Alex Michael is global head of LionTree Sports and senior managing director at LionTree, the global investment and merchant banking firm. He leads LionTree’s sports, live events, and digital media coverage. Throughout his tenure there, Alex has led or advised on some of the most significant transactions shaping the modern sports, media, and entertainment landscape, including new ownership deals for the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers and the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, the sale of Cris Collinsworth’s Pro Football Focus, Ari Emanuel on his formation of Mari Live Events Company, The Athletic on its sale to The New York Times, Vox Media on the sale of its publishing...

Jason Hirschhorn is the chief executive officer of the REDEF Group, a digital content curation company that publishes newsletters focused on media, music, technology, fashion, and sports. In his previous position, Hirschhorn served as chief product officer and co-president of Myspace, Inc. and as president of Sling Media, Inc. Before Sling Media, Jason was the chief digital officer at MTV Networks, where he was responsible for the company’s digital media business and interactive strategy. He previously served as the chair of the digital advisory board of Sundance Institute and on the board of directors of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., and Pandora. He holds a B.S. in international...

Rich Greenfield is a partner and media and technology analyst at LightShed Partners and a general partner at LightShed Ventures. Prior to LightShed, Rich was a managing director and TMT analyst at BTIG and the co-creator of the BTIG Research blog. Prior to joining BTIG in 2010, Rich was a managing director and media analyst, covering media and cable/satellite industries at Pali Capital for four years. Prior to that, he spent two years at Fulcrum Global Partners as a media analyst. Rich started his career at Goldman Sachs & Co. in 1995, where he spent eight years covering the entertainment, cable system, and leisure industries. Rich is an active angel investor focused on the convergence...