Kay Koplovitz

BIO

Kay Koplovitz is a founder and member of Boldcap's Governing Board. Ms. Koplovitz is a principal of Koplovitz & Company, which provides media advisory services and makes investments in early and mid-stage media and high growth companies. In 1998, Ms. Koplovitz was appointed by President Clinton to Chair the bi-partisan NationalWomen's Business Council. She used this position to create Springboard 2000, a national initiative to match women entrepreneurs with investment capital, which has resulted in over $1 billion of investment funding for women-owned businesses to date. Ms. Koplovitz is the founder of USA Networks, and was the first female network president in television history. She served as Chairman and CEO from its premiere in 1977 as television's first advertiser-supported basic cable network until 1998, when the company was sold for $4.5 billion. Ms. Koplovitz has served on the boards of General Reinsurance Corporation, Nabisco and Oracle. She currently serves on the boards of Instinet and Liz Claiborne. She is the author of Bold Women, Big Ideas: Learning to Play the High Risk Entrepreneurial Game, and a featured commentator in the media and keynote speaker.