The AlwaysOn Power Players in Digital Entertainment list honors the most influential people in the banking, venture capital, legal, talent, and accounting world who support the digital entertainment entrepreneurs that are bringing massive technology breakthroughs to digital Hollywood. These individuals and their firms are the infrastructure workhorses behind the ideas that make the Global Silicon Valley an incubator for success, creating strong digital entertainment companies that are building forward-thinking, indispensable products.

Behind every successful Internet and digital entertainment technology startup is a handful of power players guiding the founders. The Power Players in Digital Entertainment span a wide range of talents, from seed investors to accountants to talent agents to ethnology executives to venture capitalists to legal counsel. This year’s Power Players in digital entertainment list tops more than 150 players in ten categories and highlights a impressive range of talents available for startup entrepreneurs with the right ideas and mindsets to break away from the pack. The AlwaysOn editorial team scoured the Global Silicon Valley to identify this year’s list of people who are behind the startup founders that are creating high-growth businesses and ensuring they will offer huge upside potential for their investors.

Congratulations to this year’s Power Players in Digital Entertainment winners. As the top venture capital-backed digital entertainment technology companies continue to bring new, innovative products and services to the world, they’re backed by the people from this list. These powerful individuals are bringing a new generation of innovation to the technology marketplace and the Global Silicon Valley.

Many of the winners of this competition will be featured at:

OnHollywood 2012
The Entertainment Venture Summit
October 29th – 30th, 2012
The Museum of Flying
Santa Monica, CA

Register today to secure your ticket for OnHollywood at the lowest possible rate while tickets are still available!

Contact Shannon Calvin (shannon@aonetwork.com, 954.663.2086) or Grant Gunderson (grant@aonetwork.com, 916.217.0427) for details on how your company can participate.

For more information on group rates or to make reservations by phone, please contact the AlwaysOn Concierge, John Schwartz, at 310.721.9451 or by e-mail at john@aonetwork.com.

Now is the time to get on board. Whether you are looking for new investments, strategic partners, or clients in the digital entertainment technology space, OnHollywood is the insider event you won’t want to miss. We hope to see you there!

 

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Introducing the 2012 Power Players in Digital Entertainment

The Accelerators and Incubators

Bruce Brown
Managing Director
upStart.LA

Dan Dato
Managing Director
upStart.LA

Esther Dyson
Founding Member
Space Angels, New York Angels

Chris Gartin
Co-Founder
Io/LA

Mike Jones
Managing Director
Science

Bryce Knight
CEO
Invent

Donovan Leitch
Co-Founder
Io/LA

Howard Marks
Co-Chair
Start Engine

Rob Meadows
Managing Director
Originate Labs

Erik Rannala
Managing Director
MuckerLab

Ken Rutkowski
Managing Director
Founder Institute

Luis Vasques
Managing Director
OCTANe LaunchPad

Aber Whitcomb
Co-Founder
Io/LA

Richard Wolpert
Partner
Amplify.la

The Accountants

Scott London
Partner
KPMG

Michelle Wroan
Partner
KPMG

The Angel Investors

Paul Bricault
Venture Partner / Founder
Greycroft Partners / Amplify.la

Jason Calacanis
CEO
Calacanis.com

Mark Cuban
Owner / Co-Owner / Chairman
Dallas Mavericks / 2929 Entertainment / AXS TV

Julia Dilts
Co-Founder and CEO
Maverick Angels

Michael Eisner
Founder
The Tornante Company

Stephen Flaim
Chairman
Tech Coast Angels

Bill Gross
Founder and CEO
Idealab

Patrick Henery
President
Maverick Angels

Joe Kraus
Angel Investor
Google Ventures

Blake Krikorian
Angel Investor

Ashton Kutcher
Founder
A Grade Investments

Clark Landry
Executive Chairman
Graph Effect

Howard Lindzon
Owner / Partner
Stocktwits, Social Leverage / Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners

Jarl Mohn
Private Investor

Aviv “Vivi” Nevo
Private Investor
NV Investments

Michael Ovitz
Owner and Super Agent
Broad Beach Ventures

Sean Parker
Executive General Manager
Founders Fund

Edward Roberts
Board of Directors
Visible Ventures

Kevin Scanlon
Chairman
Pasadena Angels Investment Group

Justin Timberlake
Founder
A Grade Investments

Jim Wiatt
Strategic Advisor
AOL

Niklas Zennström
Founder
Atomico

The Attorneys

David Blood
Partner
Latham & Watkins

Hale Boggs
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Gari Cheever
Partner
Gunderson Dettmer

Roxanne Christ
Partner
Latham & Watkins

Robert Darwell
Partner
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

David Hernand
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles
Cooley

Tom Hopkins
Partner, Corporate Practice Group
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Joel Katz
Founding Shareholder and Co-Managing Shareholder Emeritus
Greenberg Taurig

