Michael Kolowich

Current

• President & Executive Producer at DigiNovations/North Bridge Productions

Past

• Producer, Mitt TV at Romney for President, Inc.
• Vice Chairman and Co-founder at NewsEdge Corporation
• Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Individual Incorporated

• President, AT&T New Media Services at AT&T Corporation
• President and Founder at Ziff-Davis Interactive (now ZDNet)
• Founding Publisher and Columnist at PC/Computing Magazine (Ziff-Davis Publishing)
• Founding Publisher at PC Computing
• Vice President, Graphics Text and Information Management Products at Lotus Development Corporation
• Vice President, Marketing and Business Development at Lotus Development Corporation
• Vice President and Partner at Bain and Company
• Consultant, Engagement Manager at Bain and Company
• Producer/Reporter, "The Ten O'Clock News" at WGBH Television
• Television News Producer at WBZ-TV Boston (Westinghouse Broadcasting)
• News Writer at WEEI

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Education

• Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
• Harvard College

Recommended

10 people have recommended Michael

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Bio

Michael Kolowich’s Summary

Emmy-award-winning television news producer and reporter. Founder and/or leader of six high-tech ventures, including two public companies. Pioneer in internet content. Founding publisher of and columnist for Ziff-Davis' PC/Computing magazine. Architect and producer of Mitt TV, the first internet TV channel for a presidential campaign. Author of the "Web Video Expert" blog.

MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, AB in Engineering and Applied Physics from Harvard College.

Michael Kolowich’s Specialties:

Video production, digital video, videography, script writing, DVD authoring, marketing consultant, communications strategy, private high school and college admissions, fundraising communications, web video, internet TV channels, television writing, documentary filmmaking.

Michael Kolowich’s Experience

• President & Executive Producer

  DigiNovations/North Bridge Productions

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  October 2001 — Present (6 years 8 months)

  Founder and chief executive of full-service video production company, dedicated to bringing the benefits and impact of digital video to companies, organizations, and individuals throughout the Northeast US. Clients include: Harvard, MIT, Staples, Genzyme, Romney for President, Mellon Bank, Tufts University, and dozens more. Won ten 2004-6 VISTA Awards from Nat'l Professional Videographers Assoc, including 2 Platinum Awards for Best Corporate Video.

• Producer, Mitt TV

  Romney for President, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)

  2006 — 2007 (1 year)

  Architect and producer of "Mitt TV", a breakthrough internet TV channel created for the Romney for President campaign.

• Vice Chairman and Co-founder

  NewsEdge Corporation

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; NEWZ; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 1998 — December 2001 (3 years 10 months)

• Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

  Individual Incorporated

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; INDV; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 1996 — March 1998 (1 year 7 months)

  Pioneer in internet-delivered personalized news briefings. Merged with Desktop Data Corporation in 1998 to form NewsEdge Corporation.

• President, AT&T New Media Services

  AT&T Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Information Technology and Services industry)

  December 1994 — September 1996 (1 year 10 months)

• President and Founder

  Ziff-Davis Interactive (now ZDNet)

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)

  March 1991 — December 1994 (3 years 10 months)

• Founding Publisher and Columnist

  PC/Computing Magazine (Ziff-Davis Publishing)

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

  April 1988 — March 1991 (3 years)

• Founding Publisher

  PC Computing

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1988 — 1991 (3 years)

• Vice President, Graphics Text and Information Management Products

  Lotus Development Corporation

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; LOTS; Computer Software industry)

  April 1987 — April 1988 (1 year 1 month)

• Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

  Lotus Development Corporation

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; LOTS; Computer Software industry)

  October 1985 — April 1987 (1 year 7 months)

• Vice President and Partner

  Bain and Company

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  November 1984 — February 1987 (2 years 4 months)

• Consultant, Engagement Manager

  Bain and Company

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  October 1980 — November 1984 (4 years 2 months)

• Producer/Reporter, "The Ten O'Clock News"

  WGBH Television

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  September 1976 — August 1978 (2 years)

• Television News Producer

  WBZ-TV Boston (Westinghouse Broadcasting)

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  July 1974 — September 1976 (2 years 3 months)

• News Writer

  WEEI

  (Media Production industry)

  1973 — 1974 (1 year)

Michael Kolowich’s Education

• Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration

  MBA with distinction, September 1978 — June 1980

  Activities and Societies:

  Publications Board

• Harvard College

  AB, Engineering and Applied Physics, September 1970 — June 1974

  Activities and Societies:

  WHRB Harvard Radio, Harvard Independent, Sailing Team

Additional Information

Michael Kolowich’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Bio

Michael Kolowich’s Interests:

flying (instrument-rated commercial pilot), sailboat racing

Michael Kolowich’s Groups:

Revels, Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, Museum of Science, National Professional Videographers Association, WEVA International, Concord-Carlisle Youth Baseball, CommonAngels, BNI

•    Harvard Business School Technology Alumni member
•    CommonAngels member
•    Harvard Business School alumni member
•    Bain & Company Global Alumni member

Michael Kolowich’s Honors:

Emmy Award, Outstanding New Reporting, 1978
Bob LeBar Vision Award for "Vision, Entrepreneurial Spirit" from WEVA International (world's largest professional association of videographers), 2007
Platinum Award, Best Corporate Video, National Professional Videographers Association, 2007
Platinum Award, Best Corporate Video, NPVA 2006
Gold Award, Best Corporate Video, NPVA, 2005
Platinum Award, Best Corporate Video, NPVA, 2004
Platinum Award, Best Corporate Video, NPVA, 2003
Gold Award, Best DVD Design, NPVA, 2006
Platinum Award, Best DVD Design, NPVA, 2004
Telly Award, Educational Video, 2005
Telly Award, Fundraising Video, 2004
Telly Award, Video Animation, 2004
Gold Award, Admissions Advertising Awards 2007 (Graduate School and Small College Divisions)
Agency of the Year Bronze, League of American Communications Professionals, 2006
Agency of the Year Honors, LACP, 2005
Silver Agency of the Year, LACP, 2004

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