Christopher Bell

Media & Technology Leader | AWS | Techstars All Star Mentor | Former WMG & UMG | @cbell on Twitter | WednesdayWin.com

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

C-level management. General corporate, media, and technology strategy development and execution. Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong engineering base. Startup executive and technology management. Diverse project and personnel management with a focus on globally distributed applications. Lead teams to achieve at high level. Experienced career mentor and coach.

Experience

  • Global Media & Entertainment Strategy & Business Development Leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Aug 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    With a global view on Direct to Consumer Video, Music, & Radio industries within media and entertainment, lead strategy and business development for AWS customers seeking new solutions for addressing their content management, delivery, personalization, and engagement needs. Engage with AWS service, account management, support, and strategy teams to craft optimal outcomes for our media customers world wide.

  • Advisory Board Member at Manalive Media Group, LLC
    Oct 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

    Provide entertainment industry and technology subject matter expertise in support of the mission of Manalive to develop motion picture and other entertainment content that enriches the lives, knowledge, and experiences of the participants both in its creation and consumption.

  • VP, Strategic Technology | New Business & Ventures at Warner Music Group
    Sep 2017 - Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Direct strategic technology for research and analysis, business process innovation, business development, and corporate development. Identify emerging trends and opportunities, design strategies for capitalizing on new technologies, and enhance the experiences for all music fans. Responsible for tracking trends, identifying opportunities, and designing the technical anti-piracy strategy and process for the WMG labels. Serve as Techstars Music startup program mentor.

  • Principal and CTO at Zoomergy LLC
    Apr 2010 - Dec 2019 · 9 yrs 9 mos

    Zoomergy guides emerging companies with leadership in performance marketing, talent development, software design and engineering, product management, and technology strategy development.

  • Director Of Engineering at Event Farm
    May 2017 - Sep 2017 · 5 mos

    Event farm is the world's leading SaaS solution for Enterprise Event Marketing. Directed engineering process transformation to increase frequency of delivery, improve targeting of development efforts on business priorities, and enhance coordination and communication about features and product deliveries across the organization. Trained teams in Agile processes and coached participants in Scrum roles to speed adoption and delivery success. Lead Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, and DevOps engineering team.