Jen Wong

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Jen Wong
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Bornc. 1975 (age c. 50)
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Jen Wong (born c. 1975) [1] is an American business executive and current COO of Reddit, overseeing its business strategy. [2] She also serves on the Board of Directors for Capital One. [3] Wong was previously president of digital and chief operating officer at Time Inc. and worked at McKinsey. [1]

She became the COO of Reddit in 2018. Under Wong's tenure, Reddit's ad revenue was expected to double in 2021[ needs update ] to $350 million. [4] [5] [6] Wong has spoken publicly about Reddit's platform safety. [7]

Wong was No. 4 on Fast Company 's 2021 Queer 50 list and No. 1 on their 2022 list. [8] [9] She graduated from Yale University (BS), Stanford University (MS), and Harvard University (MBA). [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (2018-04-19). "Reddit Taps Time Inc. Veteran Jen Wong As Its COO". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. ↑ Roettgers, Janko (2018-04-19). "Time Inc.'s Former President of Digital Jen Wong Joins Reddit as COO". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  3. ↑ Soheili, Sie (2025-05-19). "Capital One closes $35.3bn acquisition of Discover Financial Services". Retail Banker International. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  4. ↑ "Reddit's Ad Revenue Expected to Double to at Least $350 Million This Year". The Information. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  5. ↑ Peterson, Becky. "Reddit just snagged a former AOL and Time Inc executive to revamp its digital advertising business". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  6. ↑ "Alumna recognized in list of influential LGBTQ leaders | McKinsey & Company". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  7. ↑ "'Safety with UGC is an internet question': Reddit COO Jen Wong". Digiday. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  8. ↑ Mohan, Pavithra (2021-06-03). "Jen Wong is helping Reddit grow up". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  9. ↑ Mohan, Pavithra (2022-06-08). "As Reddit gears up for an IPO, Jen Wong is holding the reins". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  10. ↑ https://investor.redditinc.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=c803fc4c-17d3-4377-b87b-7391d42ba574
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