Ken Ikeda

Ken is a veteran of independent media, having led a range of organizations, including Public Media Company, BAVC Media, Public Radio Capital and the Association of Independents in Radio. Board service includes KALW Radio, Center for Asian American Media, and Greater Public. He is a founding partner of the media and strategy group, Studiotobe, with clients that include The Afro, the James B. McClatchy Foundation, A-Doc, Microsoft News, and the Henry Luce Foundation. Beyond M&A, strategy and infrastructure, news spaces for discovery and storytelling are his passions. Ken co-architected the music platform VuHaus (now NPR Live Sessions) and his Executive Producer credits include the podcast series Viewers Like Us and Self Evident.