Jeff Zucker
CEO, Redbird IMI and Operating Partner, Redbird Capital
A 14-time Emmy Award winner and three-time Peabody Award recipient, Jeff Zucker has held leadership positions across every part of media, including news, sports, entertainment, and digital innovation. He is now the CEO of Redbird IMI, a joint venture investment vehicle focused on acquiring, investing in, and building large-scale media, entertainment, and sports content properties on a global basis.
Zucker served as president of CNN from 2013 to 2022, and chairman of WarnerMedia Sports from 2019 to 2022. In his nine years at CNN, he oversaw a dramatic turnaround of the global news network, driving it to its largest audiences ever and turning it into the most used digital news and information outlet in the world. At WarnerMedia Sports he was responsible for all programming acquisitions, production, marketing, league relations, and sales.
Prior to this, Zucker spent 25 years at NBC Universal, including as president and CEO from 2007 to 2011, and also co-founded online streaming service Hulu in 2007.
