890 FIFTH AVENUE PARTNERS - Key Persons

Abigail shines a unique, humanistic lens on data, business, and technology that brings a fresh perspective to digital advertising, corporate culture, and marketing. As the Director of Google's US Creative Works, Abigail and her team work closely with the advertising and marketing communities to help develop their strategic and creative efforts for the digital space. While at Google, she has also launched an industry-first thought leadership series on human beings' deep, emotional relationships with the digital space: Humanizing Digital. This research decodes technology in an inspiring and useful way. And she currently directs an additional XFN team responsible for developing, embedding an overarching organizational vision and shared sales culture inside America's Large Customer Sales force. Prior to joining Google, Abigail was Executive Vice President, Strategy Director at Publicis New York, where she directed strategic planning efforts for major new business pitches and provided thought leadership to key global clients, and co-strategy director at DDB. Abigail is a recipient of the prestigious Media Impact Award from the UN and speaks at key conferences around the globe on innovation, creativity and the intersection of humanity and technology. She's on the boards of the Global Leadership Diversity Exchange, Realm, TheSocialArchitects & the Conference Board's Marketing & Communications Team; and has been featured in a host of publications including: NYTimes, Business Insider, Forbes, Adweek, Huffington Post, La Presse, CNBC, Mumbrella, AdNews, B&T & Globes Israel. She blogs on beauty in our culture in Beautyskew.com and podcasts regularly on her YouTube show: "Decoded." Abigail has published her thought pieces in publications around the world from Fast Company to Advertising Age. Abigail graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in social anthropology. She lives in NYC with her husband and 3 children.

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• Co - Founder and General Partner of Disruptive Technology Partners
• Venture Partner in Subversive Capital

Adam Rothstein is a Co-Founder and General Partner of Disruptive Technology Partners, an Israeli technology-focused early-stage investment fund, and Disruptive Growth, a collection of late-stage investment vehicles focused on Israeli technology, which he co-founded in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Since 2014, Mr. Rothstein has been a Venture Partner in Subversive Capital, and the Managing Member of 1007 Mountain Drive Partners, LLC, which are both consulting and investment vehicles. Mr. Rothstein is also a sponsor and director of Roth CH Acquisition I Co. (NASDAQ: ROCH), a special purpose acquisition company that has entered into an agreement and plan of merger with PureCycle Technologies LLC pursuant to which Roth CH Acquisition I Co. will acquire PureCycle Technologies LLC, Roth CH Acquisition II Co. (NASDAQ: ROCCU), which is a special purpose acquisition company, and Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. (NEO: SVC.A.U) (OTCQX: SBVCF), a special purpose acquisition company that has just announced the acquisition of Caliva, Left Coast Ventures, and Sisu. Mr. Rothstein has over 20 years of investment experience, and currently sits on the boards of directors of several early- and mid-stage technology and media companies both in the US and in Israel and is on the Advisory Board for the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Mr. Rothstein graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and has a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Finance from the University of Cambridge.

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• Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
• Television Producer and Investor

Adam Venit is a film and television producer and investor in tech, media, healthcare and real estate. Adam spent most of his professional life as one of the owner/partners of WME Entertainment, where he was head of the Motion Picture Division from 1996-2018. While in that position, Adam was responsible for the careers of numerous superstars including Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, Sylvester Stallone, Emma Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Shawn Levy, M Night Shyamalan and Marc Forrester. Venit started his career in the mailroom at the Creative Artists Agency in 1986 and left CAA in 1996 for Endeavor, a startup agency that eventually became WME. Venit is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a member of the Advisory Board of the Broad Theater, a member of the Cedar-Sinai Hospital Board of Governors, a member of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles Policy Foundation and a board member of the UCLA School of Communications. Venit resides in Beverly Hills and Maui, and has five adult children.

