Robert F. Callahan is a Special Advisor at General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, where he focuses on investments in the Media & Consumer sector.

Mr. Callahan previously served as the CEO of Ziff Davis Media, where he guided the successful digital growth of the Company for six years culminating with the sale of Ziff Davis Enterprise.

Prior to Ziff Davis Media, Mr. Callahan spent twenty years at Cap Cities/ABC/The Walt Disney Company in both broadcast and publishing. He was most recently President of ABC, the $6 billion Broadcasting Group, where he managed the ABC TV Network including: ABC News, ABC Sports, ABC Primetime, ABC Daytime, ABC sales, marketing, digital and financial operations; the 10 ABC-owned TV stations; the 54 ABC-owned radio stations; and the ABC Radio Networks.

Mr. Callahan's roles in radio and television are predated by his senior executive positions at Capital Cities' Fairchild Publishing, where he oversaw operations for 13 publications covering the cable TV, electronics, and metals industries. He began his career in planning and account management at Young & Rubicam, McCann Erickson and Wells, Rich, Greene.

Mr. Callahan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas' Journalism School.

Board participation both past and present includes: Network Solutions Inc., Webloyalty.com, National Parks Conservation Association, Education Corporation of America, National Association of Broadcasters, Radio Network Association, International Radio and Television Society, Gateway School, Magazine Publishers Association, American Business Media, New York United Hospital, College TV Network and Ziff Davis Holdings.