20+ years in Entertainment Technology in the music, movie and video game sectors. 30+ years in global business, finance, risk management and a corporate governance expert.

Early pioneer in Live Streaming ESports business and co-founder of Global Gaming League. Built from a napkin to 10 million MAUs. Partnerships included: Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Steam, Epic Games, MLB, NFL, MTV, The IOC and BOC (Beijing Olympic Committee), Boeing, The Louvre.

DVDExpress.com early e-commerce platform that sold $80+ million in movies, music and video games in 2002. 1 million paying customers. Raised $65 million in financing and close merger creating a $45 million company with 300 employees. Worked with every major studio.

2 IPO’s including Board Director (NASDAQ: COOP) completed merger with KKR entity (NASDAQ: WMIH). Started, acquired, structured, operated and sold businesses worth Billions of $’s, €'s and £'s in the US, UK, France, Italy and Spain.

University of Wisconsin-Madison BBA, MBA Finance & Int’l Business.

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

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