Andy is an Argentinean-born, American entrepreneur and executive in the intersection of technology and entertainment. A four-time founder (with four exits), Andy has been integral part as a Senior Executive in major successes in the gaming industry at companies such as Playdom (acquired by Disney for $563M), Zynga ($10B IPO in 2011), Scopely (recently valued at $3.3B), as well as investor and advisor in other innovative companies that were acquired by iconic players such as Atari and Vivendi. Andy has been an active angel investor, advisor and scout to multiple Silicon Valley funds, and has been recognized as one of the most influential executives in the gaming industry.

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• Founder and CEO of Sports Medicine Analytics Research Team
• Senior Principal Consultant at Tonal

Dr. Robby Sikka is an innovator in technology, healthcare, sports and analytics. He is the Founder and Chair of the COVID Sports and Society Workgroup. This group brought together all professional sports leagues, the White House, CDC, FDA, Broadway, leading technology companies, and the top labs and scientists in the country, to help develop ‘SalivaDirect' the first EUA open-source platform ever created. Dr. Sikka is a Senior Principal Consultant at Tonal, developing innovative healthcare solutions for the company and overseeing its COVID response and developing its healthcare product line. Additionally, Dr. Sikka oversees the integration of medicine, technology, nutrition, player development, analytics, and strength and conditioning with the goal of improving performance and player wellness for the Denver Broncos. His creative methods seek to help players improve performance, reduce injury risk, and optimize return to play strategies. In addition to his role with Tonal and the Denver Broncos, Dr. Sikka is the founder and CEO of Sports Medicine Analytics Research Team (SMART), an organization that has continued to assist numerous NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL clubs with injury data, return to play planning, and player evaluation and development. He previously served as the Vice President of Basketball Operations and Player Wellness, and the Vice President of Basketball Performance and Technology for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He also served as a consultant to the Minnesota Vikings for 5 seasons and the Washington Wizards for 3 seasons. He also served on the NBA Sports Science Committee and has consulted with numerous organizations on their response to COVID. From 2014-2019, Dr. Sikka was regional medical director for Anesthesia Management Solutions, serving the Midwest / Southwest U.S. region. He previously served as the associate director of data analytics for Mayo Clinic Sports and lead clinical research scientist for Tria Orthopaedic Center. Dr. Sikka has published more than 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts, many on return to play after injury, and his research has been presented at dozens of national and international sports analytics and sports medicine meetings, and his work has been featured on CNN, ESPN, CNBC, Forbes, and Sports Illustrated, among others. Dr. Sikka attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate studies and USC Keck School of Medicine for medical school. After graduating with honors at both schools, Dr. Sikka completed an anesthesiology residency at the University of Minnesota with a special interest in sports, physiology and technology. He was named a Rising Star in Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in anesthesiology, and was named to the 40 Under 40 list by Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal in 2017. A native of Minnesota, Sikka resides in Orono with his wife, Simran, and their daughters, Gia and Liv.

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• Director of Townsquare Media
• Founding Partner of 25Madison

Gary Ginsberg has spent his professional career at the intersection of media, entertainment, law and politics. Gary is a Founding Partner of 25Madison, a NYC venture studio and investor in early-stage start-ups. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Global Communications Officer at SoftBank. Gary spent the previous two decades as a senior executive at two of the world's largest entertainment companies. From 2010-2018, he was Executive Vice President at Time Warner, where he led the company's marketing, communications and philanthropic departments. Before that, he was EVP for Corporate Affairs and Marketing at News Corporation and a member of the company's Office of the Chairman. While at Time Warner, Ginsberg was also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, where he taught a class on entrepreneurship in incumbent media. Gary began his professional career as an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett before serving in the Clinton administration as a Special Counsel in the White House Counsel's Office and the U.S. Department of Justice. After leaving government service he became Senior Editor and Counsel to the political magazine George. Gary is a director of Townsquare Media (NYSE: TSQ) and Schrodinger (NASDAQ: SDGR), an advisor to AnD Ventures, and Chairman of New Visions for Public Schools. He is also the author of First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (and Unelected) People who Shaped Our Presidents. Ginsberg is a graduate of Brown University and Columbia University Law School and lives in New York City.

