Kraig G. Fox is a seasoned advisor, investor and operator in the music, live
entertainment, media and cannabis industries. Over a 30 + year career, Mr. Fox has been
a founding member and lead strategist behind some of the worlds leading media and
entertainment companies and has overseen strategic M&A in excess of $10b.
Mr. Fox began his career working with Robert FX Sillerman in the consolidation of the
United States radio industry in the early 1990’s. After an aggressive acquisition strategy,
those stations were sold off to form the foundation for what today is iHeart Media.
Following the sale, Mr. Fox was part of the founding team of what is now Live Nation
where he was Chief Corporate Development Officer from 1995 until 2000 overseeing the
global consolidation of the live entertainment industry into the world’s largest owner and
operator of live entertainment promoters and producers.
Following the sale of Live Nation, Mr. Fox was a founder and Chief Operating Officer of
Core Media where he ultimately oversaw the operations of this publicly traded company,
including the estate of Elvis Presley, the intellectual property rights of Muhammad Ali,
American Idol (including television, records, live tours, artist management and
sponsorships) and So You Think You Can Dance. Core Media was ultimately sold to
Apollo Global Management in a “go private” transaction.
Following the sale of Core Media, Mr. Fox became a Senior Managing Director of
Eldridge Industries (a successor entity to the media assets of Guggenheim Partners)
where he focused on Eldridge’s overall strategy in the media and entertainment spaces, as
well as the management of its media and entertainment investments, which included dick
clark productions, Billboard Magazine and the Hollywood Reporter.
In addition, together with Activist Artist Management, Mr. Fox, is a co-manager of Bob
Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, including all of his professional endeavors.
Since 2014, Mr. Fox has been an active investor, advisor and operator in the cannabis
space and is a managing partner of a boutique cannabis fund. Mr. Fox is also the founder
and principal of U-Bet Advisory, a media, live event and cannabis advisory business
where he focuses on executive coaching, strategic planning, M&A and capital raising.
Mr. Fox is a graduate of Syracuse’s University’s SI Newhouse School of Public
Communications where he was named part of the 50 Forward, acknowledging the
accomplishments of 50 Newhouse Alumni in celebration of the schools 50th anniversary.
Mr. Fox also has a JD from Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Dean School of Law.