TCG - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Financial Reporting
Alberto is the Director of Financial Reporting. Prior to joining The Chernin Group, LLC in 2017, he held various controllership accounting roles at Magento, Amgen, Medtronic Diabetes, Twentieth Century Fox, and Paramount Pictures. Alberto received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, with a minor in French, from California State University, Northridge. Alberto is also a California CPA.
Job Titles:
- Associate General Counsel
Alex Poon is Associate General Counsel at TCG. Prior to joining The Chernin Group, LLC in 2023, Alex was AGC at Marlin Equity Partners. Prior to that, he was an Associate for Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Alex earned a B.A. in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis. He graduated cum laude with a JD from Cornell University's School of Law, where he was a member of the Cornell Law Review.
Job Titles:
- Brand & Creative Operating Partner
- Operating Partner
Billy Parks is an Operating Partner at TCG with extensive experience in brand building, content, creative strategy, and production.
Prior to joining TCG, Billy served as Chief Brand Officer at CONAN, a JV between Conan O'Brien and Turner Media, where he focused on brand strategy during their rebrand and digital and live diversification efforts.
Before joining CONAN, Billy served as Executive Vice President of Creative and Content Strategy at Otter Media (a former portfolio company of The Chernin Group, LLC), working closely with Hello Sunshine and Ellation to develop and expand their content offerings. Prior to Otter Media, Billy Served as SVP of Fullscreen's Strategic Content Group, where he drove the development of IP and content experiences for brands and emerging digital and live platforms and created and oversaw the award-winning AT&T Hello Lab in partnership with AT&T. Billy also served as Chief Content Officer at Judy McGrath's Astronauts Wanted, and as EVP of Digital Production and Programming at The Chernin Group, LLC. Billy is on the board of directors of Hodinkee, and Market.
Billy began his career producing music videos for artists including Jay Z, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, and Prince, and television commercials for top brands including Honda, NFL, Microsoft, Chrysler, and P&G.
Billy has been profiled in Variety's Reality Impact Report, named as one of The Most Innovative People in Multiscreen and AdAge's "40 Under 40".
Ellie joined TCG as an Associate in 2022. Previously, Ellie was a Summer Associate on TCG's investment team. Prior to TCG, Ellie worked at Goldman Sachs, most recently as a Product Manager in the firm's Marcus group, where she developed tools to help consumers better manage their finances. She was also a Financial Analyst in their Investment Management division.
Ellie is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a BA in Economics and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Emily joined TCG as an Associate in 2022. Previously, Ellie was a Summer Associate on TCG's investment team. Prior to TCG, Emily was a Manager at NBCUniversal on the Corporate Development and Strategy team where she worked on large scale M&A transactions as well as strategic investments. Emily was previously also an Investment Banking Analyst focused on M&A at Evercore in NYC.
Emily earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and completed her undergraduate studies in Canada at the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Investor at TCG Crypto
- Investor, Crypto
Gaby Goldberg is an Investor at TCG Crypto. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, Gaby invested in early-stage consumer companies at both Bessemer Venture Partners and Chapter One.
Gaby is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Symbolic Systems.
Greg joined TCG as a Partner in 2022. Prior to joining TCG, Greg was a Partner at Upfront Ventures where he led investments in early-stage consumer related tech deals including companies like GOAT, Happy Returns, Modern Animal, Rally, Ring, ThredUp and many more.
Before joining Upfront, Greg was the CMO for LA-based HauteLook, a leading online flash-sale retailer (acquired by Nordstrom in 2011). Previously, Greg was EVP of Business Development and Strategy at Live Nation, responsible for strategic direction and key business partnerships for Live Nation's ticketing and digital businesses. Before Live Nation, Greg held several leadership positions at eBay, including Sr. Director of Business Development at StubHub; he also led eBay's acquisition of StubHub in 2007.
Greg holds a BA in Political Science from the University of San Diego and an MBA from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management.
Ida Girma is an Associate at TCG. She is passionate about helping growing businesses succeed and positively shape the future of their industries and stakeholders. Prior to joining TCG, Ida was an Associate Director at Arabella Advisors. She also held roles in technology investment banking at J.P. Morgan, strategy and private equity consulting at Bain, growth strategy at Nithio, and at the United Nations in Ethiopia. In those roles, Ida has partnered with innovative firms across tech, media, education, digital finance, health, and clean energy.
Ida earned her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and BA with high honors from Columbia University.
