Joanna Coles

Joanna Coles

Ms. Coles has served on our board of directors since December 2015. Ms. Coles has served as Creative and Content Officer at The Daily Beast since April 2024. Previously, Ms. Coles served as chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Star Acquisition Corp. from July 2020 until its merger with Bark, Inc. in June 2021, 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 Sonos, Inc. Previously, Ms. Coles served as a director of Bark Inc., Northern Star Investment Corp. II, Northern Star Investment Corp. III, Northern Star Investment Corp. IV, and the Fallen Journalist Memorial Fund. Ms. Coles holds a B.A. in English and American literature from the University of East Anglia.