IBT Media CEO and leadership

Jim is a Vice President at Asurion in charge of content. He oversees multimedia storytelling for product development. The videos and articles his team produce are seen by the company’s tens of millions of subscribers.

Michael Lukac is a CTO at IBT Media.

Senior executive with over 20 years of operational experience in digital markets, both domestic and international. Core strengths: critical thinker, strategic planning, business development, sales and marketing, finance.• Expertise in digital media, e-commerce, VOD/OTT, business development, programmatic sales, online advertising and marketing.• Out of the box thinker with a strong consultancy approach (observation, analysis, interpretation, reflection, evaluation, inference, explanation, problem solving, and decision making).• Strong history of driving growth, improving operational performance and maximizing value.• Proven P&L management, people management skills.• CFO experience - strong finance, accounting, and business planning background.• Exceptional communicator, effective negotiator.

Award-winning journalist with more than 30 years of experience in editing, reporting, senior management, publication turnaround and startup launches for the nation's largest print and digital media outlets. Managed million dollar budgets and up to 200 editors, reporters, artists, and correspondents in various positions. Worked extensively with the nation's top publications and media companies including BLOOMBERG, TIME INC., BUSINESS WEEK, THE WASHINGTON POST, PC MAGAZINE, CONDE NAST, CONSUMER REPORTS AND IBT MEDIA GROUP. As an author and journalist I have covered closely such topics as privacy, technology, environment, manufacturing, globalization, security, multinational performance and strategies and management theory. With a strong but lean team of reporters and editors, I have led a turnaround of International Business Times, transforming the digital publication from a relatively unknown site to one of the most vibrant, nimble and credible news providers on the Internet, with upwards of 15 million monthly uniques and more than 1 million daily page views. My eighth book, Driving Honda, has just been released.

Jim is a Vice President at Asurion in charge of content. He oversees multimedia storytelling for product development. The videos and articles his team produce are seen by the company’s tens of millions of subscribers.

Michael Lukac is a CTO at IBT Media.