Board of Directors

Jordan Levy has been a member of Synacor's board of directors since October 2001. He serves as Managing Partner at both SBNY and Seed Capital Partners. He also serves as Co-Managing Partner of Z80 Labs, an Accelerator Fund; Chairman of 43North, the single largest business plan competition ever held in the United States; and board member of LaunchNY. Prior to co-founding Seed Capital Partners, Levy was co-founder of ClientLogic and President, co-CEO and co-Chair of its predecessor companies SOFTBANK Services Group and Upgrade Corporation of America (now SITEL Worldwide). Previously, Levy was Senior Vice President of Software Etc (now GameStop GME:NASDAQ). He was also Executive Vice President and co-founder of Software Distribution Services, (now known as Ingram Micro IM:NASDAQ). Levy currently serves on the Board of Directors or as on Observer of several technology companies including Buzzfeed, Rebelmouse, Spanfeller Media, FieldLens, Shareablee, and Lover.ly. Levy holds a B.A. in Political Science, University at Buffalo.

Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Lisa Donohue was appointed to the Synacor Board of Directors in May 2017. As CEO of Publicis Spine and member of the Publicis Groupe Management Committee, Lisa Donohue is driving the collective power of the Groupe’s data, technology and talent. Uniting a team of more than 3,500 engineers, data scientists, analysts and tech leaders, Lisa is leading a unique proposition to fuse marketing and enterprise business transformation for clients.

Lisa has dedicated her 30-year career to Publicis Groupe business units, leading teams to exceed challenges on behalf of the world’s leading marketers and new establishment brands, including Airbnb, Samsung, Procter & Gamble, Bank of America, Kellogg’s, KraftHeinz, Visa and many more. Most recently serving as Global Brand President for Starcom Worldwide and member of the Publicis Media Global Executive Team, Lisa was responsible for driving Starcom’s global brand vision, client relationships, growth and best-in-class product. She graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Organizational Behavior and Management and Economics.

Member of the Audit Committee

Gary L. Ginsberg has been a member of Synacor's 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.

Chair of the Compensation Committee

Michael J. Montgomery has been a member of Synacor's board of directors since December 2011. He served from 2000 through mid 2013 as President of Montgomery & Co., a boutique investment banking firm focused on consumer and enterprise internet companies. 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 the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he also received a B.A. degree.

Chair of the Audit Committee

Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Chair of the Strategy Committee

Kevin M. Rendino was appointed to the Synacor Board of Directors in March 2019. He is the CEO of 180 Degree Capital Corp. Before that, he served as Chairman/CEO of RGJ Capital for five years. Prior to his tenure at RGJ Capital, he spent over twenty years on one fund at BlackRock/Merrill Lynch, Basic Value Fund, with a consistent Graham and Dodd focus. He was the value team leader, overseeing 11 funds and $13 billion in assets, a member of BlackRock’s Leadership Committee and a frequent contributor to CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He received numerous Lipper awards for Investment Excellence during his tenure. He graduated from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College (B.S.).