RICH BATTISTA

From 2004-2008, Rich served as CEO of the publicly traded company Gemstar-TV Guide International (partially owned by News Corp). During that time, he revitalized TV Guide magazine, TV Guide Network, TV Guide Online and other businesses, turning the company around through impressive revenue and EBITDA growth and successfully directing its $2.3 billion sale... Rich currently serves on the Board of Directors of several for-profit companies: Adweek; MLB Players, Inc., the for-profit corporate subsidiary of the Major League Baseball Players Association; Wave Sports + Entertainment; RB Media, the world's largest audiobook publisher; and The Teaching Company, owner of the video learning brand, Wondrium. He also serves as an Advisor to MutualMarkets, an AI powered co-marketing platform company. In the non-profit sector, Rich is a founding Board member and current Co-Chair of City Year Los Angeles, a leading education non-profit. Rich is a Founding Advisor to NxtWork, a female-led collective..