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• Entrepreneur in Residence, Lerer Hippeau Ventures

Greg Coleman is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Lerer Hippeau Ventures and sits on numerous boards at the intersection of technology, media and advertising including BuzzFeed Japan, Eyeview, LoopMe, Skimlinks, and Botify. Most recently, Greg was the President of BuzzFeed and advertising technology company Criteo. He has previously held roles as President and Chief Revenue Officer at the Huffington Post and the EVP of Global Sales at Yahoo. Greg also served as President of Platform-A at AOL from February to April of 2009 and was formerly Senior Vice President of Reader's Digest Association and president of U.S. Magazine Publishing. At CBS, Inc., he spent 10 years leading advertising efforts for Woman's Day as Vice President and National Sales Manager. Coleman holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University and attended the M.B.A. program at New York University. He currently lives in Greenwich Village with his wife and children and is an adjunct professor at New York University's Stern School of Business where he teaches a class on digital marketing and innovation.

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• Senior Advisor
• Co - Founder of Summit

Jeff is the Co-Founder of Summit, a group organizations best known for entrepreneurial community development & hosting global ideas festivals and events. He is the co-owner, co-designer, and co-developer of Summit Powder Mountain, and Powder Mountain ski resort in Eden, Utah. Jeff currently serves on the Leadership Council at Conservation International, and on the boards of the Summit Impact Foundation, Beyond Conflict and Street Soccer USA. Additionally, Jeff is a Founding Partner of Emergent Strategic Partners, a growth services and investment advisory firm, and a Founding Partner of the Drawdown Fund, and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Jeff serves as a Senior Advisor to many for profit, and non-profit organizations, including Inspire Clean Energy, Calm, Scopely, Seed Biosciences, Goodleap, One Community Films, Arabella Advisors and Whistleblower Aid. Jeff was a founding board member of the Summit Institute, the Summit Fellowship, former Senior Advisor to TPG Rise and TPG Growth, and a founding board member of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition. He and Summit are the recipient of the Tribeca Disruptive Innovator Award, and is the co-author of Make No Small Plans, coming out 2022 from the Crown Publishing Group.

Behind any show, on any screen, there's an entire economic infrastructure at work. No person has had a bigger hand in shaping it than Linda Yaccarino. Every day, she continues to transform the $70 billion television industry. Since joining NBCUniversal in 2011, Yaccarino has rebuilt its advertising business for the 21st century by bringing together individual network teams to create a united monetization strategy, effectively becoming the strategic and operational bridge across all of NBCUniversal's global networks, properties, and business units. In short, she puts the "P" in the company's P&L. As Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships, Yaccarino is responsible for over $10B in revenue annually and stewarding the company's industry-leading portfolio of linear networks, digital platforms, distribution partnerships, and client relationships -- -- locally, nationally, and globally. Her entrepreneurial energy coupled with her record for delivering growth has helped her connect established and emerging brands in every industry to hundreds of millions of viewers. Since joining the company in 2011, Yaccarino has been a change agent. By updating NBCU's legacy practices to reflect larger consumer and macroeconomic trends, she's future-proofed the company and shaped the future of advertising in the process. Over the course of her tenure, Yaccarino has steered NBCUniversal through a period of dynamic transformation that continues today. She became the first chief in history to bring the company's assets to market as One Portfolio-a strategy that has become ubiquitous in the industry-and has continued to leverage NBCUniversal's leadership position to drive industry-wide change. In addition to repeatedly transforming the Upfront marketplace, she has spearheaded massive technology investments and built One Platform, a revolutionary all-audience model. As a student of consumer behavior with a keen eye for what's next, Yaccarino has diversified revenue streams within NBCUniversal, while pushing the industry to embrace digital viewing and new metrics and improve the viewing experience. This culminated with Peacock, Comcast NBCUniversal's ad-supported streaming service, for which she has been charged with operationalizing the full monetization strategy. Additionally, Yaccarino is responsible for pioneering a new suite of data-driven commercial innovations and forging non-traditional partnerships with companies like Apple, Snapchat, Buzzfeed, and YouTube to increase NBCUniversal's digital distribution. In March 2020, she and her team were also tapped by the Ad Council, the CDC, and the White House to develop and deploy a massive PSA campaign to educate millions of Americans about COVID-19. Since Comcast NBCUniversal's acquisition of Sky, Yaccarino has taken her transformative approach global. In 2020, she lead the development of the first-ever combined advertising and sponsorship program for the LA 2028 Olympics and created the first premium video advertising product across NBCUniversal and Sky. Yaccarino is also known for leading with empathy and putting people first, and has begun actively preparing her team for the future of work. Under her leadership, NBCUniversal has created a state-of-the-art Center of Excellence, designed to make insights, resources, and training materials available industry-wide. In 2020, New York Women in Communications honored Yaccarino with the prestigious Matrix Award. She's been recognized as one of Business Insider's "Top 10 People Transforming Advertising"; Adweek's "Ten Most Powerful Women in TV"; Hollywood Reporter's" Women in Entertainment: Power 100"; and Variety's "Power Women of New York." Yaccarino has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, has received the UJA Foundation's Mac Dane Award for Humanitarian Excellence, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, Penn State University. A champion of brand safety, transparency, and leading with a moral compass, Yaccarino has also delivered the Don Davis Lecture in Advertising Ethics at Penn State University. Yaccarino serves as Chairman of the World Economic Forum's Taskforce on the Future of Work, Chairman of The Advertising Council, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Ascena Retail Group (ASNA).

