Ted Sarandos
| Ted Sarandos | |
|---|---|
| Born |
c. 1964 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Residence |
Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Nicole Avant |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Relatives | Clarence Avant (father-in-law) |
Ted Sarandos (born c. 1964) is an American businessman. He serves as the Chief Content Officer for Netflix.
Early life
Ted Sarandos was born circa 1964 in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] He attended a community college in Phoenix.[2]
Career
Sarandos started his career by working in a video store.[1] He later worked as an executive for the video distributor ETD and for Video City and West Coast Video.[3]
Sarandos joined Netflix in 2000.[1] He serves as its Chief Content Officer.[3] He uses algorithms to predict what programs viewers will want to watch prior to producing them.[1]
Sarandos serves on the Film Advisory Board of the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival.[3] He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[3] He was listed on the Time top 100 most influential people in the world in 2013.[4]
Philanthropy
Sarandos serves on the board of trustees of Exploring The Arts, a non-profit organization which supports arts education in public schools in New York City and Los Angeles.[5]
Sarandos was the 2014 recipient of the Humanitarian Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.[6][7]
Personal life
Sarandos is married to Ambassador Nicole Avant.[3][3] They reside in Beverly Hills, California, and they purchased a beachhouse formerly owned by David Spade in Malibu, California in 2013.[8] With his wife, Sarandos raised US$700,000 for Democratic candidate Barack Obama's 2012 campaign.[8] Sarandos has two children from his previous marriage, Sarah and Tony.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Jeffries, Stuart (December 30, 2013). "Netflix's Ted Sarandos: the 'evil genius' behind a TV revolution". The Guardian. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ↑ Martinson, Jane (March 15, 2015). "Netflix’s Ted Sarandos: ‘We like giving great storytellers big canvases’". The Guardian. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Management: Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer". Netflix. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ↑ "The 2013 TIME 100". Time. April 18, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ↑ "About ETA". Exploring The Arts. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ↑ Daunt, Tina (March 19, 2014). "Wiesenthal Center, Hollywood Power Elite Honor Netflix's Ted Sarandos". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ↑ Torok, Ryan (March 28, 2014). "Moving and Shaking: Ted Sarandos honored, Persian New Year and Righteous Conversations Project PSAs". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- 1 2 Abramian, Alexandria (July 25, 2013). "Netflix's Ted Sarandos Buys David Spade's Malibu Beach House". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2016.