Our Board Members

Gary Shenk

Board Member

Executive Profile

Gary Shenk has worked for more than three decades as a CEO and board member of numerous high-growth, Private Equity and Venture-backed portfolio companies across the globe. He currently serves as a Board Member and Operating Partner, working closely with boards and management teams to maximise value creation across their portfolio investments. He has successfully led four company exits. 

Mr. Shenk was the Founding CEO and Executive Chairman of BEN (the Branded Entertainment Network), a Bill Gates-owned private company and the global market leader in product placement and entertainment advertising. Prior to founding BEN, he served as CEO of Bill Gates-owned Corbis, the world’s largest image archive, and as General Manager of FlixMix, a specialty DVD and licensing company owned by Universal Pictures. 

Gary began his career as a Project Leader in the Media and Entertainment practice at The Boston Consulting Group. He is a graduate of Harvard College and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 

Sectors Of Expertise
  • Technology 
  • Media & Entertainment 
  • Consumer 
  • Private Equity & Venture-Backed Portfolio Value Creation 
  • Product Placement, Licensing & Entertainment Advertising 
Positions Held
  • Board Chair — Secret Food Tours 
  • Operating Partner & Chief Growth Officer — Little Lion Entertainment 
  • Board Member — Virtuosos 
  • Board Observer & Operating Partner — Roto 
  • Board Member — Greenhouse Sports 
  • Founder & CEO — BENLabs (Branded Entertainment Network; Bill Gates-owned) 
  • Chief Executive Officer — Corbis (Bill Gates-owned; exit) 
  • Founder & CEO — Greenlight (exit) 
  • General Manager — FlixMix, Universal Pictures 
  • Board Member — Mood Media (exit) 
  • Board Advisor — Jukin Media (exit) 
  • Project Leader — The Boston Consulting Group (Media & Entertainment practice) 
Key Achievements
  • Four successful company exits as CEO and board leader 
  • Founding CEO and Executive Chairman of BEN, a Bill Gates-owned global market leader in product placement and entertainment advertising 
  • CEO of Corbis — at the time the world’s largest image archive, also Bill Gates-owned 
  • Three-plus decades operating as CEO and board member across PE- and VC-backed portfolio companies globally 
  • Harvard College graduate; Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania 
  • Began career in BCG’s Media and Entertainment practice 
Experience