 Kay Koplovitz is the founder of USA Networks and the first woman network president in television history. A pioneer in cable television networks and new media ventures, she is a visionary woman who led the emergence of cable television from the backcountry of America to challenge the mighty broadcast networks for coveted audiences. She continues to be a visionary in raising venture capital for women entrepreneurs and in launching new programming companies that challenge the frontiers of the digital age. She is the author of, Bold Women, Big Ideas: Learning to Play the High Risk Entrepreneurial Game, which she wrote to inform and inspire women entrepreneurs to create wealth through equity. Ms. Koplovitz is a pioneer in cable television networks and new media ventures. In 1977, she founded USA Networks, becoming the first female network president in television history. During her tenure at USA , Kay Koplovitz developed the station from an all sports service-where she was the first to negotiate cable rights to major league sports, including Major League Baseball, NBA, and NHL-into a leading provider of original programming around the world. Under her leadership, the Company also launched the SCI FI Channel, one of the top ranked networks in viewership today. After stepping down from USA Networks in 1998, Ms. Koplovitz was appointed Chairman of the National Women's Business Council (NWBC) by President Bill Clinton. Recognizing that access to capital is the key to empowering women in the business arena, Kay Koplovitz and the NWBC staff developed Springboard 2000, a unique enterprise designed to accelerate women's access to the equity markets as both entrepreneurs and investors. Since its launch in January of 2000, Springboard has generated more than $750 million of investment capital and funding for women-owned businesses. In March 2001, Springboard was registered as Springboard Enterprises, which will continue to develop and implement all of the Springboard policies on a national basis. Also in 2000, Ms. Koplovitz created Angels4Equity, a New York-based investment club for high net worth women to foster the growth of early stage companies. Ms. Koplovitz served as Chief Executive Officer of the Working Woman Network from January 2000 to July 2001, implementing the transformation of the workingwoman brand into a multi-media resource of goods and services to serve the fast-growing sector of career-committed, entrepreneurial, corporate and professional woman.
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