Steven Cutler

About Steven Cutler

Steven is currently Chief Operating Officer at Cantina Labs - a social AI company, developing a suite of advanced real-time models that push the boundaries of expression, personality, and realism. We bring characters to life, transforming how people tell stories, connect, and create. We build and power ecosystems. Cantina, our flagship social AI platform, is just the beginning. He was a partner at Pilot Group, a New York-based private equity firm founded by media executive Robert W. Pittman. He joined Pilot Group in 2006 and oversaw all transaction activity and served at the Board level and operationally at portfolio companies. He was formerly Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for IAC (NASDAQ: IAC), overseeing M&A activity across the IAC portfolio, as well as identifying new opportunities outside of the company’s existing focus areas. Prior to IAC, Steven was Executive Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Strategy at iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT), where he led operational priorities, executed global acquisitions and divestitures and represented the company on the Board of the National Association of Broadcasters. Previously, he was an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he worked on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions for media/telecom and consumer/retail companies. He began his career as an analyst at Jupiter Media Metrix Research, helping client companies build the digital aspects of their businesses online and on mobile platforms. He holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.A. from Brown University.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Cantina Labs

   Jan 2023 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US

   Cantina Labs is a social AI company, developing a suite of advanced real-time models that push the boundaries of expression, personality, and realism. We bring characters to life, transforming how people tell stories, connect, and create. We build and power ecosystems. Cantina, our flagship social AI platform, is just the beginning.

Education

• Brown University

  BA

• Columbia Business School

  MBA, Business

• University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

  Chinese Language