Boston, Mass., USA - Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, announced that it has added three new members to its board: Tom Wheeler, Kristin Frank, and Jeff Ray, Brightcove’s new chief executive officer.
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> Tom Wheeler has extensive experience in both the public and private telecommunications sector.
He is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution and is a Shorenstein Fellow for Media and Democracy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Mr. Wheeler served as the Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) from 2013 to 2017, and immediately prior to this appointment served on President Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
Prior to his government service, Mr. Wheeler was Managing Director at Core Capital Partners, a venture capital firm investing in early stage IP-based companies.
Also in the private sector, he is CEO of the Shiloh Group, a strategy development and private investment company specializing in telecommunications services.
As a testament to the breadth and scope of his contributions, Mr. Wheeler is the only person to be selected to both the Cable Television Hall of Fame and the Wireless Hall of Fame.
He received his BA from The Ohio State University, where he was a recipient of its Alumni Medal.
Kristin Frank’s career spanned 23 years at Viacom. From 2015 to 2017, she served as Chief Operating Officer of MTV, combining her background as both a creative and business driver to lead MTV’s revenue growth, operations and long-term strategic planning initiatives.
Previously, from 2013 to 2015, Ms. Frank served as Executive Vice President of Viacom Music and Entertainment’s Connected Content Division, with general management responsibilities for MTV, VH1 and LOGO TV.
From 2009 to 2012, Ms. Frank served as General Manager for MTV and VH1 Digital.
From 2005 to 2009 she served as Chief Operating Officer at LOGO TV.
Ms. Frank currently serves on the Board of Gaia, Inc., a global digital video streaming subscription service and community.
She received her BBA in Finance from the University of Iowa.
Jeff Ray has excelled in executive leadership roles at multiple enterprise technology companies of scale, including Ellucian, Ventyx (acquired by ABB), DS SolidWorks, Progress Software, IBM, and Compuware. ■