Jay Herratti is the executive director of TEDx, a TED initiative devoted to bringing ideas worth spreading to communities all over the world. In this role, he oversees a community that produced more than 20,000 events in over 170 countries, and a digital video archive of more than 100,000 ideas that are viewed nearly 1 billion times annually.
In addition to his role at TED, Herratti has been serving as director on the board of Nutrisystem, a comprehensive, Internet-based weight loss program, and from 2012-2016 he served as director on the board of Constant Contact, a digital-marketing platform to help drive small businesses.
Prior to joining TED, Herratti was CEO of CityGrid Media, Citysearch, Urbanspoon, and Evite -- all part of internet conglomerate IAC -- and prior to that he held senior positions with The Boston Consulting Group and GE Capital.
Herratti has a B.S. in Business & Management from the University of Maryland at College Park, and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainbleu, France.