Jacob Smilovitz is a Principal at TCG. Prior to joining the firm, he served as the Vice President of Corporate Development and FP&A at The New York Times, where he focused on M&A, investments, and corporate strategy. In that role, he oversaw the company's acquisitions of Wirecutter, a product-review company, Serial Productions, the podcasting company, Audm, an audio-subscription app, and two creative agencies. Prior to the Times, Jacob was a consultant at the Rosetta Consulting Group. He currently serves on the board of directors of Hodinkee, Zed.Run and Night Capital. Jacob was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 for media in 2018.
Jacob is a graduate of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a BA in Political Science.
Jarrod Dicker joined TCG in 2021 as an Partner, Crypto where he focuses on investments in Web3, blockchain and other technologies that connect fans with creators.
Before joining TCG, Dicker was the commercial chief at the Washington Post where he led teams focused on emerging technologies at the intersection of engineering and revenue to develop innovative solutions across advertising, subscriptions and technology. At The Post, Dicker founded both R.E.D., the Post's research experimentation and development lab and Zeus Technology, The Post's software-as-a-service arm.
Prior to The Washington Post, Dicker served as the founding CEO of Po.et, a decentralized platform for content discovery, ownership and monetization. There he pioneered the foundation for how media builds on blockchain through products, protocols and strategies focused on provenance, reputation and intellectual property.
Dicker has led strategy, product and technology teams at RebelMouse, Time Inc. and the Huffington Post. In 2020, he was named to the Advertising Hall of Achievement by his peers at the American Advertising Federation.
Jarrod is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he holds a Bachelor's in English Literature and also studied Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Job Titles:
- Certified Public Accountant
- EVP of Finance & Operations
Jennifer Randle is the EVP of Finance & Operations. Jennifer's responsibilities include the accounting and financial reporting of the organization, as well as various other operational components. Prior to joining The Chernin Group, LLC in 2012, Jennifer was Controller at Century Park Capital Partners where she was responsible for the accounting and financial reporting for the limited partnerships, general partnerships, and the management company. She also oversaw the company's administrative and operational efforts, which included information technology and human resources. Prior to joining Century Park Capital Partners, Jennifer spent nearly four years at Worldview Technology Partners where she was responsible for all accounting and financial reporting for the limited partnerships, general partnerships, and the management company. Jennifer started her career at KPMG, where she spent nearly three years in the San Francisco office auditing large public companies and pre-IPO start-ups. Also, during her time at KPMG, Jennifer spent time in the tax group and worked on tax compliance for venture capital firms and law firms.
Jennifer is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California, and hold a BS degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from California State University, Dominquez Hills.
Jesse Jacobs is a Co-Founder and Partner at The Chernin Group.
Prior to founding The Chernin Group, Jesse was a senior member of the media, entertainment, and sports advisory, investing and financing team at Goldman Sachs. Jesse began his career in NFL, MLB, and NHL sports television production at the inception of Fox Sports and then for CBS Sports in the Olympics. He was part of the early wave of online video and online music both at IFILM, where he ran content, as well as at Yahoo! Internet Life (a JV between Yahoo! and Ziff-Davis) where he produced live music and film events celebrating the best in digital video and digital music. He also co-authored a book on the digital media industry.
Jesse is on the board of directors of TCG, The Chernin Group, Barstool Sports, Hodinkee, Exploding Kittens, Goldin Auctions, Collectors Universe, Equip, Funko, The North Road Company, and a board observer of Scopely. He was previously on the board of directors of The Action Network, Otter Media, Fullscreen, Ellation (Crunchyroll), Hello Sunshine, Headspace and Gunpowder & Sky.
Jesse is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English and Communications and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.
Joe Orloff is a Data Scientist at TCG. Previously, Joe was a Vice President at Accordion Partners, a boutique consulting firm supporting private equity backed portfolio companies. Prior to joining Accordion Partners, Joe held roles in data science at Hulu, Ernst & Young, and K2 Intelligence.
Joe graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in International Relations and from Northwestern University with a M.S. in Data Science - Analytics and Modeling Specialization.
Jonathan Liu is the Director of Compliance at TCG. Prior to joining TCG, Jonathan was a regulatory consultant at IQ-EQ and Kroll, where he advised private equity firms, venture capital firms, hedge funds, digital asset managers, and other alternative asset managers on regulatory, compliance, and operational requirements and best practices. Jonathan guided numerous clients through SEC examinations, conducted mock regulatory examinations, registered new firms with regulatory bodies, and performed extensive compliance reviews and testing.
Jonathan began his career at Electronic Transaction Clearing, a broker-dealer and clearing firm, specializing in trade reporting, privacy and GDPR practices, and digital asset AML and custody.
Jonathan graduated from UCLA with a BA in Economics and a minor in Global Studies.
