Jon is an Executive in Residence at Springcoast. Before Springcoast, Jon was Chief Executive Officer of Napster, where he led the company’s turnaround and its ultimate sale. Before Napster, he was Vice President and Global Head of Music at Roblox, where he built the company’s music and virtual concerts business, including the record-breaking Lil Nas X concert, which drew more than 40 million viewers, and was part of the executive team that took Roblox public. Jon previously served on the board of Endemol, where he oversaw the digital, licensing, live production, and branded entertainment businesses and produced some of the first live interactive TV formats in the U.S., and was CEO of the mobile entertainment agency Skyrockit. Earlier in his career he launched the first mobile music service at AT&T Wireless, where he helped build the multi-billion-dollar ringtone business, and held executive roles at BMG and Bertelsmann in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and New York, where he helped lead early digital investments and acquisitions. He holds a degree in Chinese and Economics from Durham University.
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