David Lebow, President and Chief Executive Officer

As President and Chief Executive Officer, Lebow leads Internet Broadcasting’s strategic direction by focusing on building, distributing and monetizing innovative products, creating win-win partnerships with customers and generating revenue for partners and the network. IB’s Local Media Network is growing under Lebow’s leadership.

Lebow has an extensive track record of leadership in media. As Executive Vice President and General Manager of AOL Media Networks, he helped create and execute the strategy that transformed AOL from a dialup Internet service provider into a consumer Web portal. Lebow oversaw several key areas of AOL’s business, including Local Search, Cityguide, MapQuest and eCommerce operations.  He focused on user experience, revenue strategy and development of consumer applications. Lebow also played a key role in launching AOL.com as a free content portal.  (…more)

Jeff Kimball, Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, Kimball manages customer solutions, site operations and product delivery. He aims to “win in local” by developing innovative tools, products and services that empower publishers to engage large Web audiences – all while serving advertisers at scale.

Kimball spent over a decade at AOL. He left as Vice President of Product Marketing and Strategic Alignment for AOL Europe. Based in London and Virginia, he was responsible for the communication, adoption and implementation of AOL’s product and technology strategies in Europe. He also directed the pan-European product marketing team, which was accountable for product and business strategies spanning the entire AOL European market. (…more)

Luke Edson, Chief Revenue Officer

As Chief Revenue Officer, Edson oversees Internet Broadcasting’s revenue-generating activities, including national advertising sales, business development, revenue strategy and advertising systems.

Edson is a seasoned online media executive who joined IB after a decade at AOL, where he held several senior leadership positions.

He oversaw several major turnarounds and excelled in a changing marketplace. He drove significant growth in AOL’s client base and was responsible for delivering more than $300 million in online advertising revenue.  (… more)

Steve Johansen, Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Johansen manages negotiations for most of IB’s major strategic relationships. He also ensures the financial and administrative health and growth of IB by overseeing the company’s finance, accounting, legal and human resource departments.

Before coming to IB, Johansen spent nearly 18 years in public and private accounting. He most recently served as Senior Vice President, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary at Dougherty Financial Group LLC.

Johansen received his CPA licensure while working for Coopers & Lybrand and earned an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Johansen and his family reside in Edina, Minn.

Tony Dunaif, SVP & General Manager

As Senior Vice President and General Manager, Dunaif leads Internet Broadcasting’s Local Media Network division, which aims to grow IB’s relationships with broadcast stations, ownership groups and CNN. Dunaif also works to identify and develop new distribution partnerships.

Dunaif has helped IB leverage its assets against publishing partners’ strategic priorities. His goals include expanding the partner roster and increasing revenue per partner.

Before joining IB, Dunaif served as Vice President, content partnerships and international development at Brightcove, an Internet TV platform that enables content owners to create, publish and monetize broadband TV channels. Dunaif closed deals with leading media companies, executed long-range plans and identified growth opportunities.   (… more)

Jill Hooper, VP of Marketing

As the VP of Marketing, Hooper drives the strategic direction of marketing and communications for Internet Broadcasting. She leads a companywide marketing effort to build perception of the Internet Broadcasting products and services in the market and building IB’s “leadership” position.

With more than 15 years of marketing experience in the high-tech industry, Hooper has been instrumental in helping businesses recognize the value of using marketing and communication strategies to extend their brand and drive business. Before joining Internet Broadcasting, she worked in product marketing for Thomson Reuters where she led the team to launch their successful online video suite of products. Prior to that, she led the product marketing division of a publishing company and converted the company’s business from a primarily print-focused production to an efficient online operation.     (… more)

Arul Sundaram, VP of Business Strategy

As Vice President of Business Strategy, Sundaram drives strategic relationships and evaluates new business opportunities. He also oversees the company’s business intelligence system and SEO strategy. He helps IB devise strategies for competing successfully in the local digital marketplace.

Prior to joining IB, Sundaram spent four years with AOL, serving most recently as General Manager of AOL Local. He set the business direction for AOL Local, including CityGuide, YellowPages and Local Search. He managed a budget of more than $14 million and spearheaded cost reduction efforts, transforming a negative margin into a 28 percent margin within a year. Sundaram also served as AOL’s Director of eCommerce Strategy, where he was responsible for managing strategic initiatives for the retail, travel, automotive, real estate, careers and personals verticals. He also led the group’s mergers and acquisitions and partnership evaluation efforts.   (… more)

Board of Directors

IB is a privately held company whose investors include Hearst Television, McGraw-Hill Broadcasting, Post-Newsweek Stations, CNN, and Split Rock Partners.

• Steve Goldstein: President & CEO, The University of Minnesota Foundation
• Alan Frank: President & CEO, Post-Newsweek Stations
• Harry Hawks: EVP & CFO, Hearst Television
• Susan Grant: EVP, CNN News Services
• Roger Keating: SVP, Digital Media, Hearst Television
• Steve Hobbs: VP, Hearst Corporation, EVP & Deputy Group Head, Hearst Business Media
• Jim Simons: Managing Director, Split Rock Partners
• David Lebow: President & CEO, Internet Broadcasting