Job Titles:
- Investor at TCG Crypto
- Investor, Crypto
Jonathan Moore is an Investor at TCG Crypto. Prior to joining the firm, Jonathan was an Associate at Citigroup where he focused on fundamental analysis and investment recommendations for both High Yield and Distressed companies.
Jonathan is a graduate of the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance.
Jonathan has served as the sole Paralegal at TCG since 2017, providing direct support to Lauren Goldberg and the firm's legal & compliance team. Prior to TCG, Jonathan worked at Management 360 for a Talent Partner, and subsequently for Relativity Media on the legal, business affairs and content development teams.
Julia Beilman is a Vice President at TCG. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Julia was an Associate at Centerview Partners where she advised companies across the media, consumer, technology, and healthcare industries, executing transactions for DreamWorks Animation, Procter & Gamble, and Mylan, among others. Julia is currently on a secondment with a TCG portfolio company, where she is serving as the company's Vice President of Strategy and Finance.
She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and holds a BA in Government.
Job Titles:
- Director of Human Resources
Karen Wolcott is the Director of Human Resources at TCG. Prior to joining The Chernin Group, LLC in 2022, Karen was the Director and Head of Human Resources at Bellwether Asset Management, where she was responsible for the firm's human capital initiatives. Karen previously held HR and leadership roles at American Express, Boeing, and MWS Ventures.
Karen is on the board of directors for the Cornell Club of Los Angeles, a 501(c)(3) organization. She earned a B.S. from Cornell University in Industrial and Labor Relations prior to receiving a master's from the UCLA School of Law with a focus on Human Resources and Employment Law.
Karissa is a Senior Associate at TCG. Prior to joining the firm, Karissa was an execution associate at Accel-KKR, a software and tech-enabled services private equity firm based in Menlo Park. Prior to Accel-KKR, Karissa was an investment banking analyst Moelis & Company, where she focused on M&A services across a variety of verticals including consumer, media, and healthcare.
Karissa is a graduate of Northwestern University and holds a BA in Mathematics and Economics and completed the Kellogg Certificate Program in Financial Economics.
Job Titles:
- CCO
- General Counsel
- Partner
Lauren Goldberg is Partner, CCO, & General Counsel at TCG. Prior to joining The Chernin Group, LLC in 2015, Lauren was the EVP, Corporate Affairs and Deputy General Counsel at Relativity Media where she was responsible for representing Relativity Media during its growth from a startup production company to a fully integrated media and entertainment company. Lauren began her career as an Associate for Sidley Austin LLP.
Lauren has been recognized in Variety's Legal Impact Report multiple times as a "Game Changing Attorney" and was named one of the "Best and Brightest of the Next Generation of Entertainment Attorneys." Lauren graduated magna cum laude with a BSM in Legal Studies in Business from Tulane University before receiving her JD from the USC Gould School of Law.
Linus Walton is a Vice President at TCG. Prior to joining the firm, Linus was a Vice President at Strattam Capital, a private equity firm investing in B2B SaaS and tech-enabled businesses. He served as a board observer for Blacksmith Applications (sold to TELUS Corp. (NYSE: TU)), Contegix and SSB. Prior to Strattam, Linus was an Associate in the Communications, Media & Technology investment banking group at TD Securities, focused on M&A as well as debt and equity financings. Prior to TD, Linus was an Analyst at Stanwich Advisors where he focused on capital raising for private equity and venture capital firms.
Linus is currently on secondment with TCG portfolio company Epic Gardening, a leading gardening content and commerce company, where he is serving as the company's Chief Operating Officer. He is on the board of directors of Epic Gardening, Stoggles and a board observer at Surfline.
Linus is a graduate of Hamilton College and holds a BA in Economics.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Founder and Senior Digital Media Executive
Luke Beatty is a Partner and has been working with the TCG team since 2020. Luke is a founder and senior digital media executive with balanced experience with both venture backed companies and leading publicly traded global media brands. At TCG, he is focused on product strategy, operational execution, brand development, partnerships, monetization and scaled platform development. Before joining TCG, Luke was a founder, chairman and CEO of Brandfolder, a brand asset management platform that was acquired by Smartsheet in 2020. Prior to that, he was the President of Media Brands at Verizon/ AOL. In 2011, he stepped into an investor role as the Managing Director at Techstars, an accelerator and early stage fund in Boulder, Colorado. Luke founded his first startup, Associated Content, in 2005 and served as its President & CEO until the business was acquired by Yahoo in 2010. Luke is on the board of directors of Surfline, TPC, Stoggles, and Epic Gardening.
