From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Crosland was a Partner and Managing Director at AdMedia Partners, Inc., an investment banking firm focused exclusively on the media and marketing services sectors. In that capacity, he conducted transactions and advisory assignments with a variety of public and private media companies. Prior to that, Mr. Crosland was an executive in the media business for 20 years, most recently as President/CEO of Sterling Group, USA , a venture capital-funded media enterprise. Mr. Crosland holds an MBA from the Babcock School of Wake Forest University and a BA in Psychology from Furman University.