Enjoy a private lunch with Rich Battista in Los Angeles!
A nearly 30-year veteran of the entertainment and media industry, Rich Battista is a proven Chief Executive Officer with significant experience operating, building and revitalizing large-scale multiplatform companies, often within the nexus of media and technology. Rich has reshaped, transformed and sold two multi-billion dollar publicly traded companies in Time Inc. and Gemstar-TV Guide. He has also launched and built several highly valuable businesses during his long career inside Fox/News Corporation.
Currently, Rich is an investor and advisor in the media space. Most recently, Rich served as CEO of Imagine Entertainment. From September 2016 to January 2018, Rich served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Time Inc., before overseeing the $3 billion sale of the company to Meredith Corp. During his tenure, he oversaw the transformation of the company from a mostly print business into a leading multi-media enterprise and a top ten digital property in the U.S. Under his leadership, the company also diversified and launched fast-growing businesses such as in television, OTT and e-commerce.
During a period of more than 18 years, Rich held a variety of senior management roles at the Fox/News Corp organization, where he was integral in conceiving of and operating its significant portfolio of cable networks. He ultimately served as President of Fox's National Cable Networks, running the multi-billion-dollar portfolio of entertainment and sports networks, including FX, National Geographic Channel, Speed Channel and Fox Deportes. Rich served as CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide from 2004 to 2008 where he led a turnaround of the company and successfully directed its $2.3 billion sale. Rich earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and undergraduate degree from Georgetown University with cum laude honors. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance, an alumni network of more than 4,500 entertainment and media professionals. In 2015, he was awarded Georgetown’s John Carroll Award, the University’s highest alumni honor.