Mr. Beatty holds an undergraduate degree from Connecticut College and a master's from Harvard University.
Marco DeMeireles joined TCG in 2019. Previously, Marco built and ran a venture capital and growth equity investment business at BAM, a multi-billion-dollar investment firm, where he led a team responsible for proprietary sourcing, investment idea generation, transaction leadership, and portfolio company board oversight. Marco's focus spans data-driven consumer products and services (Bright Machines, Latch, Peloton, Tencent Music), "prosumer" software tools (Cuebiq, Orbital Insight), customer-facing financial technology (Acorns, Harness Wealth), and consumer marketplaces (Coinbase, Kindbody, Zola). He is on the board of directors of Dadi, ShopShops, and Better Place Forests. Prior to joining BAM, Marco was with Technology Crossover Ventures, focused on growth stage investments, and Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Division in Menlo Park.
Job Titles:
- a Talent Partner
- Talent Partner
Margot joined TCG as a Talent Partner in 2022. Prior to joining TCG, Margot was a Partner at Rich Talent Group, where she helped high-growth companies find top talent across key operational functions including Marketing, General Management, People Leaders as well as helping companies add Board talent.
Prior to joining Rich Talent Group, Margot led Partnerships at Homebase, an early-stage SaaS company. As an early member of the company's Executive Team, Margot also focused on recruiting and developing the growing team. Margot started her career in technology at Shopkick (acquired by SK Planet), where she sat on the company's Leadership Team and led various functions, including Client Services, Partnerships, Marketing and Recruiting.
Margot graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Art History modified with History and holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was President of Women in Management.
Mark Kamal is a Senior Vice President at TCG. Mark joined The Chernin Group, LLC in 2015 focusing on digital investment efforts as SVP of Digital. He serves on the Board of Directors for Food52 and previously served on the Board of The Action Network. Prior to joining the organization, Mark was Vice President of Monetization & Analytics at Yahoo! where he was responsible for quarterly revenue and all data operations for the media properties, while leading a team of 25. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Mark served as Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Citizen Sports, Mike Kerns' previous startup. At Citizen Sports, Mark started as the head of the analytics team, eventually ran all operations for the company, and worked closely with Mike on the company's ultimate sale to Yahoo! in 2010. Prior to Citizen Sports, he spent five years at Bain & Company.
Mark holds a BS in Electrical Engineering Computer Science from Berkeley, an MBA from M.I.T. Sloan, and MS in Electrical Engineering Computer Science from M.I.T.
Matthew Lloyd-Thomas is a Vice President at TCG. Prior to joining the firm, he was the Executive Director of Corporate Development at The New York Times, where he led the acquisitions of The Athletic, Wordle, and Serial Productions. He also oversaw The Times's venture portfolio, leading investments in OpenWeb and Trint, and led operations for The Times's audio business. Prior to The Times, Matthew worked at TA Associates and Bain & Company. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Yale Daily News Foundation.
Matthew is a graduate of Yale University and holds a B.A. in economics and history.
Maureen Sullivan is a partner at TCG and brings significant leadership experience at the intersection of technology, product development, marketing and operations. Before joining TCG, Maureen spent the last decade focused on building brands that align with the interests and solve the unique needs of female consumers.
Most recently, Maureen served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Heyday, helping to accelerate the company's ability to deliver personalized skincare. Prior to joining Heyday, Maureen served as President and COO at Rent the Runway, helping the company transform into a subscription service disrupting the global fashion industry. During her tenure, Maureen helped build the foundation for the company to scale to a $1B valuation, while democratizing fashion and creating a more sustainable way for people to get dressed.
Previously, Maureen spent six years at AOL, where she was President of AOL.com and Lifestyle Brands. In this capacity, she oversaw AOL.com including editorial, product and engineering, business operations and partnerships. She also launched destinations across style, beauty, and food, and helped create MAKERS, a first-of-its-kind women's leadership platform dedicated to telling the stories of groundbreaking women through video, documentary films, and a MAKERS Conference and Corporate Advisory Board - connecting corporate partners to the mission of MAKERS.
Maureen began her career at Google as an early team member of Google New York Engineering before being named Chief of Staff to the Americas Advertising organization, where she oversaw business planning and partnership development.
Maureen is a graduate of Stanford University and currently serves on the board of Equip, Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH), and the nonprofit, Network for Good.
Max Kalman is a Partner at TCG, where he is Global Head of Capital Formation. He focuses on the firm's capital formation, co-invest syndication, investor relations, and developing new business initiatives. Prior to joining TCG, Max was a Principal at PJT Park Hill, a global alternative asset advisory firm where he spent close to a decade in Private Equity project management and origination. Previously, Max was a member of the Leveraged Finance group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Max graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics/Business and Policy Studies from Lafayette College.
