TCG Growth Opportunities Corp.

TCG Growth Opportunities Corp.

Mar 3, 2021 by Kristi Marvin

MANAGEMENT & BOARD


Executive Officers

Jesse Jacobs, 45
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mr. Jacobs currently serves as a Partner of TCG 1.0, which he co-founded in 2010, and as a Partner of TCG, which he co-founded in 2018. Previously, Mr. Jacobs was a senior member of the media, entertainment, and sports advisory, investing and financing team at Goldman Sachs from 2013 to 2019. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Jacobs worked for Fox Sports in television production from 1997 to 1999, and CBS Sports in the 1998 Olympics, Yahoo! Internet Life from 1999 to 2000 and as Head of Content for IFILM from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Jacobs holds a B.A. in English and Communications from the University of Pennsylvania as well as an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.


Mike Kerns, 44
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mr. Kerns currently serves as a Partner of TCG 1.0, which he joined in 2015, and a Partner of TCG, which he co-founded in 2018. Previously, from 2010 to 2012, Mr. Kerns served as Vice President, Social and Personalization and from 2012 to 2015, as Senior Vice President, Homepage, Video, and Global Media Properties at Yahoo!, Prior to joining Yahoo!, Mr. Kerns founded Citizen Sports in the beginning of 2004 and served as its Chief Operating Officer until 2006 and as its Chief Executive Officer from 2006 until it was acquired by Yahoo! in 2010. Mr. Kerns began his career in 2000 as an Associate at Angel Investors, L.P. before transitioning to Steinberg & Moorad Sports Management in 2001, where he served as the Chief of Staff. Mr. Kerns holds a B.A. in History from University of California, Los Angeles.


Jennifer Randle, 44
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Randle is currently serving as Executive Vice President of Finance & Operations at TCG 1.0, which she joined in April 2012, and as Executive Vice President of Finance & Operations at TCG, which she joined in 2018. Prior to that, she served as a controller at Century Park Capital Partners, LLC from 2005 o 2012. Earlier in her career, Ms. Randle served as a controller at Worldview Technology Partners, Inc. from 2001 to 2005 and worked at KPMG from 1999 to 2001. Ms. Randle holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from California State University, Dominguez Hills.


Board of Directors

Peter Chernin, 69
Chairman of the Board

Mr. Chernin currently serves as the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TCG 1.0, which he co-founded in 2010, a Partner of TCG, which he co-founded in 2018, and Chief Executive Officer of Chernin Entertainment, which he founded in 2009. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation from 1996 to 2009, and as Chief Executive Officer of the Fox Group from 1996 to 2009. Mr. Chernin serves on the board of directors of American Express Company and as a Co-Chairman of the University of California, Berkeley’s Board of Visitors. Previously, Mr. Chernin served on the board of directors of Pandora Media, Inc. from 2011 to 2016 and Twitter, Inc. from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Chernin holds a B.A. in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley.


Liyun Jin, 30
Director Nominee

Ms. Jin is the co-founder and has been the General Partner of Atelier Ventures since July 2020. Previously, from 2016 to 2020, she was a Partner at Andreesen Horowitz. Prior to joining Andreesen Horowitz, she was a Product Manager at Shopkick from October 2013 to August 2016. She also worked as a corporate strategy associate at Capital One from September 2012 to October 2013. Ms. Jin holds an A.B. in statistics from Harvard University.


Erika Nardini, 45
Director Nominee

Ms. Nardini currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Barstool Sports. Previously, from 2015 to 2016, she served as President and Chief Revenue Officer for Backstage. Before joining Backstage, Ms. Nardini was Chief Marketing Officer at AOL from 2013 to 2015. Ms. Nardini also served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Demand media from 2010 to 2012. Ms. Nardini holds a B.S. in Sociology and Philosophy from Colby College.


Emmanuel Seuge, 45
Director Nominee

Mr. Seuge currently serves as a Managing Partner at Cassius Family Management LLC, which he founded in January 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Seuge held various leadership roles in marketing, including Senior Vice President, Content Marketing, at Coca-Cola Co from July 1997 to September 2016. Mr. Seuge holds a degree in marketing strategy from ESCP Business School.


Nat Turner, 35
Director Nominee

Mr. Turner has been serving as a General Partner at Operator Partners since March 2020. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Flatiron Health, Inc., which he founded in 2012. Previously, from 2010 to 2012, Mr. Turner worked in Product Management at Google. Mr. Turner currently serves on the board of directors of Clover Health Investments, Corp. He holds a B.S. in economics, marketing, and entrepreneurship from the University of Pennsylvania.