Board of Directors

Mr. Spiegel is our co-founder and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since May 2012. Mr. Spiegel holds a B.S. in Engineering – Product Design from Stanford University. Mr. Spiegel has served on the board of directors of KKR & Co., Inc. since October 2021.

Mr. Murphy is our co-founder and has served as our Chief Technology Officer and a member of our board of directors since May 2012. Mr. Murphy holds a B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Science from Stanford University. 

Mr. Lynton has served on our board of directors since April 2013 and has been Chairperson of our board of directors since September 2016. Mr. Lynton served as Chief Executive Officer or Co-Chief Executive Officer of Sony Entertainment Inc., an international entertainment company, from April 2012 until August 2017, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. from January 2004 until May 2017, and as CEO of Sony Corporation of America from March 2012 to August 2017. Mr. Lynton has served as a member of the board of directors of Ares Management Corp, Warner Music Group Corp., and Schrodinger, Inc. Mr. Lynton also served as a member of the board of directors of Pandora Media, Inc., Pearson plc, and The Boston Beer Company. Mr. Lynton holds a B.A. in History and Literature from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Ms. Coffey has served on our board of directors since May 2020. Ms. Coffey has served as Chief Executive Officer at City National Bank, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), since February 2019. Prior to joining City National Bank, Ms. Coffey served in various leadership positions with J.P. Morgan from 1989 to January 2019, most recently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan’s U.S. Private Bank. Ms. Coffey holds an M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a B.A. in International Affairs & French from Lafayette College. 

Ms. Coles has served on our board of directors since December 2015. Previously, Ms. Coles served as Chief Content Officer of Hearst Magazines from September 2016 to August 2018, overseeing editorial for Hearst’s 300 titles globally, and as Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan from September 2012 to September 2016. She edited Marie Claire magazine from April 2006 to September 2012. Ms. Coles worked for The Times of London from September 1998 to September 2001 and served as New York Bureau Chief for The Guardian from 1997 to 1998. She currently serves on the board of directors of Bark, Inc., Sonos, Inc., and is on the board of Women Entrepreneurs New York City, an initiative to encourage female entrepreneurship, with a focus on underserved communities. Previously, Ms. Coles served as a director of Northern Star Investment Corp. II, Northern Star Investment Corp. III, and Northern Star Investment Corp. IV. Ms. Coles holds a B.A. in English and American literature from the University of East Anglia.

Ms. Jenkins has served on our board of directors since December 2020. Ms. Jenkins has served as Chief Business Officer at NBCUniversal Studio Group since September 2023. Ms Jenkins served as Chief Operating Officer at Be Sunshine, LLC (Hello Sunshine) from January 2021 to September 2023, and served as Chief Financial Officer at Hello Sunshine from August 2018 to December 2020. Prior to joining Hello Sunshine, Ms. Jenkins worked at Sony Interactive Entertainment as the Head of Strategic Ventures for PlayStation from June 2017 to August 2018, the Creative Cartel as interim Co-Chief Executive Officer from October 2015 to June 2016, and Media Rights Capital from October 2008 to May 2015, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy. She currently serves as Chair of the board of GLAAD. Ms. Jenkins holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics from Stanford University.

Mr. Miller has served on our board of directors since October 2016. Mr. Miller is a founder and Chief Executive Officer of Council Advisors (formerly known as G100 Companies), and is also a founder and chairman of G100 Network and SSA & Company. Before joining Council Advisors in March 2004, Mr. Miller was employed at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a global hospitality company, where he served as non-executive vice chairman from August 2003 to December 2004, president from January 1999 to August 2003, and executive vice president from September 1997 to July 2003. Mr. Miller served on the boards of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. from 2013 to 2021, Affinion Group, Inc. from 2011 to 2013, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company from 2002 to 2012, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. from 2003 to 2004, and NAVTEQ corporation from 2002 to 2006. He also serves on several private company boards. Mr. Miller holds a B.S. in Human Biology from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Mr. Spence has served on our board of directors since September 2023. Mr. Spence has served as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Sonos, Inc. since January 2017. Prior to joining Sonos, Mr. Spence spent 14 years at Research In Motion Limited, a consumer electronics company and the developer of the BlackBerry device, in a variety of senior roles, including most recently as the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Global Sales and Regional Marketing. Mr. Spence holds a BA in business administration from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario.

Ms. Thorpe has served on our board of directors since August 2018. Ms. Thorpe is a CEO of a marketing and strategy consultancy. Previously, Ms. Thorpe served as Chief Marketing Officer at Sesame Inc. from March 2020 to May 2021, Head of Brand Marketing at Glossier Inc., a beauty brand, from April 2018 to February 2020, Head of Strategy at FNDR, a marketing and advertising agency, from August 2017 to April 2018, and Strategy Director at R/GA, a digital agency, from August 2014 to August 2017. Ms. Thorpe holds a B.A. in English and Film Studies from University of San Francisco.

Mr. Vargas has served on our board of directors since July 2021. Mr. Vargas has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund since January 2013. Prior to joining the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Mr. Vargas worked as a Partner at Centinela Capital Partners from June 2006 to December 2012, and from 1992 to 1997, Mr. Vargas served as Mayor for the City of Baldwin Park, California. Mr. Vargas serves on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships. Mr. Vargas holds an M.B.A. and an A.B. in Social Studies from Harvard University.