Scott R. Singer
Scott R. Singer’s Biography
Scott Singer is a senior strategy, business development, sales and M&A executive with deep operating (P&L), consulting and investment banking experience in the media/tech industries. In his latest role, Scott launches and scales start-up businesses both inside large corporations and at venture-backed companies. He has extensive c-suite, board of director, private equity and VC relationships to drive growth and is an inside and outside sales leader. Scott also identifies, negotiates and executes strategic partnerships to build product-brand revenue. His strong analytical skills allow him to support recommendations, measure performance and ensure success. Most importantly, Scott is considered a trusted, idea driven innovator and team player who delivers results.
As an investment banker, Scott advised clients on M&A and capital raising transactions with an aggregate value of more than $110 billion for such clients as 21st Century Fox, AMC Networks, Cablevision, CBS, Charter, Comcast, Discovery, Disney, Hearst, Liberty Media, MSG, NBCUniversal, News Corp, Publicis, Time Warner, Viacom and WPP.
Scott also authored highly acclaimed business book “How To Hit A Curveball” (Penguin | Portfolio) where he explains how to confront and overcome the unexpected and successfully manage change. He's currently working on his second book.
He has appeared on CNBC and FOX Business, been interviewed by iHeartMedia, Cumulus and CBS radio stations and acted as a subject matter expert for The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Crain’s, Fast Company, Forbes and Reuters in addition to many other media and technology industry publications. He's also a regular on the conference speaking circuit.
Scott has further served on or chaired boards at The Paley Center, The Dalton School, IESE Business School and Bucknell University (his alma mater). He has also guest lectured at NYU’s Stern School of Business (where he earned his MBA) and Columbia Business School.