Jen Wong

Jen Wong
Wong in 2025
Born	c. 1975 (age c. 50)
Alma mater	Yale University (BA) Stanford University (MA) Harvard University (MBA)

Jen Wong (born c. 1975) ^[1] is an American business executive and current COO of Reddit, overseeing its business strategy. ^[2] 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. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Wong has spoken publicly about Reddit's platform safety. ^[6]

Wong was No. 4 on Fast Company 's 2021 Queer 50 list and No. 1 on their 2022 list. ^{[7] [8]} She graduated from Yale University (BS), Stanford University (MS), and Harvard University (MBA). ^[9]

References

1. 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. "Reddit's Ad Revenue Expected to Double to at Least $350 Million This Year". The Information. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
4. Peterson, Becky. "Reddit just snagged a former AOL and Time Inc executive to revamp its digital advertising business". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
5. "Alumna recognized in list of influential LGBTQ leaders | McKinsey & Company". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
6. "'Safety with UGC is an internet question': Reddit COO Jen Wong". Digiday. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
7. Mohan, Pavithra (2021-06-03). "Jen Wong is helping Reddit grow up". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
8. Mohan, Pavithra (2022-06-08). "As Reddit gears up for an IPO, Jen Wong is holding the reins". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
9. https://investor.redditinc.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=c803fc4c-17d3-4377-b87b-7391d42ba574