OUR TEAM

Betsy Morgan is the Co-Founder of Magnet Companies, a private equity-backed company focused on media and commerce, and an Associate Professor at Columbia Business School and Columbia College. Magnet has built and invested in consumer-facing companies including: Dear Media, Togethxr and LoveSeen. Prior to Magnet, Ms. Morgan served as an Executive in Residence of LionTree, an advisory and merchant bank firm specializing in technology and media. Ms. Morgan was the CEO of TheBlaze, an early multi-platform and direct-to-consumer news and entertainment company. Prior to TheBlaze, Ms. Morgan was the first CEO of The Huffington Post.

Brett Bouttier was most recently the President of Awesomeness, a leading multi-platform media company serving the global Gen Z audience, including the biggest teen brand on YouTube and many social video platforms, as well as a full-fledged studio producing digital, television and feature film content. He joined the business and partnered with founder Brian Robbins in 2012, shortly after its launch and Series-A funding. Awesomeness was acquired by DreamWorks Animation in 2013. ​ Prior to Awesomeness, Bouttier was SVP/GM of Digital at the Warner Bros Television Group, overseeing all WBTVG digital initiatives as well as original digital content and led the digital distribution of WBTVG’s programming. Bouttier negotiated the joint venture agreement with AOL that became TMZ and was a key member of the team that developed, launched and ran the business, which quickly became the number-one entertainment news destination on the Internet and ultimately expanded into television. ​ Bouttier graduated from UCLA with a degree in Economics. As a junior in college, he began working as a TV Research Analyst at Universal Television, rising to Vice President, Cable Distribution and Strategy before joining Warner Bros in 2004. In addition to his professional life, Brett lives in Los Angeles and is a proud dad of his two children.

Jeff Berman has spent the past decade at the intersection of media and technology, most recently as Executive in Residence at Greylock Partners. He previously served as President of Whalerock Industries which was the first publisher/developer ever to chart seven top 100 apps simultaneously in the App Store, ran the digital media businesses at the NFL, and held a series of positions at MySpace, ultimately serving as President of Sales & Marketing. Jeff has advised companies across a broad range of industries and has served on multiple corporate and non-profit boards including Buddy Media (SAAS company acquired by Salesforce), Anine Bing (venture-backed fashion/commerce company), and United to Protect Democracy. Prior to entering the business world, Jeff served as Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and as a public defender representing children charged in the District of Columbia's adult criminal courts. He also held an adjunct professorship at the Georgetown University Law Center. A graduate of Yale Law School and Connecticut College, Jeff lives in Los Angeles and is a proud dad of three phenomenal children.