Ben Grad

Principal
Riverloft Advisors

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Ben Grad is a media and content executive specializing in driving growth and profitability for streaming businesses. He is currently principal at Riverloft Advisors, a digital media advisory firm.

As SVP, Head of Strategic Partnerships & Operations at FuboTV, the live streaming TV platform, Ben launched and scaled multiple growth businesses to profitability, including Fubo Sports Network, Fubo Canada, and Fubo’s free-to-consumer offering. He helped drive the company's successful exit to Disney in Q4 2025.

Previously, as Fubo’s SVP, Head of Content Strategy and Acquisition, he architected the content offering that grew Fubo from 65k to 1M+ subscribers, drove gross profitability, and supported a successful listing on the NYSE.

Ben joined Fubo in 2017 after a decade at Verizon, where he led content strategy and acquisition efforts with major content providers and sports rights holders, generating $2 billion in savings over a five-year period. He created Verizon’s industry-changing Custom TV offering, and launched Verizon’s EST business.

Earlier in his career, Ben held strategy and partnership roles at Time Warner, Inc., Fuse, and Universal Music Group. He began his career at Marakon Associates, a strategy consulting firm.

Ben holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton and an MBA in finance and marketing from Wharton.

Streaming Media Connect December 2025