Itamar Korem

I built a billion dollar publicly-traded retail company in Asia in 7 years. I was also the CFO of One Laptop per Child, one of the largest social entrepreneurship ventures in the world. Author: Billion Dollar Company: An entrepreneur's guide to business models for high growth companies. I have done 15+ joint ventures, licenses and partnerships in both Asia and Latin America. I teach at Florida International University and have taught at MIT Sloan School. Speak Spanish.

2x founder, first company backed by Microsoft and Techstars, a VC professional, McKinsey consultant, engineer and Wharton MBA

Two decades of experience in merchant banking, finance, strategy & business building... Since mid-90s, focused on major transformations in media & its related technologies & services... Active in diverse capital markets along the way, both public & private, from early- to late-stage funding, including debt, equity & M&A... Completed more than $20 billion in aggregate transaction volume in principal & advisory roles... Leadership positions in both institutional and entrepreneurial settings... Long-standing relationships across categories: VC, PE, buyout, leveraged finance & strategic... Active in entrepreneurial community while maintaining visibility with industry establishment... At home in the latest digital innovations as well as predecessor technologies & traditional media platforms... Applying balanced & varied background to sector & markets driven by transformation, convergence, connectivity & information... Author of research papers, sector analysis & articles; speaker on panels... Most recent publication: The Age of Convergence, a book of essays about a new technology & economic era.