Management

Bringing a lifetime of experience at the intersection of public policy, technology and media, Al Gore serves as co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Current.

Gore served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and two in the U.S. Senate, establishing himself as an expert in technology, communications, nuclear disarmament, the environment and other issues.

As Vice President of the United States (1993-2000), Gore led administration policies on telecommunications and actively championed causes such as the environment and the growth of the internet.

Joel Hyatt, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Current, has guided the network's development since its inception, achieving recognition for the company's innovative approach to producing and programming content by and for young adults. Under Hyatt's leadership, Current has grown to over 56 million subscribers, expanded internationally, and received an Emmy� Award, the youngest network ever to win such an honor.

In May 2007, Hyatt was elected to the board of directors of Hewlett-Packard. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Brookings Institution. Previous to Current, he co-founded and led Hyatt Legal Services, which provided low-cost services to middle and lower-income families. Hyatt also created, founded and built Hyatt Legal Plans into America's largest provider of employer-sponsored group legal plans, before selling the company to MetLife. Hyatt served on the faculty at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, where his courses on entrepreneurship were among the most popular at the school. He also served as National Finance Chair for the Democratic Party in 2000. Business Week recognized Hyatt as one of the top 50 business leaders in the country.

With a wealth of media start-up and operating experience, Mark Goldman serves as Chief Operating Officer of Current. As COO, he is responsible for overseeing distribution, ad sales, legal and business affairs, as well as technical operations.

Goldman began his industry career at MCA/Universal Television where he spent five years as a senior business development executive, negotiating license and venture agreements and developing television channels in Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. In 1995 he was recruited by News Corp. to build a satellite TV service in Latin America. As President and COO of Sky Latin America Partners, he oversaw the establishment of local operating companies throughout the region, the development of pan-regional branding and programming strategies, the construction of a state-of-the art digital broadcast facility, and over $700 million of financing transactions.

David Neuman started his career as the youngest person ever to be selected as a White House Fellow, and served as an aide on the Reagan White House staff. After graduating summa cum laude from UCLA, he was hired by NBC, where by the age of 26, he was vice president. He supervised the network's comedy programs, including "Cosby," "Cheers," "Family Ties," "Golden Girls," "Alf," and "Facts of Life."

From 1992 to 1996, Neuman was President of Programming for Channel One, a national television news service that is part of the school day in over 12,000 middle and high schools in the U.S. At the Walt Disney Company (1996-1998) Neuman served as President of Walt Disney Television and Touchstone Television, where he supervised the production of "Home Improvement," "Ellen," and "The Wonderful World of Disney," among dozens of other series, specials, and movies. Subsequently, Neuman was Head of Programming and Creative Efforts for Digital Entertainment Network, a cutting-edge internet company that created original "narrowcast" broadband content for the web.

Neuman served as Chief of Programming Officer at CNN Networks from 2001 until the end of 2003, where he advised all of its worldwide news networks on program development and strategy. He received a commendation from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his participation in CNN's award-winning coverage of the events of September 11, 2001.

Paul Hollerbach joined Current as Chief Financial Officer in October 2007. As CFO, he is responsible for overseeing the company's finance, investor relations and the human relations groups.

Prior to Current, he worked at Yahoo!, a leading global internet company, where he held a broad range of senior financial roles. At Yahoo! Hollerbach most recently served as Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, and previously served as Vice President, Corporate Controller. Over nearly 10 years with the company, Hollerbach helped develop a world-class finance organization and transformed the investor relations function into an industry-leading group. At Yahoo! he was responsible for the company's worldwide strategic planning efforts, working with operating teams across multiple lines of business and geographic regions, as well as leading all investor communications. Prior to Yahoo! Hollerbach worked at Silicon Graphics Inc., KPMG LLP and Ernst and Young LLP. He is a licensed CPA in California.

As the first executive to join co-founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, and as the President of New Media, Joanna has been the architect and manager of Current's web-based participation platform, which enables television's first truly interactive network. In addition, she leverages her extensive media and technology credentials to forge partnerships with leading, multi-platform distribution partners and oversees development of new media products.

Before joining Current, Joanna was Vice President, Content Strategy for MOXI (now Digeo), driving the development of new video, music and gaming set-to-box based applications with the largest media and entertainment companies. Earlier, Joanna served as Vice President, Media Partnerships and Applications at ReacTV in Silicon Valley, where she partnered with leading media companies to deliver the world's first personalized video news service on the Web.

As management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, Joanna spent five years developing strategic planning functions and market strategies for the motion picture, television and theme park divisions of leading entertainment conglomerates. In addition to her work in Hollywood, she developed strategic alliance programs and new media market strategies for three of the largest Silicon Valley companies.

Joshua Katz, President of Marketing for Current, is a cable marketing veteran with a strong background in brand development. He spearheads Current's global initiatives while overseeing all off-channel communications and on-air promotions.

Katz launched and was one of the original architects of the Cartoon Network brand as well as assisting in the launch of BBC America. He has also led rebranding efforts for networks such as VH1 and Court TV.

Most recently, he was Chief Marketing Officer at TiVo, where he oversaw all brand marketing including trade, consumer and direct response efforts.

Katz also created and executive produced "The Vibe Awards" and the "Weekend Vibe" series.

Liz Janneman has an extensive background in the media industry and a wide perspective of the cable advertising market by having gained in-depth experience on both the agency and the sales side. She recently served as the Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales at the Weather Channel, where she oversaw all ad sales efforts and offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, Atlanta and Dallas.

Prior to her time at the Weather Channel, Liz spent three years as the Executive Vice President of Sales for AOL/Time Warner, focusing on TBS and TNT and managing a staff of 150 in five cities. This division saw annual revenues double to $1 Billion while under her leadership. Additionally she held management positions at Turner Entertainment Networks, CNN and Saatchi and Saatchi. Liz earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Hofstra University.

Liz Janneman was named one of the "Top Women in Advertising Sales" as well as one of the "15 Women to Watch" by Advertising Age. She is a Fellow of the Betsy Magness Institute, a board member of NAMIC (National Association of Minorities in Communication), a member of WICT (Women in Cable and Telecommunications) as well as AWNY (Advertising Women of New York).