Chief Executive Officer
Current
Jul 2021 - Present
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Chris Grosso Email & Phone Number
CEO at Intersection
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Intersection Co.
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@hearst.com
7 phones found area 347, 980, 212, and 843
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Chris Grosso is listed as CEO at Intersection at Intersection Co., based in New York, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at hearst.com, phone signal with area code 347, 980, 212, 843, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Chris Grosso.
Chris Grosso previously worked as Chief Executive Officer at Intersection Co. and Chief Operating Officer at Intersection Co.. Chris Grosso holds Mba from Harvard Business School.
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Chris is the CEO of Intersection - the leading smart city media and technology company. Intersection manages the world’s most expansive smart city media and content networks including LinkNYC. Intersection's products deliver content, interactive services, and advertising to the world's leading public spaces, including city streets, transportation hubs, airports, and private districts. Throughout his career, Chris has built digital businesses, often reinventing traditional brands and assets into digital products.Previously, Chris led AOL.com, one of the web’s largest destinations. There, he improved the product and increased its mobile presence to grow its audience, content consumption, video usage, and monetization. Leading AOL’s homepage, Chris played an important role distributing content and supporting monetization efforts for AOL’s leading brands like the Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, AOL On, Moviefone and TechCrunch. Chris has additional operating experience launching new businesses for NBC Universal and Hearst. At Hearst, he led the build out of Hearst's digital video platform and incubated several new video channels. At NBC, he lead its Emerging Digital Business group, launching several of its branded entertainment products, and supporting venture investments in the Peacock Equity Fund. Earlier in his career, Chris spent several years at McKinsey, helping launch new digital businesses in Media, Retail, and Telecom. Specialties: Product Development, Content Distribution, General Management, Digital Media, E-Commerce, Business Development, Corporate Development / Venture Capital, Online Advertising, Subscription Businesses
Listed skills include Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Strategy, Business Development, and 36 others.
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Chief Operating Officer
Led Product Development, Business Development, Engineering, Deployment, and Field Operations.
May 2017 - Jul 2021
Chief Business Development Officer
Oversee business development and corporate development activities for Intersection, the urban innovation company that operates LinkNYC and a series of transit advertising franchises. Negotiated several major deals, including Intersection's international expansion into London. Also served as chief of staff to CEO/Chairman Dan Doctoroff.
Jan 2016 - May 2017
Svp & Gm, Video, Hearst Digital Studios
Launched and oversaw Hearst's Subscription Video on Demand business and platform as part of Hearst’s Entertainment and Syndication business unit. Drove overall product and business development activities and led marketing, technology, and video production/programming teams. Launched two paid OTT channels as well as Hearst's central video publishing platform. One reached the IOS and Android top 5 lists in health and fitness.
Dec 2013 - Dec 2015
Svp / Gm, Aol.Com
Oversee aol's homepage business, managing p&l, product, programming, strategy, monetization, technology, and operations. Product reaches 10MM daily users. Improved RPM through development of native ad formats and new go-to-market approaches. Managed 9 figure P&L across multiple revenue streams. Increased video consumption by 10x through new programming strategies, partnerships, and development of original web series. Grew mobile traffic through building new apps, striking new distribution deals, and improving mobile platform. Relaunched site in fall 2010 and grew pvs, content consumption, and searches. Supported distribution, cross-site programming initiatives, and tentpole sponsorships for AOL's network properties, including HuffPost, AOL On, and Moviefone. Also partnered with Berman Braun to successfully launch three new web properties (Mandatory, Pawnation, and Skye), going from 0 to 300MM PVs/month within 3 months.
Sep 2010 - Oct 2013
Svp, Emerging Digital Businesses
Managed NBCU Digital Media's digital innovation group, launching new ad supported businesses and working closely with NBCU's Peacock Equity Fund to identify new investment opportunities. Merged digital innovation group with NBCU's iVillage Properties and took over iVillage's business development, custom publishing, ad network, and network properties. Built profitable, $10MM+ custom publishing business from scratch in partnership with leading advertisers like P&G and Hilton. Managed P&L for 5 web properties (including Petside, Astrology.com, and Gardenweb), iVillage's ad network, and all non-display revenue streams. Also oversaw editorial, product, technology, and business development professionals in New York and San Francisco.
Aug 2006 - Sep 2010
Associate Principal
Leader in Media and Marketing Practices. Managed consulting teams developing digital strategies and building digital businesses for leading media conglomerates, MSOs, cable channels, newspapers, magazines, business information services, and retailers. Served strategic and financial buyers on M&A strategy and strategic due diligence. Led internal knowledge development efforts and published articles on digital media, digital marketing, online retailing, and internet company valuation. Also worked on a broad set of traditional branding, marketing spend effectiveness, and marketing operations projects.
Sep 2002 - Aug 2006
Business Analyst
Sep 1997 - Dec 2000
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Chris Grosso education
Mba
Harvard Business School
B.S., Computer Science
Yale University
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Chris Grosso holds Mba from Harvard Business School.
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Chris Grosso is listed with skills including Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Strategy, Business Development, Strategy, Analytics, Online Advertising, and Strategic Partnerships.
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