MONICA GERARD-SHARP

212-772-7517

One Sutton Place South, Suite #9B,

 New York, NY 10022

monalimediaproductions@gmail.com

 

Private Investor

Publishing and TV Executive

Experienced in financial and general management of old & new media

 

EXPERIENCE

 

President – Monali Media LLC                                                                                                            1990 – Present

 

  • Manage private investment company seeking media acquisitions, partnerships and investments. Direct $50M+ portfolio including real estate, equity, hedge funds, and partnerships. Some consulting.

 

Publishing Director – Capital Cities/ABC (became Disney-ABC)                                                    1987 – 1990

 

  • Ran three magazines for Fairchild Publications, with full editorial and bottom-line responsibility. Doubled profits while turning around ENTRÉE and repositioning Home Fashions. AP then Publisher for launch of newsstand and subscription travel weekly. As director of Fairchild Video, produced videos based on Fairchild’s titles.

   

Assistant Treasurer, Corporate Officer – Time Inc. (became Time Warner)                                     1985 – 1987

 

  • Youngest officer of world’s then largest media company. Restructured balance sheet, quadrupling the company’s borrowing capacity. Helped execute major acquisitions and divestitures: joint ventured cable unit, bought magazine company, sold book unit, spun off forest products subsidiary, took ATC public.

 

Director, Vice President – Video Group, Time Inc.                                                                            1980 – 1985

 

  • As Director of Strategic Planning, coordinated with HBO, Cinemax, and ATC to assess all new cable, broadcast, satellite and digital ventures. Advocated launching PPV, DBS, financial news channel, women’s entertainment channel. Commissioned market, audience and technology research. (Reported to Nick Nicholas and Jeff Bewkes).

 

  • As Board member of USA Network, was instrumental in acquiring 1/3rd ownership of fledgling network for Time Inc., then helped reorganize distribution and programming to become #2 cable network (1981-1985).

 

  • As Vice President, TVIS, incubated and tested potential new interactive businesses for Time Inc., including teletext, videotext (pre-Internet) and video games. Pioneered technology and content. (Reported to Jerry Levin).

 

  • As Manager of Financial Analysis for Time Life Films and Time Life Television (1981-1982), planned backward integration into video entertainment, feature movies, network TV production, TV syndication, BBC TV co-productions.

 

  • As Business Manager, Time Life Video (1980-1981), was pioneer in videocassette and DVD business, acquiring rights, selling through retail and mail order.

 

Journalist, Editor, Producer – London and New York                                                                      1973 – 1978

 

  • Press Officer United Nations. Set up newswire service for Third World countries. 
  • Features sub-editor for TV Times, the youngest at UK’s 2nd largest circulation weekly. 
  • Editor, The Chemical Engineer, successfully repositioned and redesigned staid technical magazine.
  • Garrett Johnson & Associates: formed partnerships, sold ads to raise funds for charities.
  • Associate Producer, MultiMedia Ent, co-produced TV revival of Strindberg play.

MONICA GERARD-SHARP

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

  • Columbia University Graduate Business School – MBA Finance, Marketing and International Business1980. (Invited back to lecture 1983-1985)
  • University of Warwick – BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Literature, 1973
  • Honors: Bronfman Fellow (top fellowship), Columbia University 1978-1980 and Dean’s List, Beta Gamma Sigma

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

  • Editor of Everyman’s United Nations, standard textbook still in print.
  • Contributing editor to Asia Pacific Forum, Transactions of the United Nations, The UN Chronicle; published in The Antique Collector, Development Forum, The National Enquirer.

 

 

NON-PROFIT AFFILIATIONS

 

  • Theatre for a New Audience, Executive Committee of the Board, 2006-
  • American Associates of the National Theatre, US Board, 2006-
  • Historic Royal Palaces, Development Board, 2005-7; 2016-
  • American Museum of Natural History, Advisory Board, 1998-2010
  • Central Park Conservancy, founded and co-chaired The Halloween Ball, 1995-2006
  • Chances for Children, President 2001-2004; National Advisory Board 1995-2001
  • Royal Court Theatre, established American Friends of the RCT, Founding President 1998-2001
  • Help the Aged, UK, Treasurer, National Development Board, 1990-1994
  • The Richmond Theatre, UK, Trustee, 1992-1994
  • Communications Bridge, Director, 1982-1987
  • Professional with the United Nations, NY HQ, 1975-1978


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