Stuart J. Epstein is the chief financial officer of Perform Group, one of the world’s leading digital sports content and media companies, and is a member of the company’s board of directors. Perform operates DAZN, the first global, pure- sports, live and on-demand streaming service.
He is also a member of the board of directors at TEGNA, formerly Gannett (NYSE: TGNA), and serves on the Audit Committee. Before Perform Group, he was co-managing partner of Evolution Media, the merchant banking arm of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Evolution’s principal investment vehicle was formed with TPG to invest in growth stage media, entertainment, sports, and technology companies.
Previously, Stuart served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of NBC Universal, where he had responsibility for the company’s financial planning and operations, strategic initiatives, and real estate efforts. During his tenure, NBCU’s operating cash flow grew to over $5 billion, a 16% compounded annual growth rate.
Before NBC Universal, he had been a managing director at Morgan Stanley, where he was global head of the Media & Communications Group and a member of the Management Committee of the Investment Banking Division. In 2009, he was a key member of the team that structured the transaction in which Comcast purchased the controlling interest in NBC Universal from General Electric.
Stuart received his BS from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where currently he is a member of the Advisory Council.
He and his wife, Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, a medical journalist, author, and adjunct professor, live in New York City. They have four children.