Ed Vicent

Ed Vincent is the founder and CEO of festivalPass, the world's first live event subscription membership across music, film, food & wine, theater, tech & innovation and more. Access thousands of live events nationally and hotels globally for one monthly fee.  

Ed is a Web 3 evangelist who believes we are in the very early stages of a new economy built on the fundamental opportunities that the blockchain provides both technically and philosophically.   As the architect of the Festival Family Lifetime Founder NFT providing lifetime access to the festivalPass platform and $1,200 of credits to redeem annually in perpetuity, he has developed instant utility for NFT holders and a plan to offer that utility to other NFT communities.

Previously, Ed was the founder and a partner in Predict Ventures, a holding company for Predict Analytics, Connected Intelligence and Higher Intelligence.  Predict was the trusted data and strategy adviser to some of the biggest brands in the entertainment and media industry.  Predict provided unique and extensive expertise in the film, television, and the media industry. Clients have included MoviePass, AMC Networks, WEtv, IFC, Sundance Channel, A+E, Lifetime, History Channel, Corus Entertainment, MovieTickets.com, Screenvision and dozens of other entertainment and media companies.

Mr. Vincent has been an entrepreneur for more than 20 years following a 6 years investment banking career.  During his time as an entrepreneur, Ed has created Citystuff (sold to eCommerce Solutions in 2001), Vincent Partners (a 70 person experiential agency) and SimplyEngage (acquired by Modomodo in 2014). 

Ed is a member of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), has a BS in Finance from TCNJ and graduated from the prestigious Entrepreneurial Masters Program (EMP) at MIT.

There were 3 girls that stole Ed’s Heart.  They call him dad.

Ed would prefer to be in flip flops and after 23 years as a resident of downtown NYC, he calls Austin, TX home.