Scott Ginsburg
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Scott Ginsburg is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of DG FastChannel (NASDAQ: DGIT), serving on its board of directors
since 1998.
He is also the owner of Boardwalk Auto Group.
. He worked for two Iowa Congressmen: U.S. Congressman John C. Culver
and U.S. Senator Dick Clark
. From 1975 until 1981, Mr. Ginsburg worked in a professional capacity of Staff Director and later as Staff Director and General Counsel
of the U.S. Senate
Labor’s Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor. He also worked for the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Social Security
and Medicare
. U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson
of Wisconsin chaired both of these Subcommittees. In 1981, Mr. Ginsburg left his employment with the U.S. Congress
and began a career in private industry
.
to enter the radio broadcasting industry. In 1983, Mr. Ginsburg acquired his first radio station
and founded Statewide Broadcasting. From 1983 until 1987, this station group expanded from AM and FM radio
stations in three Florida cities to include large markets such as Dallas and Chicago. In 1987, Mr. Ginsburg and Cecil Heftel
formed H & G Communications, and added Los Angeles, Chicago and Honolulu radio stations in the group. In 1988, Mr. Ginsburg established Evergreen Media Corporation, which focused on the nation’s largest media markets. Mr. Ginsburg took the company public in 1993.
In 1997, Mr. Ginsburg co-founded Chancellor Media Corporation (NYSE: AFM), with Tom Hicks
of Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst. Chancellor Broadcasting merged with Evergreen Media Corporation. Mr. Ginsburg served as Chancellor’s Chief Executive Officer
and a Director. From 1987 until 1998, the radio group headed by Mr. Ginsburg moved from the 25th ranked radio group, as measured by Miller Kaplan revenue reports, to become the top billing radio group in the United States.
DG FastChannel was ranked fifth on the 2009 Fortune Small Business
list of nation’s 100 Fastest Growing Small Public Companies. They also ranked fifth for the 2009 Fortune Fastest Growing Companies in the World listing.
in 1998, Mr. Ginsburg founded the Boardwalk Auto Group. Between 1998 and 2005, he added Audi
, Volkswagen
, Ferrari
, Maserati
and Lamborghini
to the Dallas dealership group.
Boardwalk Auto Group was named the “Number 1 Fastest Growing Privately-Held Company
” in Dallas-Ft. Worth by Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business
and Dallas Business Journal. Mr. Ginsburg recently acquired a Ferrari/Maserati dealership in San Francisco, CA.
s. He served as a member of the Honorary Board of Directors of AFI Dallas.
He helped found and served a term as Chairman of IPC, a worldwide organization of health professionals dedicated to the treatment and cure of psoriasis. He is a member of the Georgetown Law School’s
Board of Visitors.
Mr. Ginsburg and his family have supported numerous charitable causes over the past 20 years including: Georgetown Law School, the Greenhill School, Shelton School, the Dallas Arboretum, the Dallas Symphony,] the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, the AFI Dallas, as well as many other charitable organizations throughout the Dallas community.
from George Washington University
, and his Juris Doctor
ate degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He lives in Dallas with his wife and two sons. He also has two adult children, one of whom is Drew Ginsburg from Bravo's reality TV series, Most Eligible Dallas. Mr. Ginsburg has appeared on several episodes.
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
since 1998.
He is also the owner of Boardwalk Auto Group.
U.S. Congress
From 1971 until 1981, Mr. Ginsburg worked in the U.S. Congress while attending college and law schoolLaw school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
. He worked for two Iowa Congressmen: U.S. Congressman John C. Culver
John Culver
John Chester Culver is an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Iowa in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate....
and U.S. Senator Dick Clark
Dick Clark (senator)
Richard Clarence "Dick" Clark represented the state of Iowa in the United States Senate from 1973 to 1979.Clark, a Democrat, was only successful in his first election for the Senate when he defeated Republican incumbent, Jack R. Miller in 1972. Clark received 662,637 votes to Miller's 530,525...
. From 1975 until 1981, Mr. Ginsburg worked in a professional capacity of Staff Director and later as Staff Director and General Counsel
General Counsel
A general counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. The term is most used in the United States...
of the U.S. Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Labor’s Subcommittee on Employment, Poverty and Migratory Labor. He also worked for the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Social Security
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.The original Social Security Act and the current version of the Act, as amended encompass several social welfare and social insurance programs...
and Medicare
Medicare (United States)
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...
. U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Anton Nelson was an American politician from Wisconsin who served as a United States Senator and governor. A Democrat, he was the principal founder of Earth Day.-Public service and leadership:...
of Wisconsin chaired both of these Subcommittees. In 1981, Mr. Ginsburg left his employment with the U.S. Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
and began a career in private industry
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state...
.
