Elinor “Ellie” Hirschhorn joined Simon & Schuster as executive vice president and chief digital officer in February 2008. Ms. Hirschhorn is responsible for the full scope of the company’s activities in the digital realm. This includes consumer-focused digital marketing leveraging cross title platforms, the company websites including SimonandSchuster.com, SimonandSchuster.net and SimonandSchuster.biz and corresponding international sites […]

Eric Garland is the founder of Big Data startup BigChampagne; co-founder of Live Nation Labs; and the GM of LiveNation.com. WIRED magazine describes BigChampagne as the new “Nielsen ratings” of online music. Fast Company named BigChampagne to their 2011 list of World’s Most Innovative Companies. Eric was profiled in the 2010 Forbes “40 Under 40″ […]

Eric J. Grilly, one the country’s most experienced and respected leaders in the field of digital news and information, is executive vice president and chief digital officer for NBC Sports Regional Network (formerly Comcast Sports Group, the nation’s leading provider of local sports coverage. Mr. Grilly is responsible for all of NBC Sports Regional Network’s […]

Esmeralda Swartz is CMO at MetraTech, the leader in Agreements-Based Billing (ABB™), Commerce and Compensation solutions, She is directly responsible for go-to-market strategy and execution, product marketing, product management, business development and partner programs. Esmeralda has spent 15+ years as a marketing, product management, and business development technology executive bringing disruptive technologies and companies to […]

Fred Santarpia has been Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Condé Nast Entertainment Group since July 2012. From 2009 – 2012, Fred was a member of the founding executive team at VEVO, where as General Manager he was responsible for all operations. Fred was previously Vice President, Operations & Finance at Universal […]