Byron Allen is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group which he founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Los Angeles. Allen owns 13 ABC-CBS-NBC network affiliate broadcast television stations in 11 U.S. markets and ten 24-hour HD television networks serving nearly 275 million subscribers: THE WEATHER CHANNEL, PETS.TV, COMEDY.TV, RECIPE.TV, CARS.TV, ES.TV, MYDESTINATION.TV, JUSTICECENTRAL.TV, THEGRIO TELEVISION NETWORK, and HBCU GO. Allen also owns the digital streaming platforms HBCU GO, SPORTS.TV, LOCAL NOW and THE WEATHER CHANNEL STREAMING APP. Allen owns a two-hour nightly comedy block on CBS Network and also produces, distributes, and sells advertising for 74 television programs, making him one of the largest independent producers/distributors of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations, cable networks, and digital platforms.

Greg Coleman has served as a member of our board of directors since the closing of the business combination. He is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, and sits on numerous boards at the intersection of technology, media and advertising, including BuzzFeed Japan (since April 2015), TuneIn Holdings, Inc., a global audio streaming service (since February 2021), LoopMe Ltd., a mobile advertising services provider (since May 2019), Botify SAS, a search engine optimization technology company (since February 2019), and Cadent, LLC, an independent platform for TV advertising and monetization (since March 2023). He formerly served on the boards of Tubular Labs, Inc., a provider of social video intelligence (from December 2019 until May 2022), media conglomerate Meredith Corp., from August 2020 until August 2023, commerce content monetization platform Skimlinks, Inc., from February 2019 until May 2021 and video marketing technology company Eyeview, Inc., from October 2018 until March 2020. Mr. Coleman was also Chief Executive Officer of Tubular Labs from May 2022 until its acquisition by Chartbeat in March 2023. Mr. Coleman served as the President of Legacy BuzzFeed from 2014 until 2017. Prior to that, was President of Criteo SA (NASDAQ: CRTO), President and Chief Revenue Officer of TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. and the Executive Vice President of Global Sales at Yahoo! Inc. (then-NASDAQ: YHOO). Mr. Coleman also served as President of Platform-A at AOL Inc. (then-NYSE: AOL), was Senior Vice President of Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (then-NYSE: RDA), President of U.S. Magazine Publishing, and as Vice President and National Sales Manager at CBS, Inc. (NASDAQ: PARA) Mr. Coleman attended the M.B.A. program at New York University and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University. He currently is an adjunct professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he teaches a class on digital marketing and innovation. 

Mr. Gould has served as an Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of Allen Media Group since August 2017 and has served on its board since December 2023. Mr. Gould plays a key leadership role in investment activities, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets activities, and corporate finance initiatives. Before joining Allen Media Group, Mr. Gould was a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Guggenheim Partners Asset Management from 2014 to 2017. Prior to joining Guggenheim, Mr. Gould was the Head of Portfolio Management at Munich Re Group/MEAG New York, where he was responsible for North American investment strategies, and served as an investment committee member and a corporate officer from 2007 to 2013. Before joining Munich Re in 2007, Mr. Gould was a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at GE Asset Management. In total, Mr. Gould has more than 30 years of investment experience in portfolio management across multi-sector investment strategies, finance, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Gould earned his MBA from Loyola University of Chicago and B.A. from Indiana University.

Mr. Hill has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Allen Media, LLC and Entertainment Studios since joining the company in 1998. Mr. Hill is a media executive with over 35 years of experience in business operations, strategic planning, finance and corporate management. During his tenure, Mr. Hill was instrumental in transforming Allen Media Group into a diversified, fully integrated media and technology company. Prior to joining Entertainment Studios, Mr. Hill was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch & Company and focused on institutional real estate, capital markets and debt structuring. He holds a degree in Business Administration in Finance from the University of Southern California.

Ms. Karras has served as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of Allen Media Group since October 2021 and has served on its board since December 2023. Prior to joining Allen Media Group, Ms. Karras served as Director in the Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she advised public and private companies on SEC reporting, mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, IPOs, and other complex accounting matters. Earlier in her career, Ms. Karras served in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s assurance practice, focusing on public company audits, financial reporting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Ms. Karras is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Santa Clara University.

Mr. Malone is an Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development of Allen Media Group, which he joined in May 2022, and has served on its board since December 2023. Mr. Malone leads Allen Media’s finance organization with leadership and responsibilities spanning financial strategy, M&A, capital markets, financial planning & analysis, and strategic investments. Mr. Malone has over 18 years of experience in M&A, capital markets, private equity and credit. Prior to joining Allen Media Group, Mr. Malone was a Principal at Stellex Capital Management, a private equity firm based in New York. Prior to Stellex, Mr. Malone was a Director at Brightwood Capital where he focused on providing debt and equity capital solutions to middle-market companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Malone worked in private equity at RLJ Equity Partners. Mr. Malone began his career in investment banking at Credit Suisse and William Blair. Mr. Malone received his B.S. in Finance from Hampton University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Jonah Peretti has served as a member of our board of directors since 2006, when he founded BuzzFeed. Prior to doing so, Mr. Peretti cofounded TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc., a digital publisher of news, lifestyle and popular culture content, and served in various management roles there from the company’s founding until its sale to AOL Inc. in 2011. Mr. Peretti holds an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab and a B.S. in Environmental Science from University of California, Santa Cruz.

