Lynda Clarizio, Leading Executive in the Media and Advertising Technology Space, to Join Berenson & Company as Senior Advisor

NEW YORK, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Berenson & Company, a leading independent investment banking firm, announced today that Lynda Clarizio recently joined the firm as a Senior Advisor.  Ms. Clarizio has spent the last 15 years as a highly successful and respected executive in the digital media industry. She has joined Berenson in addition to continuing her own consulting and investment activities. 

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Most recently, Ms. Clarizio was the Executive Vice President responsible for corporate development and operations at AppNexus, the media industry's fastest growing platform for buying and selling of digital advertising through real-time bidding.  Ms. Clarizio went to AppNexus from INVISION, Inc., where she was CEO and President of this leading provider of multi-platform advertising solutions to the media industry.   

Before joining INVISION, Ms. Clarizio served as President of AOL's Platform-A, comprising the consolidated advertising businesses of AOL and its subsidiaries.  She also served as President of Advertising.com, leading the industry's largest third party online advertising network.  (Advertising.com initially was operated as an independent subsidiary of AOL and became part of Platform-A.)  Ms. Clarizio held several other positions at AOL, which she joined in 1999.  She was the Executive Vice President of AOL's Audience Business responsible for strategy, finance and business development.  She also was AOL's Senior Vice President for corporate strategic and financial planning and Senior Vice President for acquisitions and strategic investments.  While in the latter role, she led AOL's acquisition of Advertising.com.  Prior to joining AOL, Ms. Clarizio was a partner in the law firm Arnold & Porter.  

Lynda Clarizio is a recognized leader in advertising and media, having been named one of 2011's top 100 "Tech Titans" in the Washington, DC region by The Washingtonian, one of 2009's "25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment" by Digital Media Wire, and one of 2008's "Women to Watch" by Advertising Age.  She also was selected one of 1998's "Top 40 Lawyers Under 40" by The Washingtonian.  She is a member of the board of directors of Batanga Media, Resonate and Human Rights First. 

"Lynda is the latest example of our firm's commitment to building a truly unique set of capabilities in the Media, Entertainment, Telecom and Technology sectors," said Jeffrey Sechrest, President of Berenson & Company.  "She is extraordinarily talented, well-known and respected in the ad tech sector, and brings a depth of knowledge in the sector that is truly differentiating.  Lynda joins Jon Newcomb, Keith Cowan and Spencer Wang as true industry experts we have added over the past year who provide us a level of operational and strategic insight that is unique among investment banks."

"The digital media industry is at an exciting inflection point.  We are on the verge of a period of consolidation as the industry moves to building players of big scale to support the challenges ahead," said Ms. Clarizio.  "I look forward to leveraging my knowledge and expertise to help Berenson & Company assist its clients as we enter this period of consolidation and change."

Lynda is a 1985 graduate of Harvard Law School and a 1982 graduate of Princeton University.  She lives in New York City. 

About Berenson & Company (www.berensonco.com) 
Founded in 1990, Berenson & Company is an independent investment banking firm that provides high quality financial advice to a broad range of public and private corporations, financial institutions, equity sponsors, management teams and entrepreneurs.  The Firm's investment banking capabilities include a comprehensive suite of mergers & acquisitions advisory services, public and private financings of debt and equity, and financial restructuring and recapitalizations. Its business philosophy is characterized by an objective, client-focused approach, and it is recognized for its unique insights and creative problem-solving in industries that are undergoing significant disruption. 

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