Jeffrey Stevenson Co-Chairman
Jeffrey Stevenson has been Chairman of Access Intelligence for over 20 years. He is the Managing Partner of the Private Equity firm VSS where he has overall responsibility for the management of the firm and each of its funds. Mr. Stevenson joined VSS in 1982, shortly after its formation, and founded its private equity business in 1987.
Donald Pazour Executive Chairman
Don has led the strategy and growth of Access Intelligence for 18 years, taking magazine-centric businesses and transforming them into an integrated media, event-driven, web-centric group of market-focused product clusters serving the media/marketing, energy/engineering, aerospace, defense and healthcare markets.
Heather Farley Chief Executive Officer
Heather is a senior level operating executive responsible for overseeing the operations and strategic direction across AI’s portfolio.
John B. Sutton Chief Financial Officer
John is Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for the Finance and Accounting functions. After working in public accounting for various firms in the Bay Area, John worked for various media and events businesses including Miller Freeman, Fawcette and Future US. John was also CFO for Twitch from 2012 to 2018 during a period of hyper-growth. While there he led the Finance, Accounting and HR diligence in the sale of the business in 2014 to Amazon for $1.2B in total consideration. John recently completed a master program in International Economics from the University of San Francisco, and is currently working on his certification as a Certified Financial Planner from UC Berkeley.
Macy Fecto Chief People Officer
Macy is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, responsible for all functions within Human Resources including culture, employee benefits, compensation, professional development strategies, talent acquisition, HR systems, employee relations as well as policy and procedures, with a specialty in the area of acquisition integration and organizational development.
Jason Brown Chief Digital Officer
Jason is a senior digital executive with over 20 years of experience driving transformation across B2B media, events, and technology.
He is known for his expertise in go-to-market strategy, audience data, digital media, and partner relationship management, with a strong track record of aligning innovation with commercial growth.
Kerry Smith
Divisional President,
Marketing & Media Group
Kerry oversees the Marketing and Media Communications Group, which includes Event Marketer, the Chief Marketer Group, Multichannel Merchant, LeadsCon and their related event and emedia businesses.
Jennifer Schwartz Divisional President, Industry & Infrastructure
As Divisional President at Access Intelligence, Jennifer leads strategic growth initiatives across key sectors, including aerospace, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, and satellite industries. Overseeing senior management across sales, marketing, community development, and content creation, Jennifer is dedicated to driving revenue growth, enhancing EBITDA, and expanding the company’s brand portfolio.
Dan Hanover SVP, Marketing Group
Dan Hanover oversees day-to-day editorial, sales and business operations across the largest network of marketer-targeted content, events and research in the world. Featuring more than a dozen assets including Chief Marketer, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, PRNEWS and MultiChannel Marketer, the portfolio connects with more than a million marketers each month.
Lindsey Fuller SVP, Healthcare and Satellite Groups
Lindsey Fuller is Senior Vice President of the Healthcare and Satellite Groups. She is responsible for strategic growth, new business and acquisition, as well as the cohesive direction of the Satellite and Healthcare portfolios.
Dave Colford SVP, Media Group
Dave Colford oversees the businesses serving the AdExchanger, AdMonsters, Cablefax and Cynopsis communities. He is adept at providing both strategic and tactical direction for growth and boots on the ground team development.
As an industry leader Dave has been at the vanguard of enterprise level digital transformations, management turnarounds and ongoing value creation for over 25 years.
Lori Jenks SVP, Event Operations
As Senior Vice President of Event Operations, Lori brings over 20 years of event operations experience to Access Intelligence. Overseeing events of various sizes – from conferences to Tradeshow 100 events, she understands what it takes to execute superior events while providing excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
Daniel J. Meyer SVP, Corporate Controller
As Corporate Controller, Danny is responsible for all accounting functions.
Michael Kraus
VP, Production,
Digital Media & Design
Michael has been with Access Intelligence for 35 years and is responsible for all AdOps, including web, e-letter, third-party partner, webinars, white papers and print; Production, including design for marketing and promotion of events, trade shows, conferences, e-letters, magazines, digital editions, mobile apps; electronic e-mail operations; client services and fulfillment. Michael has a BA in Communications from the University at Albany (NY) and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the City University of New York’s Baruch College. Michael began his career at Macmillan Publishing’s Textbook Division. Later, he was an editorial assistant at The New York Law Publishing Company’s Leader Publications, working on business newsletters covering multiple aspects of the legal industry.
Jonathan Ray Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
Jonathan Ray leads Strategic Partnerships at Access Intelligence, focusing on strengthening relationships and driving growth for the company’s top strategic accounts. Working closely with AI’s brand leaders and account executives, he and his team develop tailored, high-value solutions that help clients maximize their investment across digital media, marketing, events, and branded content.
Tina Garrity Vice President, Finance
Tina has been at Access Intelligence 27 years, starting as a Production Manager.
Michelle Levy Vice President, Administration
As Vice President of Administration, Michelle leads the compensation, benefits, payroll, legal and facilities administration functions for Access Intelligence.
At Access Intelligence, we create exceptional experiences that ignite connection and commerce. We know that the more diverse and inclusive our staff and leadership teams are, the better we will be able to create these experiences for our customers. We have a strong commitment to improve diversity, equity and inclusion at our company. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics such as personality and personal interests that make our employees unique.
Our commitment extends to how we approach our events and content. We can’t wait to see how our renewed focus on diversity, equity and inclusion will enhance your experience with us. We welcome your feedback. Please contact us at: [email protected].