Job Titles:

• Media Executive
• Talent Agent, Agency

Nicholas Stevens has been a talent agent, agency operator and media executive for 35 years, beginning his career in the William Morris mailroom in 1986. Between 1987 and 1991, Nick worked as a talent agent for Innovative Talent. In 1991, Nick began at United Talent Agency, upon it's inception. There, Nick served as Agent, Owner and Managing Director until 2008. During his tenure, Nick discovered and developed some of the most successful artists in the entertainment world, and broke new ground as a deal maker. Nick is responsible for packaging some of the most successful movies, television shows, and Broadway plays, in history. In 2008, Nick joined the Endeavor Agency where he served on the Senior Leadership Team and worked across the Endeavor Platform. Over 13 years, the agency grew into the Endeavor Company, as the agency merged with William Morris Agency, acquired IMG, the UFC, and other assets. Nick lives in Los Angeles, New York, and Martha's Vineyard.

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• President of Programming for Hulu

Ricky Strauss most recently served as President of Programming for Hulu and Disney + where he was responsible for all programmatic strategy for both platforms. Prior to that assignment, he was the President of Content & Marketing for Disney +. As Disney's first president of Content & Marketing for Disney +, Ricky led the strategic content vision for the service, overseeing development of the service's original programming slate, production partnerships and content acquisitions. Working in collaboration with external production entities as well as content groups across The Walt Disney Company that are developing and producing original content exclusively for the service (including The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Television, Disney Digital Media, Pixar Animation, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm), Strauss has creative oversight and execution of the service's portfolio of high-quality feature films, episodic series, and short-form content. Additionally, Strauss is responsible for all facets of content marketing for the service. Strauss previously served as president of marketing for The Walt Disney Studios, overseeing the Studios' global marketing strategy encompassing creative, media, digital, promotions, publicity, research, and synergy across all distribution channels for motion pictures released under the Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm banners. Blockbuster films that Disney delivered under Strauss' tenure include "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," for which Strauss was named Marketer of the Year by Advertising Age; "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"; Marvel's "The Avengers," "Captain America: Civil War," and "Guardians of the Galaxy"; Disney's "The Jungle Book," "Cinderella," "Maleficent," and "Beauty and the Beast"; Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Frozen," "Zootopia," and "Moana"; and Disney • Pixar's "Incredibles 2," "Finding Dory" and "Inside Out." A 30-year entertainment industry veteran, Strauss joined Disney in January 2012 after seven years as president of Participant Media, where he oversaw the company's marketing, production, and acquisition for a broad range of socially relevant and commercially viable films, television programming and publishing efforts. Among the acclaimed films that Participant produced under Strauss' tenure are the 2011 Academy Award®-winning blockbuster "The Help," "Contagion," "Good Night and Good Luck," "Syriana," "The Kite Runner," "The Visitor," the Academy Award®-winning documentaries "An Inconvenient Truth," "The Cove," "Waiting for "Superman," and "PAGE ONE: Inside the New York Times." Prior to joining Participant, Strauss founded Sony-based Ricochet Entertainment, where he executive-produced the Cameron Diaz film "The Sweetest Thing," among other projects. He previously spent 16 years at Sony, where he served as a senior marketing executive (Columbia/TriStar Pictures) and later as senior vice president of production. Strauss attended the University of Vermont, graduating Phi Beta Kappa (cum laude) with a Bachelor of Arts in English and theater.

