AARON MEYERSON

MANAGING DIRECTOR

LOS ANGELES

Aaron Meyerson brings over 20 years of operating experience in the television, film and digital media industries. He has run major TV studios for CBS and Fox and held senior-level programming positions at MTV, Oxygen and New Line Cinema.  As a banker, these positions give Meyerson a unique perspective as he has first-hand knowledge of the rapidly evolving ecosystems of the media industry and the competitive strengths and weaknesses of the players. His deep industry contacts with strategic investors, as well as media financial investors, is an advantage for any Qualia client looking to sell their business or raise growth capital.

Career Highlights

  • Qualia Legacy Advisors: Managing Director

    • Leverages industry knowledge in media and entertainment to advise clients on Strategic M&A, PE Buyouts, Private Placements, Buyside/Rollups and Carveouts

    • Cirque du Soleil: Member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee (current)

  • CBS: President of Programming and Development, CBS TV Distribution (now Paramount)

    • Oversaw TV studio operation, producing and distributing over 2,300 episodes annually

  • Oxygen Media: Led programming division turnaround, resulting in sale to NBCU

  • MTV Networks: Senior VP, Alternative Programming and Current Series

  • Fox TV Studios/Fox Entertainment Group:  Ran documentary and reality production divisions

  • DIC Entertainment/Disney: Created a live action feature division for DIC, resulting in three motion pictures for Disney

  • Shearson Lehman Hutton: Investment banking analyst

Production Experience

Produced several TV series and movies, including:

  • "Dumb and Dumber"

  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

  • "Inspector Gadget"

  • "Above the Rim"

Education and Certifications

  • BA, Economics, UC Berkeley

  • MBA, Stanford University

  • Series 7, 79, and 63 FINRA licenses

Mr. Meyerson is a registered representative of Finalis Securities, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC

ameyerson@qualialegacy.com