Marty Katz
Partner
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Richard Wirthlin
Partner
Latham & Watkins

The Commercial Bankers

Stephen Hughes
Senior Relationship Manager
Silicon Valley Bank

The Entertainment Executives

Stephen Andrade
Senior Vice President, Digital Development and General Manager
NBC.com at NBC Universal

Steve Beeks
Chief Operating Officer
Lions Gate Entertainment

Eric Berger
Executive Vice President, Digital Networks
Sony Pictures Television Corporation

Gail Berman
Founding Partner
BermanBraun

Joe Bilman
Chief Digital Officer
American Media

Michael Bonner
Executive Vice President, Digital Distribution
NBC Universal

Lloyd Braun
Founding Partner
BermanBraun

Albert Cheng
Executive Vice President, Digital Media
Walt Disney-ABC Television Group

Chuck Dages
Executive Vice President, Emerging Technology
Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies

Will Ferrell
Founder
Gary Sanchez Productions

Erik Flannigan
Executive Vice President, Digital Media
MTV Networks Entertainment Group

Thomas Gewecke
President, Digital Distribution
Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies

Mathew Glotzer
Senior Vice President, Digital Media
Fox Entertainment Group

Michael Goldfine
President
AEG Digital Media

Robert Hayes
Executive Vice President, Digital Media
NBC Universal

Michael Lambert
CEO
Lambert Media

Jim Lanzone
President
CBS Interactive

Peter Levinsohn
President, New Media and Digital Distribution
20th Century Fox

Michael Lewis
Chairman, Co-Founder, and CEO
RealD

Curt Marvis
President, Digital Media
Lionsgate

Kevin Mayer
Executive Vice President, Business Development and Technology Group, Corporate Strategy
The Walt Disney Company

Dermot McCormack
Executive Vice President, Digital Media
MTV Networks Music & Logo Group

Adam McKay
Founder
Gary Sanchez Productions

Jon Miller
CEO, Digital Media Group
News Corp.

Alison Moore
Senior Vice President, Digital Platforms
HBO

Doug Neil
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Universal Pictures

Jimmy Pitaro
Co-President
Disney Interactive Media Group

John Pleasants
Co-President / Playdom
Disney Interactive Media Group / Playdom

Amy Powell
President
Paramount Digital Entertainment

Tim Sarnoff
President, Digital Productions
Technicolor

Peter Schube
President
Jim Henson Company

Larry Shapiro
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
Disney Interactive Media Group

Mitch Singer
President and Chief Technology Officer, Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem
Sony Pictures Entertainment

John Smelzer
Seniore Vice President and General Manager, Mobile
Fox Interactive Media

Kevin Tsujihara
President, Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies

Thomas Tull
Chairman and CEO
Legendary Entertainment

David Wertheimer
President, Digital
Fox Broadcasting

John Zehr
SVP and General Manager, ESPN Mobile Properties
ESPN

The Investment Bankers

Mihir Jobalia
Managing Director and Group Head, Technology
KPMG

Jamie Montgomery
CEO
Montgomery & Co.

Michael Montgomery
President
Montgomery & Co.

The Public Relations Executives

Michael Terpin
CEO
SocialRadius

The Talent Agents

Jeff Berg
Chairman and CEO
ICM

Eric Kuhn
Social Media Agent
United Talent Agency

Michael Yanover
Head of Business Development
Creative Artists Agency

The Tech Executives

Steve Canepa
General Manager, Global Media and Entertainment Industry
IBM

Rishi Chandra
Director of Product Management
Google TV

Eddy Cue
Senior Vice President, Internet Software and Services
Apple

Reed Hastings
Co-Founder and CEO
Netflix

Steven Kessel
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Digital Media
Amazon (MP3)

Robert Kyncl
Head of Content
YouTube

Don Mattrick
President, Interactive Entertainment Business
Microsoft

Dave Morin
Co-Founder and CEO / Board Member
Path / Eventbrite

Kevin Morrow
Vice President, Content
Samsung

Peter Pham
Partner
Science

David Rosenblatt
Co-Founder and Chairman
Group Commerce

Ted Sarandos
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Content Officer
Netflix

