Management

Michael StroudMichael Stroud
iHollywood Forum, Inc.
CEO and Co-Founder

About Michael Stroud

Michael has been a professional business journalist for 25 years. He covered technology as a senior writer at Investor's Business Daily, and covered business and entertainment issues as a Los Angeles entertainment correspondent for Bloomberg News. He later covered broadcast networks as the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for Broadcasting and Cable, and spent four years as a correspondent for Wired.com, covering digital entertainment. Michael is now an independent journalist covering technology, entertainment and the wireless industry. He frequently moderates business forums on digital entertainment. His articles have appeared in the Sunday New York Times, Business 2.0, Always On Network and Red Herring. He received a BA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley in 1981, and speaks fluent Mandarin, having lived in Taiwan for five years. You can reach Michael at michael@ihollywoodforum.com

Zahava SrtoudZahava Stroud
iHollywood Forum, Inc.
President and Co-Founder

About Zahava Stroud

Zahava launched iHollywood Forum five years ago, with her husband, business journalist Michael Stroud, as a hobby. They initially produced networking dinners, then began producing conferences in 2001. Zahava handles business development and operations. Zahava has a BA in Sociology from UC Berkeley, and a JD from UC Davis. She joined the California bar in 1985 and practiced law as a trial attorney for 18 years in Los Angeles. She has two tech-addicted teenage children whose favorite pastime is spending their parent's hard earned money on computers, video games, downloads, software and cool cell phones, thus providing the inspiration for the topics of their conferences. You can reach Zahava at zahava@ihollywoodforum.com