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James Brennan, President
A Los Angeles-based new media and technology consultant, Mr. Brennan has over a decade of experience working with leading interactive media and entertainment industry clients to plan and manage the implementation of new business ventures, content and community strategies, and technology infrastructures to support digital publishing, online gaming, PPV/VOD distribution, and interactive television programming.

Prior to Mandalan Media, Mr. Brennan co-founded and served as President/CEO of content management services company Experiant, where he raised investment funding and led the startup in its development of a multi-platform content production system to enable creation and deployment of content across multiple iTV, VOD, and web distribution channels. Mr. Brennan was previously Director of Strategy for the New Ventures division at Internet consulting firm USWeb/CKS, where he was responsible for overseeing overall marketing and technology strategy work for new media ventures. Mr. Brennan was previously a technology manager in the Media & Entertainment practice at Accenture, where he helped launch new online businesses for various leading consumer media and technology brands and led the development of several entertainment industry initiatives such as SmartStudio™, an online collaboration center for film and television production.

Mr. Brennan is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He has served as an advisor to the American Film Institute's Enhanced Television program, where he has developed interactive storyboards and managed digital production of enhanced TV prototypes for PBS documentaries "This Far By Faith" and "Accordion Dreams."

Mr. Brennan attended Duke University where he received bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.