Speaker Profile

Ezra Kucharz
President, CBS Local Digital Media

Ezra Kucharz was named president of CBS Local Digital Media in February 2010. He is responsible for conceiving and executing the company’s local online media strategy utilizing the combined assets and digital operations of CBS’ 29 television stations and CBS Radio’s more than three-dozen news, sports and talk stations.

Kucharz joined CBS from FiLife.com, an IAC and Dow Jones personal finance joint venture, where he served as president and general manager of the financial question and answer platform that connected people who had personal finance questions to experts in the field.

Kucharz has more than 15 years experience creating, evolving and managing a number of leading Internet properties. From 2007 to 2008, he was executive vice president, North American online and global platforms, at Oberon Media. Prior to that, he held various senior level positions at NBC Universal, including chief operating officer for iVillage following its acquisition by the media company in 2006; senior vice president, digital innovation; and senior vice president, digital media.

The United States Tennis Association hired Kucharz in 2001 as its managing director, advanced media. During his tenure he was charged with implementing the strategic vision for the new USTA business unit. In 1995 he founded one of the first online digital sports media companies, Total Sports.

Kucharz earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston University in biomedical engineering and worked for NASA in its space shuttle and space station medical operations departments following graduation. He later earned master’s degrees in engineering management and medical informatics at the University of Houston and Duke University, respectively.