Radio days
From 1981 until 1983, Mr. Ginsburg formulated a business planBusiness plan
A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. It may also contain background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals....
to enter the radio broadcasting industry. In 1983, Mr. Ginsburg acquired his first radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
and founded Statewide Broadcasting. From 1983 until 1987, this station group expanded from AM and FM radio
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
stations in three Florida cities to include large markets such as Dallas and Chicago. In 1987, Mr. Ginsburg and Cecil Heftel
Cecil Heftel
Cecil Landau Heftel, popularly known as Cec Heftel was an American politician and businessman from Hawai'i...
formed H & G Communications, and added Los Angeles, Chicago and Honolulu radio stations in the group. In 1988, Mr. Ginsburg established Evergreen Media Corporation, which focused on the nation’s largest media markets. Mr. Ginsburg took the company public in 1993.
In 1997, Mr. Ginsburg co-founded Chancellor Media Corporation (NYSE: AFM), with Tom Hicks
Tom Hicks
Thomas Ollis Hicks, Sr. , is an American 'leveraged buyout' businessman living in Dallas, Texas. Despite Forbes Magazine estimating Hicks' wealth at USD 1 billion in 2009, Hicks was unable to pay off joint loans of circa £200 million the following year...
of Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst. Chancellor Broadcasting merged with Evergreen Media Corporation. Mr. Ginsburg served as Chancellor’s Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
and a Director. From 1987 until 1998, the radio group headed by Mr. Ginsburg moved from the 25th ranked radio group, as measured by Miller Kaplan revenue reports, to become the top billing radio group in the United States.
DG FastChannel
DG FastChannel was created when DG Systems and FastChannel Networks merged in 2006. DG FastChannel is a provider of digital media services to the advertising, entertainment and broadcast industries. The company has an online media distribution network that is used by advertisers and agencies, and online radio, television, cable, network and print publishing destinations.DG FastChannel was ranked fifth on the 2009 Fortune Small Business
Fortune Small Business
Fortune Small Business ' was a magazine published ten times each year. The publication was a joint venture by The Fortune Group at Time Inc. and American Express Small Business Services...
list of nation’s 100 Fastest Growing Small Public Companies. They also ranked fifth for the 2009 Fortune Fastest Growing Companies in the World listing.
Auto dealer
Starting with a single Porsche dealership located in Dallas, TexasDallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
in 1998, Mr. Ginsburg founded the Boardwalk Auto Group. Between 1998 and 2005, he added Audi
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
, Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
, Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...
, Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...
and Lamborghini
Lamborghini
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly referred to as Lamborghini , is an Italian car manufacturer. The company was founded by manufacturing magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963, with the objective of producing a refined grand touring car to compete with established offerings from marques like...
to the Dallas dealership group.
Boardwalk Auto Group was named the “Number 1 Fastest Growing Privately-Held Company
Privately held company
A privately held company or close corporation is a business company owned either by non-governmental organizations or by a relatively small number of shareholders or company members which does not offer or trade its company stock to the general public on the stock market exchanges, but rather the...
” in Dallas-Ft. Worth by Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business
Cox School of Business
The Cox School of Business is a business school at Southern Methodist University offering a full range of business education programs.Degrees include , full-time Master of Business Administration , , , Master of Science in Management , Master of Science in Accounting , and a Master of Science in...
and Dallas Business Journal. Mr. Ginsburg recently acquired a Ferrari/Maserati dealership in San Francisco, CA.
Philanthropic history
Mr. Ginsburg is involved in Dallas arts community, serving as a board member or past board member of the Dallas Symphony, the Dallas Arboretum and the Greenhill and Shelton private schoolPrivate school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
s. He served as a member of the Honorary Board of Directors of AFI Dallas.
He helped found and served a term as Chairman of IPC, a worldwide organization of health professionals dedicated to the treatment and cure of psoriasis. He is a member of the Georgetown Law School’s
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
Board of Visitors.
Mr. Ginsburg and his family have supported numerous charitable causes over the past 20 years including: Georgetown Law School, the Greenhill School, Shelton School, the Dallas Arboretum, the Dallas Symphony,] the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, the AFI Dallas, as well as many other charitable organizations throughout the Dallas community.
Education and Personal Life
Mr. Ginsburg earned his Bachelor’s degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
from George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
, and his Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
ate degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He lives in Dallas with his wife and two sons. He also has two adult children, one of whom is Drew Ginsburg from Bravo's reality TV series, Most Eligible Dallas. Mr. Ginsburg has appeared on several episodes.
Various mentions in the press
- Forbes, Scott Ginsburg Profile http://people.forbes.com/profile/scott-k-ginsburg-j-d-/26210
- Business Week, Scott Ginsburg, Executive Profile http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=209495&ric=DGIT.O
- New York Times, S.E.C. Names 3 in Insider-Trading Lawsuit http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/10/business/sec-names-3-in-insider-trading-lawsuit.html
- D Magazine, Big Thinker: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3862/is_200006/ai_n8883635/
- Pegasus News, Scott K. Ginsburg - Current Roles http://www.pegasusnews.com/people/scott-k-ginsburg/
- Highbeam Research, Scott K. Ginsburg and Boardwalk Auto Group Lead Dallas 100 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-94209146.html
- The AutoChannel, Scott K. Ginsburg and Boardwalk Auto Group Lead Dallas 100 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2002/11/14/150491.html