Who is this person?
From the IAC/Corp webpage:
Jason Rapp
Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions
Jason L. Rapp is the Senior Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions for IAC. In this role, he is responsible for identifying, recommending and executing all corporate mergers, acquisitions, investments and divestitures.
Previously, Mr. Rapp worked for seven years at The New York Times Company, as Vice President for Online Development and Associate General Manager of NYTimes.com, and in various roles in corporate development and mergers and acquisitions. During his tenure at The Times Company, Mr. Rapp executed over a dozen corporate development initiatives, including the acquisition of About.com and the investment in New England Sports Ventures, owners of The Boston Red Sox.
Prior to joining The New York Times Company, Mr. Rapp was a vice president at Robinson, Lerer & Montgomery, a communications strategy firm in New York, where he specialized in crisis management, investor relations, media affairs and speechwriting for a variety of corporate clients in the media, entertainment and fashion industries. Prior to that, Mr. Rapp was a political aide in the Clinton White House and for the Democratic National Committee.
Mr. Rapp received an M.B.A. degree with distinction from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Duke University. He is a volunteer fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and lives in New York City with his wife, Eva.
Jason Rapp is one of the kindest, savviest and most knowledgeable people I have met in my life. New York’s digital media community benefits greatly from having Jason in its midst.