Dawn Ostroff

Dawn Ostroff is an American businessperson. She is the chief content officer and advertising business officer of Spotify and the former president of entertainment of The CW and president of Condé Nast Entertainment.[2][3][4]

Dawn Ostroff
Ostroff at South by Southwest in 2019
Born
Brooklyn, New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationFlorida International University
OccupationChief content officer and Advertising business officer, Spotify[1]
Spouse(s)Mark Ostroff
Children4

Career

Ostroff began her career in news as a reporter for WINZ, a CBS affiliate in Miami. She also worked in local news at WPLG and WTVJ in Miami. She later held senior positions at 20th Century Fox, Michael Jacobs Productions (Disney) and the Kushner-Locke Company.[5]

From 2002 to 2006, Ostroff served as president of the UPN Network, a subsidiary of CBS, where she developed the popular reality series America’s Next Top Model, along with other programs including Veronica Mars, Star Trek: Voyager, WWE SmackDown, Girlfriends, Moesha, Everybody Hates Chris and Dilbert.[6] From 1996 to 2002, she served as executive vice president of entertainment at Lifetime Television and led the network to rise from sixth to become the #1-rated cable network in prime time.[7][8]

Beginning in 2006, Ostroff was president of entertainment for The CW broadcast network - a joint venture of CBS and Warner Bros. Ostroff was in charge of programming, digital initiatives, branding, marketing, research and sales. As president, she developed several TV series, including Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries.[6][9][10]

Ostroff and Condé Nast CEO Bob Sauerberg co-founded and launched Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE) in 2011, a studio and distribution network for film, television, premium digital video, social, and virtual reality.[4] At CNE, Ostroff produced film projects including Only the Brave, adapted from a GQ feature; The First Monday in May; The Old Man & the Gun with Robert Redford as well as TV series including Last Chance U on Netflix and Vanity Fair Confidential on Investigation Discovery.[11][12][13] Additionally, through its digital franchises, such as Vogue's “73 Questions” and WIRED's “Autocomplete Interview,” CNE made 5,000 videos, garnering more than 11 billion views in 2017.[11]

Ostroff joined Spotify in August 2018.[14] She leads all aspects of content and distribution operations, including global advertising, global original content, content marketing, industry and creator relationships, and licensing. Under her leadership, the streaming platform has grown with playlists including Viva Latino; and expanded into other forms of audio, primarily podcasts.[15] She also helped in the platform's acquisition of Gimlet Media.[16][17] Under Dawn's leadership, Spotify has performed admirably - the stock more than doubled in 2020.[18]

Ostroff serves on the Board of New York University College of Arts & Science. She has also served on the Board of Directors for Westfield Corporation and on the City Year LA board.[19] In June 2020, Activision Blizzard appointed her to its board as an independent director.[20][21]

Personal life

Ostroff was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1960.[22] She had an early introduction to music, her father being a concert promoter who worked with Frank Sinatra.[23] Ostroff holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida International University.[10] Ostroff resides in New York City with her husband Mark Ostroff and their four children.[24]

Ostroff has devoted herself over the years to work with several organizations such as A Place Called Home,[25] which helps children in South Central Los Angeles, the Independent School Alliance, and the American Jewish Committee.[24]

References
  1. "Dawn Ostroff - Chief Content Officer & Advertising Business Officer at Spotify". THE ORG. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. Steigrad, Alexandra (11 December 2013). "Dawn Ostroff Talks Condé Nast's Digital Strategy". WWD. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. Guider, Elizabeth (11 October 2012). "Conde Nast Entertainment President Dawn Ostroff Predicts 'Digital' Competition for Broadcasters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. Variety Staff (26 June 2018). "Spotify Names Dawn Ostroff Chief Content Officer". Variety. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. Gaffney, Adrienne (5 September 2019). "Dawn Ostroff Has Always Been Ahead Of Her Time". Elle. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  6. Fitzgerald, Toni (14 May 2010). "CW's challenge: Filling out its primetime: Upfront preview: Network is gaining in women 18-34". Media Life. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  7. Broadcasting + Cable Author. "Dawn Ostroff, Featured Panelist, "Women of New York 2012"". Broadcasting+Cable. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  8. "Road to Muse: Honorees Dawn Ostroff, Mary Bailey & Abigail Disney". New York Women in Film and Television (Press release). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. Fitzgerald, Toni. "CW in major revamp of its primetime". Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  10. "Dawn Ostroff CW Biography" (PDF). The CW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010 – via www.cbspressexpress.com.
  11. Poggi, Jeanine. "Q&A: Dawn Ostroff has some thoughts for video pivoters". Ad Age. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. Ryssdal, Kai; Bodnar, Bridget. "How Condé Nast went from magazine publisher to entertainment company". Marketplace. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  13. Siegel, Tatiana. "Conde Nast's Dawn Ostroff on Turning Magazine Articles Into Movies and New TV Plans". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  14. Sisario, Ben (26 June 2018). "Spotify, Nodding to Broader Ambitions, Hires Chief Content Officer". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  15. Lee, Wendy (9 September 2019). "Dawn Ostroff's plan to turn Spotify into the ultimate podcast hub". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  16. Spangler, Todd (6 February 2019). "Spotify Looking at 'Broad Range' of Podcast M&A Deals, Content Chief Dawn Ostroff Says". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  17. Wang, Amy (20 September 2019). "Future 25: Dawn Ostroff, Chief Content Officer at Spotify". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  18. Tseng, Andrew (29 December 2020). "2020 Wrapped: Is Spotify Stock a Buy?". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  19. "NYU Board of Overseers". as.nyu.edu. NYU Arts and Science. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  20. Goldsmith, Jill (11 June 2020). "Spotify's Dawn Ostroff Joins The Board Of Activision Blizzard". Deadline. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  21. Amore, Samson (11 June 2020). "Spotify Content Lead Dawn Ostroff Joins Activision Blizzard Board". TheWrap. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  22. "Dawn Ostroff Biography - Career - Newsmakers Culmination". notablebiographies.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  23. Gaffney, Adrienne (5 September 2019). "Dawn Ostroff Has Always Been Ahead of Her Time". ELLE. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  24. Daniels, Soriya (24 June 2004). "Balance Paramount to UPN Head Ostroff". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  25. "The Hollywood Reporter Philanthropy Directory". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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