Michaela Venuti is a Vice President at TCG. Prior to joining the firm, she served as Senior Monetization Manager at Smule, a social network centered around sharing and creating music backed by Adams Street Partners. Prior to Smule, Michaela served as a Senior Associate at Adams Street Partners where she focused on consumer and software investments, and prior to that as an Analyst on the technology M&A and financing team at GCA Savvian. Michaela is on the board of directors for Lovevery, Sketchy, and a board observer for Food52.
Michaela is a graduate of Princeton University and holds a BA in Economics.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Partner
- Board Partner
Mike Kerns is a Co-founder and Partner at TCG. Mike joined The Chernin Group, LLC in 2015, helping lead the company's investment efforts as President of TCG Digital. Mike has deep experience starting, managing, and investing in digital media and consumer technology companies.
Prior to joining The Chernin Group, Mike was a Senior Vice President at Yahoo!, leading the Homepage, Video, and Global Media Properties product and business unit. He previously co-founded Citizen Sports, where he was CEO and led the company to a successful acquisition by Yahoo! in 2010. Mike began his career as an Associate at Angel Investors, L.P. working for Ron Conway and later became the Chief of Staff at Steinberg & Moorad Sports Management, a premier sports representation firm.
Mike is on the board of TCG, Food52, Barstool Sports, MeatEater, SketchyMedical, Surfline, Sofar Sounds, Night Media and PLL. Mike was previously on the board of directors of The Action Network, Otter Media, Ellation (Crunchyroll), and a board observer of Cameo. Mike is a graduate of UCLA with a BA in History.
Olivia is a Senior Associate at TCG. Prior to joining the firm, Olivia was a Manager in Netflix's Content Strategy & Analysis team, working with the Original Series and Original Independent Film teams. Prior to Netflix, Olivia was an Associate at BDT Capital Partners, a merchant bank that provides advice and long-term capital through its affiliated investment funds to family- and founder-led businesses.
Olivia is a graduate of the University of Chicago and holds a BA in Economics with General Honors.
Peter Chernin is a Co-founder and Partner at TCG. Peter also founded The Chernin Group, LLC in 2010 and serves as its Chairman and CEO. In addition to his investment business, Peter is Chairman and CEO of The North Road Company, a global, multi-genre studio that produces scripted and non-scripted film and TV content.
Prior to founding The Chernin Group, Peter served as President and COO of News Corp and Chairman and CEO of the Fox Group from 1996-2009. During his tenure at Fox and News Corp, Peter oversaw Fox Filmed Entertainment as the #1 studio and greenlit the two highest grossing films of all time - Titanic and Avatar. Notable television hits during Peter's tenure as CEO of Fox Group include 24, Modern Family, and Glee, which helped 20th Century Fox Television achieve the #1 ranking in television production. He also established Fox Network as the #1 broadcast network across nearly all demos with iconic series including The Simpsons and American Idol. Peter was responsible for launching 15+ cable networks domestically, most notably FX and Fox Sports nets. He also launched 150+ international channels and oversaw the growth of the largest MVPD in the world with Star, Sky, Sky Italia, and DirecTV. With Fox as a co-owner, Peter also launched Hulu.
Peter currently sits on the board of American Express and The North Road Company. He is also a Co-founder and Co-Chairman of Malaria No More, a non-profit dedicated to the global eradication of malaria.
Sam is an Associate at TCG. Previously, Sam was an Analyst at CSG Partners where he advised companies on capital structure and executed leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan transactions. Prior to CSG Partners, Sam was an Associate at Ernst & Young where he focused on supply chain consulting. Sam sits on the Young Professional Board of Team IMPACT, a national non-profit that pairs children facing serious and chronic illnesses with college athletic teams.
He is a graduate of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting.
Steve Cousineau is a Principal at TCG. Steve joined The Chernin Group in 2010 shortly after its inception where he focused on investments, strategy, and corporate development. At The Chernin Group, Steve served on the team responsible for building the company's control and minority investment portfolio, the online video-focused Otter Media, strategy and analysis for the company's film and television business Chernin Entertainment, and the company's Asia Pacific-focused investment affiliate CA Media. Prior to joining The Chernin Group, Steve spent three years at United Talent Agency in its television literary department. Steve was named as one of Hollywood's New Leaders by Variety Magazine in 2018, and he is on the board of directors of MeatEater and is a board observer for Exploding Kittens.
Steve graduated from M.I.T. with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in Management Science with a focus on Finance.