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Hernan Lopez is listed as Founder and President at Owl & Co, based in West Hollywood, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Hernan Lopez.
Hernan Lopez previously worked as Founder at Owl & Co and Founder & Chairperson at Hernan Lopez Family Foundation. Hernan Lopez holds Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business from University Of Miami - School Of Business.
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Hernan Lopez is the founder of Owl & Co, a management consulting firm servicing media, tech and the attention economy. Before Owl & Co, he was the founder of Wondery, which he grew to become the largest storytelling podcast company in the world. Under Lopez’s leadership as CEO, Wondery produced hit shows like Dirty John, Business Wars, American History Tellers, Gladiator, and many more. Lopez was instrumental in bringing many of Wondery’s podcasts to television. He is the Executive Producer on the TV shows WeCrashed, Dr Death, The Shrink Next Door, American Sports Story, and Dying For Sex. Amazon acquired Wondery in 2021. Prior to Wondery, Hernan scaled and ran Fox International Channels, a $3bn division of Fox (now Disney). During his tenure as COO and then CEO, FIC launched hundreds of entertainment and documentary channels around the world under the Fox, FX, National Geographic, Fox Life, Star and other brands and their digital extensions, oversaw production companies, and pioneered the worldwide simultaneous release of a TV show with "The Walking Dead" in partnership with AMC in the US.Hernan Lopez's passion for business and philanthropy has been the undercurrent of his work. He is a Founding Governor of The Podcast Academy, an organization that supports podcasters and advances the medium's cultural merit. Through programs including The Ambies, they celebrate, inspire, and connect creators worldwide, while attracting new audiences to their work.In addition, he is the Founder & Chairperson of the Hernan Lopez Family Foundation, a non-profit organization seeks to promote diversity in leadership through grants, training, and mentorship including a Fellowship now in its fourth year. Lopez previously served on the board of GLAAD, and now serves on the board of the StartOut.A native of Argentina, Lopez moved to Miami in 1997 where he obtained his MBA from the University of Miami. Today, Hernan and his family call Los Angeles their home.
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Founder & Chairperson
The Hernan Lopez Family Foundation was established to help advance diversity in leadership, both from the demand side as well as the supply side, and funded with a significant share of the proceeds of the sale of Wondery. In addition to supporting other 501(c)(3) organizations directly, our Fellowship program, now in its 4th year, directly works with diverse professionals and entrepreneurs.
Co-Founder
Danvas brought digital art into the real world through a specialized, luxury LED display and groundbreaking software capable of playing generative art across multiple displays. In just over a year, Danvas’ products were featured by Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Pace Gallery and Art Blocks, awarded a patent, and recognized by Fast Company’s Innovation By Design Awards.
Aug 2021 - Jan 2024
Founding Governor
Helped create The Podcast Academy, the association of podcast industry professionals that organizes The Ambies, in addition to training and mentorship programs
Feb 2020 - Mar 2023
Founder & Ceo
Started the company that would become known for its emotionally immersive storytelling podcasts, including Dirty John, Dr Death, Business Wars, American History Tellers, WeCrashed, Dying For Sex, many of them adapted for TV. Post VC-funding (Greycroft, LererHippeau, Advancit, Waverley), scaled it to become the largest independent podcast player before exiting to Amazon Music in 2021.
Jan 2016 - Feb 2021
President & Ceo
Scaled and ran Fox International Channels, which operated hundreds of channels around the world under the Fox, FX, NatGeo, Star and other brands, production houses, and digital extensions (today part of Disney), growing to $3bn in revenue by the time I left to start Wondery
Jan 2011 - Jan 2016
Jun 2008 - Dec 2010
President, Latin America & Gm, Uk
Jun 2003 - May 2008
Svp, Managing Director, Fox Latin America
Fox International Channels
Oct 2000 - May 2003
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Hernan Lopez works for Owl & Co.
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Hernan Lopez is listed as Founder and President at Owl & Co.
Where is Hernan Lopez based?
Hernan Lopez is based in West Hollywood, California, United States while working with Owl & Co.
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Hernan Lopez has worked for Owl & Co, Hernan Lopez Family Foundation, Danvas, The Podcast Academy, and Wondery.
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Hernan Lopez holds Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business from University Of Miami - School Of Business.
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