Rich Bressler is President and Chief Operating Officer of iHeartMedia, Inc., the number one audio company in America, reaching 90% of Americans every month and with the largest audience in broadcast radio, digital radio and podcasting.
Prior to joining iHeartMedia, Bressler was a Managing Director at Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL), a private equity firm. Mr. Bressler also served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Viacom, Inc. from 2001 through 2005; was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Digital Media; and from 1995 to 1999 was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner Inc. Prior Time Inc., Bressler was a partner in the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
Bressler is a director of Gartner, Inc., Civic Entertainment and the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation and previously served as a member of the boards of directors of Nielsen Holdings B.V. and Warner Music Group Corp. and as a member of the J.P. Morgan Chase National Advisory Board.