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Ajit Dalvi has been a director of Outdoor Channel Holdings since May 2007. Dalvi is a former senior media executive and a recognized cable industry expert. He began his professional career at Coca-Cola USA in 1971 and was brand director for the company flagship brand when he joined the cable TV industry. Dalvi joined Cox Communications Inc. in 1982 and served for 17 years in various senior management positions involving oversight of marketing, programming, ad sales, research and programming investments. He retired from Cox as senior vice president in June 1999 but continued to be a senior advisor to the company until June 2006. During his tenure at Cox, Dalvi was involved in a number of start-up programming ventures including E! Entertainment Television, Outdoor Life Network (now Versus) and SpeedVision (now SPEED). He was also a founding director of The Discovery Channel and served on the board for 13 years. Acknowledging Dalvi pioneering contributions to the growth and development of the cable television industry, the National Cable Television Association honored Dalvi with the Vanguard Award. He currently serves on the board and the audit committee of Scientific Learning Corporation. Previously, he served as a director of iVillage until the company was sold to NBC Universal, as well as on the boards of cable industry trade organizations Cable Television Marketing Association (CTAM), Cable Advertising Bureau (CAB) and CTAM Educational Foundation. Dalvi earned his B.A. from the University of Mumbai (formerly the University of Bombay) and his M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahemedabad. | 