Richard Parsons

Richard Parsons

Senior Advisor
Providence Equity Partners, LLC

Richard Parsons is a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Partners, Inc., a leading private equity investment firm specializing in media, communications and information companies.  He is the former Chairman of the Board of Citigroup, Inc.  Prior to serving in those roles, he was the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Time Warner Inc., the world’s largest media and entertainment company, from 2002 to 2008.  In its January 2005 edition of America’s Best CEOs, Institutional Investor magazine named Mr. Parsons the top CEO in the entertainment industry.  From May through September, 2014, Mr. Parsons served as the Interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers.