E466 Vera Chien, Executive Director, Corporate Research, Data & Insights at Warner Bros. Discovery

Today's guest is Vera Chien, Executive Director, Corporate Research, Data & Insights at Warner Bros. Discovery. Headquartered in New York, Warner Bros. Discovery are a premier global media and entertainment company that offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment, and sports businesses.

Vera is an experienced insights & analytics leader with a strong track record of launching products, and driving business growth through innovation and inspiration. She is a thought leader specializing in metaverse, gaming, streaming and youth audiences. In her current role, Vera's responsibilities include directing insights & analytics across product and strategy teams, crafting thought leadership pieces on emerging video, social and gaming platforms, and to evangelize insights and opportunities across web3, the metaverse and NFTs.

In the episode, Vera talks about:

Her background and current work with Warner Bros Discovery,

The impact of the Warner Media and Discovery merger,

How they are utilizing data science and analytics across the business,

The broader data organization and her team’s day-to-day activities,

What’s in store for the near future, and

What makes Warner Bros Discovery a great place to work