Brian Cooper
Mr. Cooper is responsible for all financial, corporate and administrative aspects of the Company including finance, business analysis, budgeting, human resources and business affairs issues. Additionally, Mr. Cooper oversees the Company's customer service operations.
Mr. Cooper brings deep operations and financial experience in the media and Internet industries to Waterfront Media. He began his career in Ernst and Young's entrepreneurial services group where his clients were predominately venture-backed, high-growth businesses. He was vice president of finance for Interfilm, Inc., a publicly-held company that produced and distributed live action video games. Mr. Cooper helped strengthen the organization through its IPO, acquisitions, and then finally, the sale of Interfilm. Subsequently, Mr. Cooper re-entered public accounting with both Ernst & Young and KPMG as an Audit Partner in the Information, Communications and Entertainment practice. He was cited by Silicon Alley Reporter as one of 100 top industry leaders for three years in a row beginning in 1996.
Recently, Mr. Cooper was Chief Financial Officer for AdOne LLC, a joint venture of leading media companies including the Hearst Corporation, Pulitzer, Inc., E.W. Scripps Company and Advance Publications. Mr. Cooper was responsible for structuring AdOne's merger with its largest competitor.
Mr. Cooper is a CPA and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School's Executive Development Program, and American University, where he earned a BS degree in Business Administration. He was a founding board member and treasurer of M.O.U.S.E., a non-profit organization formed to be a catalyst for the integration of technology and learning in the New York City public schools.
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