Netflix co-founder and former CEO Marc Randolph
Netflix co-founder and former CEO Marc Randolph will deliver the keynote address during Colgate University’s Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend on April 4. His visit, at 6 p.m. in Memorial Chapel, is supported through the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate.
Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend, April 4–5, is an annual event that honors the spirit of the Middle Campus Initiative — a centerpiece of Colgate’s Third-Century Plan. Bernstein Hall, the newly opened anchor of Middle Campus, will serve as a focal point for the celebration, which will include performances, lectures, exhibitions, and the 13th edition of the Thought Into Action entrepreneur showcase and pitch competition. Watch for schedule, streaming details, and ticket information at colgate.edu/aciweekend.
Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, adviser, and investor. At Netflix, he laid the groundwork for a service that has grown to more than 200 million subscribers and altered how the world experiences media. He served on the Netflix board of directors until retiring from the company in 2003.
Randolph has founded or co-founded six other successful startups, mentored hundreds of early-stage entrepreneurs, and, as an investor, has helped seed dozens of successful tech ventures. Most recently, he co-founded analytics software company Looker Data Sciences, which was acquired by Google in 2019 for $2.6 billion. He currently sits on the boards of Solo Brands, Augment Technologies, Dishcraft Technologies, and the Truckee Donner Land Trust.
Randolph is the author of That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and The Amazing Life of an Idea. He hosts the Apple podcast That Will Never Work, providing 1-on-1 mentoring for entrepreneurs, and he is a judge and investor on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Elevator Pitch web series.
The Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate, launched in 2007 and sponsored by Colgate’s Parents’ and Grandparents’ Fund, is an opportunity for the University to invite thought-provoking leaders to campus. Past lecture series speakers have included the American Ballet Theatre’s Misty Copeland, President Joe Biden, Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Learn more at colgate.edu/globalleaders.
For more on the place of arts, creativity, and innovation in Colgate’s Third-Century Plan, visit thirdcentury.colgate.edu.