Tom Sauer
Vice President, U-verse Video Business Development
AT&T

Jenna Seiden
Director of Business Development
Microsoft Studios

Adam Stewart
Industry Director, Media and Entertainment
Google

Mark Turner
Director, Studio Relationships and Strategy
Microsoft

The Venture Investors

Jim Armstrong
Managing Director
Clearstone Venture Partners

Sherman Atkinson
Partner
Miramar Venture Partners

John Ball
Founder and Manging Partner
Steamboat Ventures

Forest Baskett
General Partner
NEA

Allen Beasley
Partner
Redpoint Ventures

Nilanjana Bhowmik
Partner
Longworth Venture Partners

Larry Bohn
Managing Director
General Catalyst Partners

Brady Bohrmann
Managing Director
Avalon Ventures

Roelof Botha
Partner
Sequoia Capital

Jim Breyer
Partner
Accel Partners

Brady Burnham
Managing Partner
Union Square Ventures

Don Butler
Managing Director
Thomvest Ventures

Shawn Carolan
Managing Director
Menlo Ventures

Maria Cirino
Co-Founder and Managing Director
.406 Ventures

Sandy Climan
President
Entertainment Media Ventures

David Cremin
General Partner
DFJ Frontier

Peter Currie
President
Currie Capital

Keval Desai
Partner
InterWest Partners

Steven Dietz
Partner
GRP Partners

Michael Eisenberg
General Partner
Benchmark Capital

Bill Ericson
General Partner
Mohr Davidow Ventures

Mark Fernandes
Managing Director
Sierra Ventures

Chris Fralic
Managing Partner
First Round Capital

Brian Garrett
Co-Founder and Managing Director
CrossCut Ventures

Jim Gauer
Managing Director
Palomar Ventures

Jim Goetz
Partner
Sequoia Capital

Bernhard Gold
Investment Director
T-Venture of America

Tom Goodrich
Founder and Managing Director
DAG Ventures

Hatch Graham
Co-Founder and Managing Director
ATA Ventures

Naren Gupta
Co-Founder
Nexus Venture Partners

Fred Harman
Managing Partner
Oak Investment Partners

Sonja Hoel Perkins
Managing Director
Menlo Ventures

Reid Hoffman
Partner
Greylock

Maha Ibraham
General Partner
Canaan Partners

Jeff Jordan
General Partner
Andreessen Horowitz

Brad Jones
General Partner
Redpoint Ventures

Raj Kapoor
Managing Director
Mayfield Fund

Jed Katz
Managing Director
Javelin Venture Partners

John Kinnaird
Venture Partner
G51

Randy Komisar
Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Mark Kvamme
Partner
Sequoia Capital

Rachel Lam
Senior Vice President and Group Managing Director
Time Warner Investments

Yair Landau
Partner
MK Capital

Carl Ledbetter
Managing Director
UV Partners

Robert Majteles
Founder / Investment Partner
Treehouse Capital / Oak Investment Partners

Matt McCall
Partner
New World Ventures

Brian Mesic
Partner
Anthem Partners

Allen Morgan
Venture Partner
Mayfield Fund

Sean Moriarty
Entrepreneur in Residence
Mayfield Fund

Michael Moritz
Partner
Sequoia Capital

Robert Perille
Partner
Shamrock Capital

Russ Pillar
Managing Partner
The 5850 Group

Mike Ramsay
Venture Partner
NEA

Nate Redmond
Managing Partner
Rustic Canyon

In Sik Rhee
General Partner
Rembrandt Ventures

Bijan Sabet
General Partner
Spark Capital

Asif Satchu
Co-CEO
Media Rights Capital

Jennifer Scott Fonstad
Managing Director
Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Neil Sequeira
Managing Director
General Catalyst Partners

Dana Settle
General Partner
Greycroft Partners

Mark Sherman
Managing Director
Telstra

David Siemer
Manging Partner
Siemer Ventures

Yves Sisteron
Partner
GRP Partners

Rick Smith
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Crosscut Ventures

Peter Sonsini
Partner
NEA

Josh Stein
Managing Director
Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Mark Suster
Partner
GRP Partners / Launchpad LA

Steve Tomlin
Managing Director
Avalon Ventures

Samit Varma
Partner
Anthem Partners

Modi Wiczyk
Co-CEO
Media Rights Capital

Richard Wong
Partner
Accel Partners

Bill Woodward
Partner
Anthem Partners

Marc Yagjian
Managing Director
Origin Partners

Richard Yanowitch
Venture Partner
Accel Partners

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The winners of this competition will be officially honored at:

OnHollywood 2012
The Entertainment Venture Summit
October 29th – 30th, 2012
The Museum of Flying
Santa Monica, CA

Click here to see current program, reserve your ticket, or learn more about OnHollywood 2012.

To find out how your company can join the OnHollywood’s distinguished group of sponsors and for detailed information on the CEO Showcase opportunity, please contact Shannon Calvin (shannon@aonetwork.com, 954.663.2086) or Grant Gunderson (grant@aonetwork.com, 916.217.0427) for details on how your company can participate.

For more information on group rates or to make reservations by phone, please contact the AlwaysOn Concierge, John Schwartz, at 310.721.9451 or by e-mail at john@aonetwork.com.

Now is the time to get on board. Whether you are looking for new investments, strategic partners or clients in the digital entertainment space, OnHollywood is the insider event you won’t want to miss. We hope to see you there!

The conference is only two weeks away. Register today to secure your 50% savings.

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