Jim Ramo
Chief Executive Officer
Movielink

Jim Ramo's 25 years of experience in the delivery of entertainment and information has made him a leading member of the broadcast, cable and satellite industries. His credentials range from executive positions in Fortune 500 companies to start-ups where he has built a reputation for using new technologies to broaden the distribution of content to consumers. From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Ramo was vice president of Hughes Communications (the forerunner of PanAm Sat) responsible for sales to the cable and broadcast industry. Most notably, from 1990-1997, he was a primary founder, and executive vice-president of DIRECTV, the industry leading DBS company. Following DIRECTV, he was COO of TVN Entertainment and CEO of Geocast Network Systems from 1997 to 2000. Before Hughes, he was a vice president at Times Mirror Cable Television, a manager at TRW Datacom International and a director of finance at CBS Television. Most recently, Mr. Ramo was in residence at Shelter Ventures, LLC, consulting for various communications companies and initiating investment opportunities in new media for this $200 million fund. Mr. Ramo has a M.S. degree from London School of Economics and a B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. He has two adult children and he and his wife and teenage daughter live in Los Angeles.