Rick Mandler

Current

• VP, Digital Media Advertising at ABC Television
• VP Digital Media Advertising at Disney/ABC Digital Media Group

Past

• VP GM Enhanced TV at The Walt Disney Company
• Vice President, General Manager, Broadcasting and Local at Walt Disney Internet Group
• Vice President, New Media at ABC Broadcasting

• General Manager, New Media at ABC Radio Networks
• Director, Business Affairs at ABC News

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Education

• NYU School of Law
• Wesleyan University

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Connections

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Industry

Broadcast Media

Rick Mandler’s Summary

Recovering lawyer. Led three different start up businesses within a large media company. Experience both as a line general manager of new media businesses and also in staff strategy development role.

Record of sucess in understanding the effects of new technology on media, and executing against that understanding. Experience with all aspects of new media businesses including, sales, product development, technology, business development, marketing, and finance.

Rick Mandler’s Specialties:

Extensive experience in developing new media products, internal and external evangelizing, sales, and negotiation.

Rick Mandler’s Experience

• VP, Digital Media Advertising

  ABC Television

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years)

• VP Digital Media Advertising

  Disney/ABC Digital Media Group

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; dis; Online Media industry)

  October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  Reporting directly to Executive Vice President, General Manager, Disney/ABC Digital Media Group. Responsible for the strategic development of digital media advertising for Disney/ABC Media Networks. Lead execution of new advertising products and technology throughout Disney/ABC Media Networks. Coordinate digital media advertising strategy between television sales, affiliate sales, and digital programming and production divisions.

• VP GM Enhanced TV

  The Walt Disney Company

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Broadcast Media industry)

  March 2001 — October 2006 (5 years 8 months)

  Responsible for all product development, business development, production, technical, and integrated sales for Enhanced TV fare produced for all Disney-owned broadcast and cable network programming.

• Vice President, General Manager, Broadcasting and Local

  Walt Disney Internet Group

  (Public Company; Online Media industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

• Vice President, New Media

  ABC Broadcasting

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year)

• General Manager, New Media

  ABC Radio Networks

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year)

• Director, Business Affairs

  ABC News

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  1994 — 1998 (4 years)

Rick Mandler’s Education

• NYU School of Law

  JD , Law , September 1984 — June 1987

• Wesleyan University

  BA , Psychology , September 1979 — June 1983

Additional Information

Rick Mandler’s Interests:

The New York Mets

Rick Mandler’s Honors:

Two Time Emmy Winner – Outstanding Achievement Interactive Television; Outstanding Achievement Advanced Media

Winner iTVT Award for dedicated leadership in interactive television

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