CuriosityStream has appointed Peter Westley as Chief Financial Officer. Westley succeeds Jason Eustace, who has served in the role since February 2020. Westley was most recently with public and private equity investment firm Blum Capital Partners, where he primarily focused on the media and technology sectors and served as Partner and Managing Partner from 2012 until earlier this year.

He will report to Clint Stinchcomb, President and CEO of CuriosityStream. Westley is Chairman of the Board for Avid Technology Inc. Previously, Westley served as managing director in the Technology and Media Groups at Salomon Smith Barney in addition to senior roles at other investment banks, where he focused on the media and technology sectors. In addition to his last decade as senior investment professional, Westley previously helped raise more than $10 billion and advised on more than $2 billion of mergers and acquisitions for internet, media, technology, and telecom clients in over 60 transactions.

Westley received his MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and BA from Dartmouth College.