Janet Rollé has served as a member of our board of directors since the closing of the business combination and previously served as a member of the board of directors of Legacy BuzzFeed from October 2020 until the closing of the business combination. Ms. Rollé serves or has served on the board of directors for public, private and non-profit companies, including serving on the board of directors and audit committee for Hallmark Cards, Inc, the operator of a portfolio of businesses including the design and sale of greeting cards and gifts, the Crayola business, and cable networks, since 2021. Ms. Rollé served as the Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of American Ballet Theatre (“ABT”) from January 2022 to June 2023. Prior to her appointment at ABT, Ms. Rollé served for over five years as the General Manager at Parkwood Entertainment LLC, an American management and entertainment company. Prior to that, Ms. Rollé was the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for CNN at Time Warner, Inc. (then-NYSE: TWX), Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for BET Networks Inc., Vice President and General Manager of AOL Inc. (then-NYSE: AOL), and Vice President of Programming Enterprises & Business Development at MTV Networks Inc. From March 2021 to May 2023, Ms. Rollé served as a director of Skydeck Acquisition Corporation (then-NASDAQ: SKYA), a special purpose acquisition company. From August 2010 to December 2021, Ms. Rollé was also a director of Carver Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRV), the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank. Ms. Rollé holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.F.A. from Purchase College SUNY.

Adam Rothstein has served as a member of our board of directors since the closing of the business combination. Mr. Rothstein previously served as Executive Chairman of 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENFA) from September 2020 until the closing of the business combination, when it merged with Legacy BuzzFeed. Mr. Rothstein is a Co-Founder and General Partner of Disruptive Technology Partners, an Israeli technology-focused early-stage investment fund, Disruptive Growth, a collection of late-stage investment vehicles focused on Israeli technology, and the Disruptive Technologies Opportunity Fund, a follow-on fund for Disruptive Technology Partners, which he co-founded in 2013, 2014, and 2018 respectively. Since 2014, Mr. Rothstein has also been the Managing Member of 1007 Mountain Drive Partners, LLC, which is a consulting and investment vehicle. From May 2020 until March 2021, Mr. Rothstein was a sponsor and director of Roth CH Acquisition I Co. (NASDAQ: ROCH), a special purpose acquisition company that merged with PureCycle Technologies LLC and is now publicly listed on Nasdaq as PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCT). From December 2020 until July 2021, Mr. Rothstein was a sponsor and director of Roth CH Acquisition II Co. (NASDAQ: ROCC), a special purpose acquisition company that merged with Reservoir Holdings, Inc. in July 2021, and in July of 2021, Mr. Rothstein was named a director, and a member of the audit committee, of Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR), an independent music company. From March 2021 until February 2022, Mr. Rothstein was also a sponsor and director of Roth CH Acquisition III Co. (NASDAQ: ROCR), a special purpose acquisition company that merged with BCP QualTek HoldCo, LLC. From August 2021 to May 2023, Mr. Rothstein was also a director of Roth CH Acquisition IV Co. (NASDAQ: ROCG), a special purpose acquisition company that merged with Tigo Energy, Inc., and is now publicly listed on Nasdaq as Tigo Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYGO). Since November 2021, Mr. Rothstein has been a director and member of the audit committee of Roth CH Acquisition V Co., (NASDAQ: ROCL), a special purpose acquisition company that has entered into an agreement and plan of merger with New Era Helium Corp., a company engaged in the exploration and production of helium and natural gas reserves. The combined company is expected to trade on Nasdaq as New Era Helium Corp. Since August 2023, Mr. Rothstein has been a director and member of the audit committee of Roth CH Acquisition Co., a special purpose acquisition company (NASDAQ: USCT). From July 2019 until January 2021, Mr. Rothstein was a director of Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. (NEO: SVC.A.U) (OTCQX: SBVCF), a special purpose acquisition company that partnered with Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter and Roc Nation in January 2021 to acquire CMG Partners Inc. and Left Coast Ventures, Inc. and which now trades as Gold Flora Corp. (NEO: GRAM.U). Mr. Rothstein has over 25 years of investment experience and currently sits on the boards of directors of several early- and mid-stage technology and media companies both in the United States and in Israel, as well as remaining an Advisory Board Member Emeritus of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder. Mr. Rothstein has a MPhil in Finance from the University of Cambridge and graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.