e-commerce, etc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
October 2006 — April 2007 (7 months)
Provide strategic, investment and M&A advice to developing telecom and media businesses, private equity and other major corporations, including business plan development, fundraising, research, strategic development and M&A due diligence
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; PA; Telecommunications industry)
July 2000 — October 2006 (6 years 4 months)
Primary officer responsible for development and execution of transactions and alliances including M&A, joint ventures and product development. Head of PanAmSat New Ventures, a 13-person cross-functional group that developed and incubated new businesses and relationships.
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
March 1997 — June 2000 (3 years 4 months)
(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)
September 1989 — March 1997 (7 years 7 months)
Attorney at top NYC law firms providing corporate finance advice to banks, investment banks and major corporations.
B.A., Economics
J.D., Honors,
Corporate Executive Board, Strategy Section
Ethnic Broadcasters Association
Tufts Alumni Admissions Committee
Member, NY and NJ Bar Associations
Digital Watermarking Alliance www.digitalwatermarkingalliance.org
Frost & Sullivan "Thought Leader"