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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Los Angeles based CFO’ operating in the Digital Media space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
John Patterson
CFO of All Def Digital
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About All Def Digital: ALL DEF DIGITAL is a premium, multi-platform digital media company and entertainment hub
Tyler Rubin
CFO of EQAL
Founder | Entrepreneur | Investor | Technologist While studying as an undergrad at Harvard, Tyler worked as a student researcher on the CDF experiment at the National FermiLab particle accelerator outside Chicago. After graduating cum laude with an A.B. in Physics, Tyler worked as an investor at an internal hedge fund for JPMorgan in New York, NY specializing in technologies and telecommunications equities and debt. Simultaneously, he significantly advanced his coding and engineering skill sets, which span development of complex communications, analytics, compliance, AI systems and frameworks. Tyler Co-Founded Tysam Networks with Sameer Parwani, and developed a social networking platform with his partners, launching college based social networking websites Funki.jp and iStudent.co.il in Japan and Israel. Tysam Networks merged with EQAL in early 2008 and Everyday Health acquired EQAL, a social media marketing company, in 2012 for $25M, to fuel Everyday Health’s push into more ad-funded video content on its own network of owned and operated sites and beyond. Tyler is the CFO/CTO of Grassp Health, a leading cannabis health care organization operating in Arizona and California, that is improving access to medical-grade cannabis products, education and services for patient communities. Grassp Health assembled a team of experts and partnered with the UC Institute for Prediction Technology at UCLA to research and identify ways technology can improve public health and safety. Grassp Health supports assisted living, memory care and hospice communities, improving the lives and end of life care of patients battling cancer, disabilities, immobility, dementia/alzheimers, aphasia and PTSD with formulated and dosed cannabinoid therapy. Tyler is also Co-Founder & CFO/CTO at Cphere, a next generation marketing communications platform powered by CompliantC™ AI. AI optimized MarTech with a patented data verification engine, analyzing proximity-based ad regulations with billions of precise audience synaptics to predict, model and personalize trusted product & shopping recommendations online. Scaling compliant brand connections with cannabis shoppers. Enhancing ROI and regulatory protections for global cannabis brands, while improving public health and safety for customers.
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About Cphere, EQAL, Grassp Health: EQAL is a media company developing technology-based digital media properties to help promote consumer brands and celebrities.
Patrick Gildea
CFO of GumGum
Patrick Gildea serves as the Chief Financial Officer at GumGum. Prior to joining GumGum, he worked as a CFO of Gracenote where he was responsible for leading the finance and accounting teams and overseeing all finance functions including strategy and planning across the company’s business verticals. Prior to joining Gracenote, he served as VP and Head of Business Operations at NBC Universal’s FandangoNOW where he led the formation of the company’s new Home Video division, which grew from Fandango’s acquisition of M-GO, a digital TV and streaming movie service. Patrick was responsible for the business operations of the division, which included oversight of the roadmap, content acquisition and merchandising, business development and strategy. Patrick earned a Bachelor of Science, Accounting from The Leventhal School of Accounting at the University of Southern California and a master’s equivalent Certificate in Japanese from the School of Comparative Culture at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. Patrick is a licensed CPA (inactive) in the State of California.
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About GumGum: GumGum is an Artificial Intelligence company that uses machine learning to extract value from digital content.
Ron Tchorzewski
CFO of Med-X
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About Med-X: Med-X innovates, researches, and develops a variety of all-natural and alternative solutions to harmful pharmaceutical products.
David Israel
Chief Operating Officer& Chief Financial Officer of Playboy
David is the Chief Financial Officer for Playboy Enterprises, Inc. He oversees the company’s strategic planning, corporate and business development, administrative and finance and accounting operations. He has been with Playboy for almost 5 years.
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About Playboy: Playboy Enterprises is a media and lifestyle company engaged various licensing operations.
Scott Turicchi
President and Chief Financial Officer of Ziff Davis
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About Ziff Davis: Ziff Davis (Nasdaq: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company
Danielle Diliberti
CFO of I Like This Grape (ILTG)
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About I Like This Grape (ILTG): A digital media company bridging Wine with Fashion, Film, Food and Music for a modern generation
Sam Sippl
CFO CrownPeak of Octiive
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