Co-founder and CEO of SPAT Media, Matt is a 20+ year veteran of the sports and entertainment industry, with previous leadership roles at the NFL, MLS and Omnicom / GMR Marketing. Matt's experience across PR, business development, strategic consulting and agency management provides a strong understanding of the applications of SPAT's technology to drive value across the content marketing and editorial landscape.

As SPAT co-founder and visionary, Ed has a strong background in design, technology and innovation at major creative agencies like Saatchi. He was responsible for launching the in-house production studio at the NFL in the mid-2000's. Ed has spent the past decade in the startup world, launching a variety of new ventures.

Vik is an Oracle-trained software engineer with 20+ years of CTO consultant and in-house leadership roles with brands like Steve Madden, Walmart and Discount Tires. In addition to developing SPAT's technical architecture, Vik oversees SPAT's product roadmap and is leading our efforts with development partners.

A digital media licensing expert with 20+ years at Getty Images and AP Photo, Mario knows the B2B licensing business like the back of his hand. He is leading partnership development and community management for SPAT.

Chris is a specialist in design and execution of sophisticated corporate development strategies. A licensed CPA, he also serves as SPAT's interim CFO. Chris is a partner at Sterling Select, which became an operating partner with SPAT in November 2022.

Chris is a 25+ year C-Suite Executive with over $5B in strategic and capital alternative investment deals across PE, VC, and RE. He is a founder of RektGlobal, Sterling Select Group, Ranieri Partners and associated funds. As SPAT's operating partner with Sterling Select, he focuses on partner and investor development.

Kevin has served in senior product roles at several fast-growing African startups, most recently Wasoko, where he was head of product for three years. Prior to that, Kevin was director of product for Meltwater’s suite of media intelligence solutions. Kevin is leading product strategy for SPAT.