Jordan Levy has been a member of Synacor's board of directors since October 2001. Levy is a partner at Softbank Capital, and co-founded Seed Capital Partners LLC, where he served as a managing partner. He is the appointed Chairman of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. Levy currently serves on the board of directors of Lorex Technology Inc., a publicly held company. He holds a B.A. in Political Science, University at Buffalo.

Ronald Frankel has grown Synacor from a startup to a leading provider of next-gen Internet entertainment services. Under his leadership, Synacor has partnered with hundreds of premium programmers including HBO, Turner Broadcasting, Major League Baseball and Fox.

He also has been instrumental in expanding the company's customer base to include premier brands – Verizon, Toshiba, Charter Communications, WOW!, Dish Network and most of the country's regional cable and telecommunications companies. Prior to Synacor, Frankel co-founded and served as CEO of Perks.com, an early leader in the delivery of loyalty and performance enhancement solutions for corporate clients including CitiGroup, Dr. Pepper, Showtime, Infiniti Motors, Handspring and Sony. Frankel was formerly president of MGM Interactive, Inc. where he oversaw the development and production of games and complementary online services in the interactive entertainment field.

Frankel attended the University of California, Berkeley where he studied International Relations and Computer Science. He holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California Law Center, with a specialty in corporate finance and technology.

Marwan Fawaz has been a member of Synacor's board of directors since December 2011. Fawaz is Executive Vice President of Motorola Mobility, joining in June 2012, following its acquisition by Google Inc. He is responsible leading Motorola's Home business in driving the evolution of TV and the smart, simple connected home.

Fawaz is a top strategist in developing innovative solutions to drive tomorrow’s IP transformation, with more than 26 years of experience in the broadband communications industry, encompassing engineering, technical operations and business development. Prior to joining Motorola, Fawaz was a Founder and Partner at Sarepta Advisors, a technology consulting company based in Denver, Colorado. Fawaz is the former Executive Vice President of Strategy and the Chief Technology Officer of Charter Communications. In this role, he was responsible for the company’s technology strategy, product management and business development efforts, as well as engineering and IP infrastructure, network operations, information technology, and web technology. Before Charter, Marwan served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Adelphia Communications, where he was responsible for the company's overall technology development and deployment. He has also served as an investment analyst at Vulcan, Inc. Fawaz has served as the Chairman of the CableLabs Technical Advisory Committee and on the board of directors for Digeo. He currently sits on the board of directors for the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and for Synacor, and is a member of the cable advisory board for Guavus. Fawaz is also the recipient of numerous industry awards, including the prestigious 2010   National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) Vanguard Award in Science and Technology.

Fawaz holds an M.S. in Telecom Engineering and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach.

Gary L. Ginsberg has been a member of our board of directors since December 2011. He is the Executive Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Communications at Time Warner Inc. Previously, he served as the Executive Vice President in various capacities at News Corporation, and has been a managing director at the strategic consulting firm Clark & Weinstock, a senior editor and counsel at George, the magazine, a former Assistant Counsel to President Clinton and an attorney with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Ginsberg holds an A.B. from Brown University and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

Andrew Kau has been a member of Synacor's board of directors since December 2000. Prior to joining Synacor's board, Kau served as a director of MyPersonal. Kau is a managing director at Walden International. He was President of Chemical Technologies Ventures, and a management consultant at Strategic Planning Associates, LLC, and at Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc. He also served as a research scientist at Systems Planning Corp. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.

Michael J. Montgomery has been a member of our board of directors since December 2011. He currently serves as President of Montgomery & Co., a media and entertainment investment banking firm. His previous experience includes serving as the chief executive officer at Sega GameWorks, a joint venture between Sega, Universal Studios and DreamWorks Studios. Before that, he was a senior executive at DreamWorks Studios, which was preceded by approximately eight years with The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates, holding a number of senior positions including chief financial officer of EuroDisney and treasurer of Walt Disney Company. Montgomery received an M.B.A. from Dartmouth College, where he also received a B.A. degree.