# Bimal Kapadia

> Bimal Kapadia is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Meadowlark Media, where he applies more than two decades of digital-media, sports, and business-development experience to creator-led podcasts, documentaries, and series. An alumnus of ESPN and The Players’ Tribune, he also serves on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education, connecting his professional interest in storytelling and the arts with local public service.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Meadowlark Media
- **Organizations:** Meadowlark Media, The Players’ Tribune, ESPN, Acumen Solutions, Sounder.fm, For Soccer Ventures, South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Economics; minor in Art & Art History, College of William & Mary
- **Known for:** Promoted to chief executive officer of Meadowlark Media in October 2025 after serving as chief operating officer from the company’s 2021 launch., Helped launch Meadowlark Media after its $12.6 million Series A financing in 2021., Built a digital-sports career at ESPN spanning mobile publishing, fantasy, streaming, international media, and ESPN FC.

## Career timeline

- **1999-2004** — Worked as a senior consultant at Acumen Solutions.
- **2005** — Joined ESPN as senior manager of ESPN Mobile.
- **2005-2017** — Held strategy and international digital-media roles at ESPN, including senior director for ESPN FC and international digital media.
- **2017-2020** — Led international strategy and later global content and business development at The Players’ Tribune.
- **2020** — Became a strategic advisor to For Soccer Ventures and worked in strategy and development with Sounder.fm.
- **2021** — Joined Meadowlark Media at launch as co-founder and chief operating officer.
- **2024** — Was elected to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education for a 2025-2027 term.
- **2025** — Was promoted from chief operating officer to chief executive officer of Meadowlark Media.
- **2026** — Led Meadowlark as Pablo Torre Finds Out shared the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting for its Aspiration investigative series.

## Achievements

- Promoted to chief executive officer of Meadowlark Media in October 2025 after serving as chief operating officer from the company’s 2021 launch.
- Helped launch Meadowlark Media after its $12.6 million Series A financing in 2021.
- Built a digital-sports career at ESPN spanning mobile publishing, fantasy, streaming, international media, and ESPN FC.
- Served as head of global content and business development at The Players’ Tribune.
- Was elected to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education in November 2024.
- Served as an executive producer on the Meadowlark and SmartLess Media soccer podcast GoalLess.
- Led Meadowlark when Pablo Torre Finds Out shared the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Spoke at a Martha’s Vineyard forum about media, information, and the role of entertaining presentation in delivering serious reporting.
- **2026-06** — William & Mary recognized Kapadia and Meadowlark after Pablo Torre Finds Out shared the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting.
- **2026-05** — Celebrated Meadowlark’s Pulitzer recognition for the Aspiration series and described journalism as central to why the company was started.
- **2026-05** — The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education, on which he serves, received New Jersey School Boards Association board certification.
- **2025-10** — Was named chief executive officer of Meadowlark Media.

## Links

- Website: https://meadowlark-media.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bimal-kapadia-4506bb1

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Last updated: 2026-08-28