about me

Juan Lopez-Valcarcel is a passionate participant in the digital media revolution, with 10 years of international experience as a consultant and manager.

Currently, Juan is General Manager for iVillage.com, the leading online destination for Women with over 17 million US unique monthly visitors and 27 million worldwide. The company is owned by NBC Universal (a GE company), after a US$600 million acquisition in 2006.

Previously, Juan was VP Strategy and General Manager for iVillage UK & International initiatives.

Before joining NBC Universal, Juan was a strategy consultant working with Booz Allen Hamilton for Media, Entertainment and Telecom clients. His work experience included project team management and senior client interactions.

Examples of consulting projects:

Corporate Strategy
• International TV channel: assessed growth strategy for studio operations
• Video games publisher: identified strategic priorities for next generation of consoles
• International magazine group: launched business plan for new digital group
• Leading TV network: assessed long term multi-platform advertising strategy
• Major book publisher: developed services strategy in response to digitization trends
• Wireless operator: identified opportunities and pricing model for mobile entertainment

Venture Capital and M&A
• Media company: performed due diligence of a major Latin American investment
• B2B venture capital fund: identified and evaluated attractiveness of investment targets
• Logistics start-up: developed business plan and successfully managed road show
• Leading online travel company: managed international team in valuing acquisition targets
• Private equity group: assessed market value of media software portfolio company

Juan holds a Double Degree in Business Management and Law from ICADE University in Madrid (Spain) and an INSEAD/Wharton MBA.

He speaks fluent Spanish and English, has working knowledge of German and understands French and Portuguese.

This blog started in 2005 and it should be noted that it is a personal not professional blog. All content reflects personal views based on public sources. Opinions expressed here has no connection to Juan’s employer or any other organization.