Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 10, 2003
ROBERT E. CHMIEL is Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating
Officer of Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. He joined
Brilliant from Phase2Media, Inc., where he was President and
Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of this privately held
Internet advertising sales and marketing firm. Mr. Chmiel
spearheaded Phase2Media's successful capital raising efforts,
which resulted in over $28 million invested in two venture led
rounds. Before that, Mr. Chmiel was Chief Financial Officer for
barnesandnoble.com prior to the company's IPO. Mr. Chmiel began
his entertainment-related experience with The Walt Disney
Company, where he served as Vice President, Finance and
Operations for the original team which launched Disney's Online
operations, after having joined the company in 1992 as Director
of Finance and Operations for Disney Magazine Publishing. Mr.
Chmiel earned his MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the
University of Pennsylvania in 1987 and his BA in Economics from
The College of the Holy Cross in 1982. Profile
Brilliant Digital today.
Mr. Chmiel: Brilliant Digital is basically in two businesses
today. First and foremost is our Altnet
