Kara Nortman

Kara Nortman is the senior vice president, Consumer Businesses for CityGrid Media, an IAC owned online media company that connects web and mobile publishers. In this role, Ms. Nortman is responsible for overseeing the publisher side of the CityGrid Media’s owned properties, which include consumer sites, Citysearch, Insider Pages and Urbanspoon. Previously, Ms. Nortman served as vice president of Mergers and Acquisitions for IAC where she oversaw a number of IAC’s recent moves in the local space including the acquisitions of InsiderPages and Urbanspoon. Prior to IAC, Ms. Nortman worked for Battery Ventures were she focused on investments in the Internet, communications and new media sectors. Ms. Nortman has also held positions at Microsoft and Morgan Stanley. Ms. Nortman holds a B.A. in political science from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University. Kara is married with two children and resides in Los Angeles, Calif.