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WideOrbit Directors


Board of Directors

Eric Mathewson

Founder and CEO WideOrbit

Eric founded WideOrbit in 1999 after discovering that the software systems supporting media companies were very archaic. The goal of WideOrbit is to build world-class software solutions for media companies. Eric is also Managing Director of Prescient Capital. He has been an active private equity technology investor since 1994 and is the majority investor and owner of WideOrbit.
Kathy Crawford

President MindShare

Kathy is a 30 year veteran of the local broadcast business. She started her career in the TV rep business in New York and then station side at WTTG in Washington. After a seven year stint in Los Angeles with Western International Media as a broadcast supervisor Kathy went back into sales for TeleRep and Petry TV in both Los Angeles and Denver. In 1987, she moved to Phoenix and rejoined Western and founded its DR division working on such accounts as Brinks Home Security, The Church of the Latter Day Saints and Jenny Craig to name a few.

In 1998 she moved back to Los Angeles as EVP, Director of Local Broadcast for Western International (now Initiative Media) where in 2001 she earned the Media All Star award for Spot Television. In June of 2003 she was named President of Local Broadcast for MindShare in New York. Kathy was named a Media Maven in December of 2003.
Brian Lilly

Director Co-Owner Lilly Broadcasting

Brian is a second-generation television broadcaster and has been actively involved with WideOrbit since its inception. Brian started his career at TeleRep, owned by Cox Communications and later became a Founder and Co-Owner of Lilly Broadcasting
Nick Trigony Director

Past President Cox Television and Radio

Nick Trigony retired as President of Cox TV, Radio and their respective Rep firms in Dec 2000. Nick is WideOrbit’s first outside Director. Prior to retiring from Cox Enterprises, Nick held the position of President of Cox’s 13 television and 80+ radio stations. He also had oversight of TeleRep, HRP, MMT and Cox Interactive, Cox’s TV broadcast representative firms. Nick is Past President of the National Association of Programming Television Executives (NAPTE) and has served on the Board of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB).

David Weiden

Partner Khosla Ventures

David has been a Partner at Khosla Ventures since 2006 focusing on technology investments. Prior to Khosla Ventures, David worked McCaw Cellular, Morgan Stanley, Netscape/AOL and TellMe. Vinod Khosla was the Founder of Sun Microsystems and a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caulfield Byers from 1986 thru KPCB Fund X.

Navin Chaddha

Managing Director, Mayfield Fund

 Navin Chaddha is a proven serial entrepreneur, corporate executive and venture investor. Navin was named on the Forbes Midas List as a top 10 dealmaker in 2008 and as a top 100 dealmaker in 2007. He invests in the Internet infrastructure, Software, Enterprise infrastructure, Communications and Cleantech sectors in the U.S. and leads Mayfield’s investments in India.

 

Legal Counsel

Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati

 

 Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati have provided legal counsel to WideOrbit since its inception in September of 1999. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the leading Silicon Valley based law firm representing technology companies. Wilson Sonsini is also a shareholder of WideOrbit.