Scott Flanders previously served as Chief Executive Officer of eHealth, Inc. from May 2016 and as a director since February 2008. Prior to joining eHealth as CEO, Mr. Flanders served as the chief executive officer of Playboy Enterprises, Inc., a media and lifestyle company from 2009 until May 2016, and continues to serve as a member of its board of directors. Previously, Mr. Flanders served as the president and chief executive officer of Freedom Communications, Inc., a privately-owned media company, from January 2006 to June 2009, and as a member of its board of directors from 2001 to 2009. From 1999 to July 2005, Mr. Flanders served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Columbia House Company, a direct marketer of music and video products, which was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in July 2005. Mr. Flanders holds a B.A. degree in economics from the University of Colorado and a J.D. from Indiana University. He is also a certified public accountant.

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• EVP & Chief People Officer at Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Visionary Chief

Stacy is a visionary Chief People Officer with a successful track record of driving strategic transformations, while cultivating inclusive cultures that highly value and engage talent, stimulate creativity, and accelerate business performance. With over 25 years of experience guiding companies through disruption, she has played key leadership roles in initiatives across business strategy, culture, M&A, diversity & inclusion, employee communications, organizational design, leadership development, talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, legal and operations. She has led global human resource functions in all aspects of media, including movie and television studios, broadcast and cable television networks and digital platforms. This year, Stacy was also recognized as a 2021 Top 40 CHRO by N2Growth and Stanford Graduate School of Business. Stacy is currently EVP & Chief People Officer at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Prior to this role, she held HR leadership roles at A+E Networks, Group Nine Media and NBCUniversal. She began her HR career at Revlon, transitioning from Senior Tax Counsel to HR leadership during her 10-year tenure. Stacy has a deep passion for diversity & inclusion, including her Executive Sponsorship of "Sony Pictures Action", a multi-pronged social justice and racial equity initiative founded in 2020 as part of Sony's $100M Social Justice Fund. She is also currently a Partner Sponsor of Lime Connect and a Board Advisor for Creative Spirit, two organizations dedicated to developing career opportunities for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities. Personally, she volunteers as a Women in Entertainment Mentor with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and was honored with the 2021 Sherry Lansing Award for her lifelong professional and personal commitment to growing the next generation of leaders through mentorship. While at A+E Networks, Stacy was recognized with the 2016 Walter Kaitz Diversity Champion Award, an award given to organizations in media that act as catalysts for diversity. She also served on the Advisory Board for the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications' (NAMIC), was a founding member of the Veteran's Advisory Committee for the National Cable Televisions Association (NCTA) and was active in Women in Cable Television (WICT) and the Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources Association (now C2HR). During this time, she also served on the Executive Leadership Council of PENCIL a non-profit focused on creating impactful relationships between corporations and public schools. Stacy holds an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing and a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University; a law degree cum laude from the University of Miami; and a B.S with honors in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin.