Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 28, 2001
JAMES 'PT' LUCCHESI, President and CEO of YouthStream Media Networks,
Inc., has more than 20 years of executive management experience,
including a background with entrepreneurial and 'early-stage companies.'
Mr. Lucchesi joined the company as Executive Vice President of
YouthStream, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, when the company
acquired sixdegrees, inc., in early 2000. Mr. Lucchesi had spent the
prior three years at sixdegrees as Chief Financial Officer, where he was
instrumental in bringing the service from its inception to a leading
position in the online community arena, and helping the company raise
more than $28 million. Mr. Lucchesi's entrepreneurial experience is
extensive, having served as Chief Executive Officer of two early-stage
consumer packaged goods firms, and as Chief Operating Officer of Fuel
Tech, Inc., a pollution control technology firm. He received a BA from
Georgetown University in Philosophy in 1979, and an MBA from Harvard
University in 1982. Profile
YouthStream Media Networks?
Mr. Lucchesi: YouthStream Media Networks was founded in 1995 by Harlan
Peltz, our current Chairman.
