Media & Entertainment

Elevation has extensive experience operating and investing in the media, entertainment and consumer-related industries and has a broad network of relationships with companies and executives in the sector. While CFO of Apple, Fred Anderson oversaw the funding of several new growth initiatives which helped transform Apple into a market leader in consumer media and entertainment. Bono has been a creative leader and participant in the music industry for over 25 years, and U2 is a leader in the industry in the management of its business operations and intellectual property.

Roger McNamee has been a venture and public market investor in numerous successful consumer, media and entertainment companies over the past 23 years, including Electronic Arts, Blue Nile, Edmark, Inktomi, Intuit, Knowledge Adventure, Overture, Spectrum Holobyte, America Online, Apple, Comcast, Cablevision, Clear Channel, Echostar, Real Networks, Take Two Entertainment, Time Warner, Tivo, and Yahoo. Roger has also served as an advisor on direct band-to-fan commerce for the Grateful Dead and other bands.