Deal by Deal by Diller - Barry Diller on Technology and Media
Barry Diller is the Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and the Chairman and Senior Executive of Expedia Group. From 1995 to late 2010, Mr. Diller served as the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of IAC. Since December 1992, beginning with QVC, he has served as chief executive for a number of predecessor companies engaged in media and interactivity prior to the formation of IAC. From October 1984 to April 1992, Mr. Diller served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox, Inc. and was responsible for the creation of Fox Broadcasting Company in addition to Fox's motion picture operations.
Jason Rapp is an investment banker in Los Angeles and co-founder of Whisper Advisors, the boutique M&A and strategic advisory firm. Since founding the firm in 2018, Jason and his partners have advised dozens of founders as they pursue their M&A, capital and strategic goals. Prior to Whisper Advisors, Jason was a partner at Science Inc., the incubation firm. Prior to that, Jason was a senior executive in Barry Diller's IAC corporation (Nasdaq:IAC), having run the M&A group and then as CEO of Gifts.com. Before joining IAC, Jason was an executive at The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT).