Robert Jamieson, former President and CEO of BMG North
America, is an internationally renowned leader in the music industry with over thirty
years of global leadership experience. Previously, he served as Chairman and CEO
of RCA Music Group, VP of Marketing at CBS Records USA, Managing Director of CBS
Records in Australia and New Zealand, Senior VP of Marketing of CBS Records in Europe
and President of BMG Canada. His historic, high-profile turnaround of RCA Records
became the subject of a Harvard Business School Case Study, showcasing business
innovation at its best. Mr. Jamieson is the owner of Haven Entertainment in Greenwich,
Connecticut, a multi-rights entertainment company that focuses on ascertaining diverse
music assets. He earned a B.Sc. from Babson College and attended Columbia University.
Joseph Kelley spent more than thirty years in the telecommunications
industry before retiring from NYNEX as an Officer of the Corporation and Vice President
of Operations for New England. As VP of Operations, he was responsible for 12,000
employees serving over six million customers. Currently, Mr. Kelley is an Executive
in Residence at Babson Graduate School of Business, a member of the Board of Directors
of the Farmstead Telephone Group, and a senior advisor to the Cambridge Strategic
Management Group. Previously, Mr. Kelley was President of East Haven Associates,
a telecommunications consulting firm that provided executive and technical support
for international and domestic telephone companies seeking to expand their market
share in the U.S. Mr. Kelley is a graduate of Holy Cross College and the Harvard
Business School Program for Management Development.
Mark Lieberman is the Chairman and CEO of TRA, a media
and marketing research company in New York City. He was previously a founding principal
of Hudson Abel Partners, an investment banking and strategic advisory firm; Chairman
and CEO of Interactive Video Technologies (IVT); President of About.com Ventures;
EVP of Reed Elsevier Business Information; and founder of Sarnoff Real Time Corp.
Mr. Lieberman served in the Bush Administration from 1989 through 1991, as Associate
Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary for Technology (Acting) at the U.S. Department
of Commerce. From 1985 through 1989, he practiced IP law and clerked for Judge Oscar
Davis at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has also been the
Vice Chairman of UJA’s Entertainment, Media & Communications division. Mr. Lieberman
graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and from Tufts University with
a degree in mechanical engineering.
Oren Most is a former President and CEO of Gilat Satellite
Networks (NASDAQ: GILT), and a former Deputy CEO, COO and co-founder of Cellcom,
Israel's leading wireless carrier. He was previously CEO of Keter, Israel's largest
book publishing and printing company. During his highly successful career, Mr. Most
has held senior executive positions in banking, industrial management and telecommunications,
both in Israel and globally. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors
of Investec Bank, Taya Communications, and Oceana Integrated Technologies, as well
as a Chairman of the Israel Advertisers Association, the Tel Aviv International
Documentary Film Festival, and the Israeli Diving Federation. Mr. Most is currently
the owner of MOST Ventures Management, where he is focused on developing early-stage
technology ventures. He holds a BA from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from New
York University (NYU).
Ronald Weiner, President of Perelson Weiner LLP —
an accounting firm in New York City — is an expert on the management of professional
service firms and entrepreneurial businesses. Mr. Weiner has been a member of the
White House Liaison Group on the Economy representing the Chief Executives Organization,
a member of the Board of Directors of Nautica International, President of the International
Group of Accounting Firms and a member of the Board of Directors of the Chief Executives
Organization. He is also a trustee and member of the Executive Committee of Babson
College, a member of the Executive Committee of the American Jewish Committee, a
trustee of the Citizens Budget Committee of New York City, and Chair of the Grants
Committee of the UJA Federation of New York. Mr. Weiner has been a former editor
of The CPA Journal and the author of many articles on management and tax issues.
He earned a BSBA from Babson College, attended both New York University Graduate
School of Business and Harvard Business School, and has also been a Wexner Fellow.