Kay Koplovitz Founder of USA Network, and Chairman and CEO of Koplovitz & Co. LLC. Kay Koplovitz is the Founder of USA Network, a company launched in 1977, and later expanded to introduce the Sci-Fi Channel and USA Networks International. Ms. Koplovitz served as Chairperson & CEO until the company was sold for $4.5 Billion in 1998. Presently, Ms. Koplovitz is the Chairman of the Board of Liz Claiborne Inc., a $5 billion company that designs and markets an extensive range of women’s and men’s fashion and accessories. She has served on the boards of Oracle, Nabisco, Instinet and General Re.

Ms. Koplovitz created Springboard Enterprises which was launched in 2000 to raise venture capital for women entrepreneurs. Since its inception, Springboard Enterprises has presented over 360 companies that have raised over $4.billion in new capital. She is also the co-founder of Boldcap Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early and mid-stage technology, media and health sciences companies. She is the author of, Bold Women, Big Ideas (May ’02), which she wrote to inform and inspire women entrepreneurs to create wealth through equity. Ms. Koplovitz is a frequent speaker and contributor on media, capital formation, corporate governance and leadership.

Blog Entries by Kay Koplovitz

B-School Retraining: Gordon Gekkos Need Not Apply

Posted March 17, 2009 | 03:02 PM (EST)


"Is it time to retrain B-Schools?" was the headline in Sunday's New Tork Times article by Kelley Holland.

I say it's not only time to retrain business schools in the face of the unprecedented fiscal and risk management failure we face today, it's imperative. The core curriculum needs...

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At Last, Steve Forbes and I Agree

20 Comments | Posted March 6, 2009 | 01:41 PM (EST)


At Last, Steve Forbes and I agree: Get rid of onerous mark to market accounting rules, institute the uptick rule for short sellers and enforce rules for naked short selling.

There aren't many topics relating to policy on which Steve Forbes and I agree. But his...

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What's wrong with this picture? Why shouldn't the federal government invest in the infrastructure that supports entrepreneurial innovation.

2 Comments | Posted March 2, 2009 | 04:37 PM (EST)


Some surprisingly good ideas have come out of blogs posted in response to my call for Federal investment in VC funds. Clearly, there are strong opinions about whether it is a good idea or not to involve the federal government as an investor in the innovation economy. I say, if...

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It's Time for a Federal Fund of VC Funds

11 Comments | Posted February 24, 2009 | 02:40 PM (EST)


Thomas L. Friedman makes a strong argument for investing in the future not the past, in this Sunday's (February 23rd ) New York Times editorial "Start Up The Risk Takers". He argues that putting $20 billion to work in the areas of technology and innovation with entrepreneurs who can...

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China's Oprah Winfrey, Yang Lan Leads Media Convergence Initiative

Posted April 21, 2008 | 01:53 PM (EST)


We have heard about media convergence for nearly a decade now: how media will be available how we want it, when we want it and where we want it. While we are making strides on fulfilling this prophecy, one woman has already done it. We heard from her at the...

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The Marriage of Women, Media and Money (My Version of Marrying for the Money)

Posted April 1, 2008 | 04:20 PM (EST)


It's my passion to connect women entrepreneurs to funding. When I co-founded Springboard Enterprises in 2000, we didn't know what was possible. Eight years later, Springboard Enterprises has presented 360 companies nationwide, which have raised over $4 billion. Over a third of these companies have had positive returns...

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