He was named managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston (or CSFB) in 1999 and headed its entertainment and digital media efforts under Frank Quattrone.

Wiesenthal told The New York Times, "We asked ourselves the tough questions in each of Sony Pictures’ businesses to ensure the underlying economics made sense in the current environment.

During his tenure, Wiesenthal oversaw all financial aspects of Sony Corporation of America across its operating companies, including budget setting, long range planning, capital, and financing decisions.

Wiesenthal traveled to the Middle East and met Jackson in Dubai to inform him that Sony had backers from Citi who were willing to refinance his ATV debt on much better terms.

[10] After obtaining greater authority over the operations of Sony/ATV, Wiesenthal led Sony/ATV's acquisitions of the Leiber Stoller and Viacom's Famous Music catalogs in 2007.

"[12] In 2008, Wiesenthal and his corporate development team enabled Sony to be the first company to transmit a feature film directly to internet-connected televisions that were not covered by conventional cable and satellite distributors.

In 2010, Wiesenthal and David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery Communications, conceived of and structured a partnership bringing together the largest players in 3D to create the world's first 24-hour 3D network.

[17] In 2011, Wiesenthal orchestrated a complex deal acquiring EMI Publishing for $2.2 billion to an investor consortium led by Sony.

"[19] Billboard described Wiesenthal as a "winner" in the deal: he helped assemble a consortium of investors to buy EMI Music Publishing.

As a result of the transaction, Sony now controls the largest collection of publishing copyrights in the world.”[20] Bob Pittman, CEO of Clear Channel Communications said, "He took it from being insignificant to being the biggest.

[22] On January 2, 2013, Wiesenthal was hired as Chief Operating Office, Warner Music Group in an effort to bolster the company's M&A, corporate development, and digital initiatives.

[23] In September 2013, Wiesenthal led the effort to architect and launch a multi-platform alliance between Warner Music Group and Clear Channel Communications, the largest radio station operator in the United States.

With the Discover feature, companies could refresh “videos daily [and] create major promotional opportunities that [would] be monetized through sponsorship and advertising,” Wiesenthal stated in an interview with Billboard.

[2] Rob Wiesenthal incubated Blade in early 2014 as the first digitally powered short-distance aviation and Urban Air Mobility platform.

[28] Blade's first Short Distance route was launched in 2014, offering passenger service between Manhattan, Southampton, East Hampton, and Montauk.

Blade's large network of operators enables fliers to arrange a Bounce helicopter flight and depart in as little as 20 minutes from booking.

[32] In addition to single engine, twin-engine, and cabin class helicopters, Blade also utilizes amphibious seaplanes, turboprops, and jet aircraft for certain routes.

Blade’s asset-light model, strategic network of 12 passenger terminals (including three in India) consumer-to-cockpit technology stack, over 200,000 users, and strong brand profile, will enable it to make seamless transition for Electric Vertical Aircraft (“EVA” or “eVTOL”).

The stock offering was handled through the merger of Experience Investment Corp. (sponsored by KSL Capital Partners) with BLADE Urban Air Mobility, Inc.

[37][38] In September 2021, Blade announced the acquisition of Trinity Air Medical, a nationwide organ logistics and transportation company, for an upfront purchase price of $23 million.

[citation needed] In May 2022, Blade announced it would acquire the asset-light commercial passenger transport activities of three European urban air mobility operators - Monacair SAM, Héli Sécurité and Azur Hélicoptère.

[3] In 2010, Wiesenthal was an inductee of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders, along with Sergey Brin of Google, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Peter Thiel of PayPal, and others.

[44] He serves on the board of directors of Entercom Communications Corp., the fourth largest radio broadcaster in the U.S., TripAdvisor, Inc. (the second largest East Coast-based Internet company by market capitalization),[45] global pay-TV network operator Starz as well as Jawbone,[46] a leading connected consumer device company specializing in personal wellness technology and audio products.