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Ed Busby
Chief Strategy Officer at TEGNA
W. Edmond (Ed) Busby is the Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at TEGNA, a major local television broadcaster in the United States. He has held this position since December 2015, where he is responsible for driving strategic initiatives and exploring new growth opportunities for the company.145
Before joining TEGNA, Busby was a Partner at The Boston Consulting Group, focusing on media companies and private equity firms in the media sector. He also served as the Chief Commerce Officer at Softcard, a mobile wallet service that was acquired by Google in 2015. Additionally, he founded Hudson Mobile Advisory, a consulting firm specializing in mobile strategies.134
Busby is an active angel investor, supporting startups in various sectors, including Hispanic media and fintech. He has also taught mobile marketing as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. He holds an MBA in Finance and Media from Columbia and a Bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies from The George Washington University.124