Kay Koplovitz
| Kay Koplovitz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 11, 1945 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
| Residence | New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison and Michigan State University |
| Occupation | Co-Founder and Chairman of Springboard Enterprises |
Kay Koplovitz (born April 11, 1945) founded the USA Network and is the first woman to serve as network president in television history. She currently serves as the Co-Founder and Chairman of Springboard Enterprises, Chairman and CEO of Koplovitz & Company LLC and Chairman of the Board at Fifth & Pacific. She is also the author of "Bold Women, Big Ideas: Learning To Play The High-Risk Entrepreneurial Game."
Kay Koplovitz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a B.A. in Communications and earned a master's degree in Communications from Michigan State University. She is married to private investor William C. Koplovitz, Jr.
Koplovitz founded the USA Network in 1977 as an all sports service, Madison Square Garden Sports. USA would eventually become the number one ranking cable network in primetime viewership for 13 consecutive years. Under her leadership, the SyFy Channel was launched in 1992 and USA Network International was launched in 1994, operating in countries around the world. Koplovitz is also credited for creating the concept for two revenue steams of licensing and advertising. She served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until 1998 when it was sold for $4.5 billion and it became a publicly listed company.
In 1998, President Bill Clinton appointed Koplovitz to chair the bipartisan National Women's Business Council. This helped create a platform for her to Co-Found Springboard Enterprises in 2000. Springboard is a national organization fostering venture capital investments in women-led high growth companies and has raised over $5.5 billion and created over 10,000 jobs since its inception.
Also in 1998, Koplovitz & Company LLC was established to provide advisory services to entertainment companies, sports organizations, advertisers and distributors. It advises companies on growth strategies and the firm makes investments in early and mid-stage companies in media and technology.
In 2013, she delivered the keynote at the Women 2.0 conference in Las Vegas which caters to women in technology.
In 2002, Koplovitz's book Bold Women, Big Ideas: Learning To Play The High-Risk Entrepreneurial Game was published. She wrote to inform and inspire women entrepreneurs to create wealth through equity.
Koplovitz served as Chairman of the Board of Fifth & Pacific, formerly Liz Claiborne, from January 2007 until May 2013. She has also served as a board member of CA Technologies, ION Media, Instinet, Oracle, Nabisco and General Re.
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