Nathan Pearson, Jr.
Broadcasting
Partners LLC, Rye, NY, 1995-Present. General partner of investment
and consulting firm. Company provides a broad range of services within
the media, communications, and information services industries. Clients
have included Prodigy, Inc. (advising the management of Prodigy, Inc.
in conceptualizing, structuring, and effecting a management-led acquisition
of the company by International Wireless); Discovery Communications
Inc. (strategic planning and development); First Chicago Equity Capital
(broadcast property evaluation and operating improvement projects);
Veronis, Suhler & Associates (creating a platform for entry into
the small-market radio sector - Broadcasting Partners Holdings --
that controlled over 35 radio stations before its successful sale
to Citadel Communications; analyzing potential acquisitions in telecommunications
and information services industries); Chrys Capital (structuring and
staffing a major entry into the finance and accounting services outsourcing
business); Catalyst Investors (supporting work in media acquisitions);
and Wachovia Capital Partners (supporting work in media acquisitions).
RadioWave.com,
Inc., Chicago, IL, 1999 - 2001. Chairman, President, & Chief Executive
Officer. RadioWave was a leading producer and distributor of interactive
audio services. Led re-engineering of business-to-business, consumer-oriented
service company. Significantly expanded range and depth of customer
relationships, including forging relationships with EMI, major radio
broadcasters, Microsoft, RollingStone.com, Artist Direct, Universal/Vivendi,
and Invisix (Motorola & Cisco joint venture). Completed $22 million
round of financing with major investors in January 2000, including
Warburg Pincus, FBR Technology Venture Partners, Intel Capital, and
Susquehanna Broadcasting. RadioWave reached among the largest populations
of Internet consumers of digital audio content, and was perceived
as the interactive audio services technology and services leader.
McCown
DeLeeuw & Co., New York, NY, 1997 - 1999. Operating Affiliate.
Worked with this NY and CA-based investment firm to target, acquire,
and manage companies as portfolio investments. Served as director
of Outsourcing Solutions, Inc., a portfolio investment and the largest
account receivables management company in the U.S.
Commonwealth Holdings, Inc., New York, NY, 1996 - 1999. Managing Director of private investment partnership. Firm invests in, acquires, or provides financing for small and growing companies. Other partners were Elliot Stein and Jonathan Silver. Investments were funded directly by the partnership or were syndicated. Activities of CHI included: original co-investors in a vendor receivables financing conduit for nation's largest retail chain; initial funding for a specialized investment banking firm with a focus on real estate financing and acquisitions; acquisition of a medical device manufacturer; equity shareholders in a leading firm in the corporate security industry.
Prodigy,
Inc., White Plains, NY, 1996 - 1997. Acting Senior Vice President,
Marketing and Sales. Responsible for Prodigy's marketing, sales, and
product development activities. Led evolution of core service to Internet-based
on-line service, Prodigy Internet, launched November 1996.
Broadcasting
Partners, Inc., NY, NY, 1988 - 1995. Executive Vice President/Chief
Financial Officer of radio broadcasting company, with eleven radio
stations in five markets - New York, Chicago, Detroit, Charlotte,
and Dallas. Shared CEO responsibilities with Lee Simonson. Led successful
Initial Public Offering in September 1993 and several acquisitions
and financing transactions. Company merged with Evergreen Media Corporation
(now Clear Channel Communications) May 1995 for what was, at the time,
the highest valuation ever received for a radio broadcast group.
McKinsey and Company, Inc., NY, NY and LA, CA, 1982 - 1988. Management Consultant/Senior Engagement Manager. Managed project teams and worked with senior client management and operating personnel on issues of business strategy, marketing, organizational effectiveness, and operations. The industries included financial services, consumer goods, publishing, and other communications. Co-founded McKinsey's consumer financial services practice.
Independent Consultant, Ledyard, CT, Kansas City, MO, Washington, DC, 1974 - 1981. Numerous projects involving American music and history, including:
- Director of major museum exhibition, television series (Nebraska ETV), radio programs, and lecture series on the development of jazz in the Midwest.
- Smithsonian Institution, Division of Performing Arts and Office of Folklife Programs, Festival of American Folklife and other programs
- Library of Congress, American Folklife Center
- National Endowment for the Arts, Folk Arts Program
