Kara Nortman, Sarah Harden, Kelly Mullens Brown, Emily White and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy invite you to:
Building Better Boards
Breakfast and a Conversation
with
Anne Sweeney, former co-chair of Disney Media, President of the
Disney–ABC Television Group, and President of Disney Channel
Board Member: Netflix, Mayo Clinic, Tastemade & Fulfillment Fund
In partnership with Upfront Ventures, SVB & theBoardlist
October 4th, 8:30-10:00 am
at the
Upfront offices, 1337 6th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
We hope you can join us!
Please note: as event is being held on Upfront’s roof deck,
we recommend not wearing stilettos or high heels,
they may get caught in the deck!
Anne Sweeney is the former co-chair, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney/ABC Television Group, which includes The Walt Disney Company’s global entertainment and news television properties, owned television stations group, as well as radio and publishing businesses. She is currently on the Board of Directors at Netflix, Dean’s Distinguished Fellow, Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, and a Member of the Board of Trustees at the Mayo Clinic.
Ms. Sweeney’s entertainment experience spans more than three decades including senior roles at the Walt Disney Co., 21st Century Fox and Viacom. Until she stepped down in January, she oversaw Disney’s cable, broadcast and satellite properties around the world since 2004. Previously, she helped establish and served as Chairman and CEO of the FX Networks, part of the Fox Entertainment Group of 21st Century Fox. Earlier in her career, she spent more than 12 years at Viacom’s Nickelodeon network. Ms. Sweeney holds a BA from The College of New Rochelle and an Ed. M. from Harvard University.
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading consumer internet and media executive with 18+ years of leadership experience. From 2011 to 2016, Sukhinder founded & served as CEO of video commerce pioneer Joyus. Before that, she was CEO of Polyvore. From 2003-2009, she was President of APAC and LATAM at Google building the region into a multi-billion business spanning 18 offices & 103 countries. Prior to that, she served as Founder & SVP of Business Development of Yodlee, as an early employee at Amazon.com, and as an Analyst with Merrill Lynch and British Sky Broadcasting.
She is currently on Ericcsson, TripAdvisor, and URBN boards. She previously served on the board of J. Crew Group Inc and as an advisor to Twitter. Past board work includes: Stitchfix, J. Hilburn, Princeton University’s Computer Science Advisory Council, and Jobtrain.
The entrance to Upfront Ventures is located at 1337 6th Street. It's a black building located next door to the Santa Monica Library. There isn't on-site parking available, but the Library offers paid parking spaces and there is also street metered parking in front of the building.
To access the office on the 6th floor, please enter the building through the rear entrance - there is a sign above the door that says Telephone Building. Once inside, take the elevator to the 6th floor.
Please note: event is on Upfront’s roof deck, we recommend not wearing stilettos or high heels as they may get caught in the deck!
