Bio

Global Head of Interactive Media & Technologies, member of Lazard's North American Management Committee and head of the Los Angeles office. 20+ years of experience working with interactive media and technology companies throughout the world. Actively advising and investing in companies and entrepreneurs. Clients have ranged from multi-billion dollar media companies to fast-growing start-ups. Specialties: Digital Media, Metaverse/Web3, Software, Interactive Entertainment, Cross-boarder, Investment Structure, Mergers and Acquisitions, Special Committee Advisory, Equity Capital Market Advisory (i.e., IPOs, Follow-Ons, Registered Directs, Converts, etc.), Private Capital Raises, Structured Finance, Divestitures, Restructuring, Problem Solving, etc. Past Media Clients: Hearst Communications, IAC, Skybound Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, Vivendi, Yahoo!, etc. Past Interactive Media Clients: Activision, Acclaim, Atari, Blizzard, Bungie, Capcom, Codemasters, Cryptic Studios, Digital Bros., Eidos, Foundation 9, Glu Mobile, IGN, Infogrames, inXile, Jamdat, KongZhong, Lionhead Studios, Lockwood Publishing, Majesco, Midway Games, Pipeworks, Punch Entertainment, Raw Fury, SciPlay, Telltale Games, THQ, Turbine Entertainment, etc. Past Internet/Software Platform Clients: Abovenet, About.com, aQuantive, CNET Networks, Elevation Partners, eMusic, Episodic, eSpotting, GameTrust, Geomerics, Google, Hoovers, Immersv, LendingTree, Lycos, MapQuest, Mixamo, Navteq, OneTwoSee, Prodigy, Rabbit, Rent.com, Scribd.com, ZipRealty, etc. Past Engine/AI/Machine Learning Clients: Adobe, Electronics for Imaging, Unity, Xerox, wrnch.ai, etc.