Tom Pickett

Chief Executive Officer

Headspace

Aug 2024 - Current (2 years 3 months)

As CEO of Headspace, I lead the company on its mission to provide every person access to lifelong mental health support.

Board Member

Angi

Sep 2023 - Current (3 years 2 months)

Chief Revenue Officer

DoorDash

Mar 2020 - Aug 2024 (4 years 6 months)

General Management responsibility for Merchant Business at DoorDash including merchant facing sales & partnerships across verticals (Restaurant, Grocery, Alcohol, Pets, etc.). Additionally have served in various capacities leading Dasher & Logistics, Customer Support, Trust & Safety, and Fraud Operations.

Chief Executive Officer

Crunchyroll

Oct 2014 - Mar 2020 (5 years 6 months)

CEO of Ellation with responsibility for leading direct-to-consumer brands Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth and VRV. Ellation's mission is to build premium video experiences for passionate fans to connect through the content they love. Our brands collectively reach 10's of millions of users and over 2 million paying subscribers across the globe. We operate out of our offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Tokyo and Chisinau.

Ellation was venture backed by Otter Media, a joint venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group, in 2013 and was fully acquired by AT&T/WarnerMedia in January 2018.

Vice President, YouTube Content and Operations

Google

Nov 2012 - Oct 2014 (2 years)

General management responsibility for development and growth of YouTube Content and scaling content operations across the globe. Specific responsibilities include business development and strategic partner management for Entertainment and Music, as well as functional responsibility for Partner Operations (scaled support for millions of creators), Partner Product Solutions (technical solution team), Next Lab/YouTube Spaces (expertise & physical resources for channel development), and User/Policy Operations (user support, copyright, content policy enforcement).

Sr. Director, Global Head of Content Operations at YouTube

Google

Nov 2010 - Nov 2012 (2 years 1 month)

Following restructuring of our advertising sales organization, took on global leadership for Content Operations at YouTube. Responsible for rapidly growing the base of content creators producing content for YouTube as well as scaling business operations teams. Managed a team of 200+ people around the globe including content strategy & operations, partner product solutions, online partnerships, user operations and YouTube Next Lab.

Director, Online Sales & Operations, YouTube (Google)

Google

Apr 2007 - Nov 2010 (3 years 8 months)

Moved from Google to YouTube shortly after acquisition while YouTube was less than 70 people and joined the management team. Led the teams responsible for scalable business operations including advertising operations, partnerships, user operations and policy during rapid growth and business model development phase of YouTube. Helped define and implement monetization strategy in 2007.

Online Sales & Operations Director, AdSense

Google

Dec 2005 - May 2007 (1 year 6 months)

Responsible for the growth of millions of AdSense Web Publishers globally. Led teams across the globe who provide partner support, provide technical solutions, and worked closely with the product organization to develop and rollout new products. Led a new team to increase focus on advertiser solutions for targeting the Google Content Network (now Google Display Network). Promoted to Director in December 2006.

Business Operations Project Manager

Google

Apr 2004 - Nov 2005 (1 year 8 months)

One of the early members of an internal strategy group working on Google executive committee level projects across the company. Focused in particular on Sales and Marketing projects working with regional sales leaders to grow and shape their organizations.

Senior Associate (Engagement Manager)

Booz Allen Hamilton

Oct 2001 - Apr 2004 (2 years 7 months)

Worked on various strategy consulting projects across a diverse set of industries including telecom, healthcare, aerospace, energy, non-profit and government. Received accelerated promotion to engagement manager.

Naval Aviator - F/A-18 Pilot

US Navy

Jun 1990 - Aug 1999 (9 years 3 months)

Served as F/A-18 fighter pilot and Operations Manager in the US Navy. Completed 2 deployments on the USS Carl Vinson in the Western Pacific / Gulf and completed missions supporting Operation Southern Watch over Iraq. Graduate of TOPGUN, a graduate level fighter tactics instructor course. Completed tour as a F/A-18 Flight Instructor in Southern California with a focus on fighter tactics instruction.

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