Jeanine Wright

Jeanine is a seasoned board member, CEO, Global COO, and CFO. She’s led organizations from start-up to $475M+ revenue subsidiary of a public company. She excels in growth strategy, adopting innovative technologies, scaling operations, and financial management. A media & entertainment attorney and trial litigator turned technologist and Qualified Financial Expert, she’s an expert in M&A, corp gov, building sales orgs, and go-to-market. Jeanine is currently Co-Founder and CEO of an AI media tech company in stealth mode. Jeanine serves on the Board of GroundTruth, a late-stage private adtech company, and on the Board of Bridge Partners, a management consulting firm for large tech companies and hyperscalers. She is also a Board Advisor for Ace Green Recycling, the first zero-emission lead and lithium-ion battery recycler, and a Board Advisor to Quill, a full-service podcast hosting platform and production agency. She previously served on the boards of PodFront, a UK-based JV, and ProductPlan, a late-stage private company she shepherded to sale to PE. She was also Board Advisor to Wonder Media Network, guiding them through to sale to STO: ACAST. She recently served as COO/General Manager at Wondery, Amazon’s podcast division. She oversaw sales, global operations, licensing, and strategy, managed a team of 80, and spearheaded initiatives that tripled ad revenue in one year. She negotiated tens of millions of dollars in cost savings, led M&A strategy, and pioneered podcast video development. Jeanine exceeded Amazon targets for employee retention and satisfaction. She also accelerated global expansion. Jeanine brings a wealth of leadership and strategic expertise. Before Wondery, she served as CFO/SVP Strategy & Operations at AdsWizz where she oversaw global operations and grew revenue to $475M+. She was pivotal in both developing the SiriusXM-wide podcast strategy, and growing AdsWizz revenue by more than 40% YoY. As the Co-Founder and first investor in Simplecast, joining as CFO/COO/CLO, she carried the company through to its acquisition by SiriusXM. She orchestrated financing rounds and drove revenue growth. As C-suite leader at ZestAI, she managed a $100M+ P&L and significantly enhanced profitability. Jeanine was the first GC at Media Temple, where she successfully restructured debt, prepared the company for sale, and then co-led the process to sell the company to GoDaddy for almost $100M, setting an industry EBITDA multiple record. As a media & entertainment attorney, Jeanine specialized in Intellectual Property.