Joe Marchese

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Joe Marchese

Mr. Marchese has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Attention Capital, a media and technology holding company, since August 2019. Mr. Marchese has also served as the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Human Ventures, a leading start-up studio and venture fund, since February 2015 and as Partner/Co-Founder of Casa Komos Brands Group, a portfolio of elevated hospitality brands, since 2019. Previously, Mr. Marchese served as President of Advertising Revenue for Fox Networks Group, a television broadcasting company, from 2015 to 2019, a role in which he oversaw multi-billion-dollar advertising sales, research and innovation for FOX Broadcast, FOX Sports, FS1, FX, FXX and National Geographic. Mr. Marchese previously co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of true[X], an advertising technology company, from May 2013 until it was acquired by 21st Century Fox in February 2015. Prior to co-founding true[X], Mr. Marchese held various roles as a media executive, management consultant and multiple time entrepreneur. Mr. Marchese has served as a board member of Cox Media Group, a large media, news and entertainment company, since February 2020, Groundswell, a philanthropy technology company, since June 2021 and Adelaide, a leading technology company specializing in real-time attention measurement, since June 2022. He previously served as a member of the board of trustees of the Paley Center for Media and currently serves as a board member for non-profits Tribeca Film Institute and Team Rubicon. In 2016, Mr. Marchese was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Advertising Hall of Achievement. Mr. Marchese holds a B.A. in Economics and Finance from Bentley University. Mr. Marchese was selected to serve as a director because of his extensive experience in the advertising industry, deep knowledge of investment strategy and significant executive and leadership experience.