Senior Management
Michael Borchetta
Chief Executive Officer
Michael is the co-founder of M2 Media Group and a veteran in the magazine publishing industry. Prior to M2, Michael was a Vice President at Synapse, a division of Time, Inc., where he founded and presided over freebizmag.com, a leading distributor of business and trade publications. Formerly he was Vice President of Circulation at The Petersen Companies—publisher of more than 100 consumer magazines—where he was responsible for more than $100 million of circulation revenue. Michael served as part of the Executive Team responsible for buying the company from Robert Petersen, taking the company public and selling the company to Emap, LLC through a stock buyout for a return of nearly $1 billion. In 2010, Michael was named a semi-finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Metro New York area. He holds one patent and has authored two additional patents pending. Michael holds a BA from The Colorado College.
Michael Frank
President
Michael is the co-founder of M2 Media Group and has an extensive background in partnership development. Prior to M2, Michael was an Executive Director at Synapse, a division of Time, Inc., where he headed sales and business development for its interactive group. He oversaw one of the company's largest partnerships, with Amazon.com, managing operations for 1,000+ consumer magazine titles. Formerly, he was VP of Business Development at Vcommerce Corporation where he helped grow the venture-backed start-up into a leading provider of outsourced e-commerce services. He has also held business development positions at AOL and Cendant Corporation. Earlier in his career Michael was president and founder of TCL Sports, the largest network of corporate sports leagues in Boston. In 2010, he was named a semi-finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Metro New York area. Michael holds a BA from Boston College, a JD from Suffolk University, and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Dave Rock
Vice President, Publisher Relations
Dave serves as Vice President, Publisher Relations at M2 where he oversees sales, strategy and management of the company's magazine publisher clients. Prior to M2, he was Vice President, Circulation at Ziff Davis Media, where he presided over Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official PlayStation Magazine. During his tenure at Ziff, Dave was a member of the Magazine Directors Advisory Committee (MDAC) and ran for a Magazine Director seat. In 2006, Folio Magazine named Dave to its "Top 40 Most Influential People in the Industry." Before Ziff, Dave was a National Sales Director at Zinio, a leader in digital magazine services. Prior, he was Director, Publisher Relations at Synapse, a division of Time, Inc., where he co-founded freebizmag.com, a leading distributor of B2B publications. Dave holds a BA from Jacksonville University.
