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Tolman Geffs

Tolman Geffs
Managing Director

Tolman Geffs, a Managing Director with JEGI, represents online media, interactive marketing services, and technology companies, as well as broader media businesses seeking to expand in high growth new media markets. Notable engagements include:

Sale of KnowledgeStorm to TechTarget;
Sale of Venture Direct to Plattform Holdings and Arlington Capital;
Sale of Healia to Meredith Corporation;
$50+ million investment in Gorilla Nation Media by Great Hill Partners;
Sale of Cymfony to Taylor Nelson Sofres;
Sale of Gorilla Nation Media’s Quizilla to MTV Networks (Viacom);
Sale of Klipmart to DoubleClick;
Sale of PointRoll to Gannett;
Sale of Bitpipe to TechTarget; and
Sale of Moreover Technologies to VeriSign.

Mr. Geffs brings a unique combination of experience as a CEO and business builder in both traditional and new media companies, as well as in corporate finance and M&A. Prior to joining JEGI, Mr. Geffs was CEO of Internet Broadcasting Systems, a national network of 70 local television Web sites operated in partnership with NBC, Hearst, The Washington Post Company and other major broadcasters. With a staff of 250, IBS remains one of the earliest old/new cross-media platforms to achieve both scale and profitability. Previously, Mr. Geffs held a series of senior executive positions in magazine publishing. He began his career in the M&A department of Lehman Brothers, and also consulted for media companies with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Geffs earned an MBA from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar and a BA in English and a BS in Engineering Physics with Honors from the University of California at Berkeley.

Interested parties may contact Mr. Geffs via e-mail, or at the firm's address.

Tolman Geffs Managing Director

Tolman Geffs
Managing Director