A+E Global Media
David Bank is EVP, Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer, for A+E Networks®. Named to the role in July 2019, Bank is responsible for long-term strategy and business development plans, including identifying potential partners in the marketplace and exploring opportunities that align with the company’s forecasted objectives. Bank oversees efforts to invest in early-stage media, content and technology companies to grow current business and launch new business lines that leverage the powerful A+E Networks® brands and infrastructure.
Bank is a veteran analyst and Wall Street professional with expertise in the media and entertainment industry. He currently serves on the board of Johnson Production Group.
Prior to joining A+E Networks, he served as Executive Vice President and Head of CBS Corporation’s Investor Relations. Previously, Bank held a 16-year career as a sell-side equity research analyst as Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets where he primarily covered large-cap media and entertainment companies. He also served as Associate Director of the U.S. Equity Research department at RBC. Bank began his career as an investment banker focused on financial institutions at First Boston, then joined Furman Selz as an investment banker focused on media.
Bank holds a BA from Williams College and an MBA from The Yale School of Management.
A+E Global Media
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A+E Global Media™, a joint venture of Disney-ABC Television Group and Hearst, is an innovative, multiplatform content powerhouse that reaches audiences everywhere and is comprised of some of the most popular and culturally relevant brands in media, including A&E®, Lifetime®, The HISTORY Channel™, LMN®, FYI®, Home.Made.Nation™ and VICE TV®. Our audiences extend to more than 414 million households in 200+ territories and in 40+ languages. With over 70,000 distinct assets available around the world, the company produces best-in-class content across the multiplatform landscape. A+E Global Media boasts full-scale production capabilities with A+E Studios® and A+E Factual Studios™. A+E Digital encompasses Websites, Apps, social media, short form content, AVOD offerings; and SVOD products A&E Crime Central™, HISTORY Vault® and Lifetime Movie Club™ and 60+ FAST channels from the company’s wildly popular library. A+E Global Media is headquartered in the United States, with owned & operated entities in Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and a joint venture in LATAM.