Английская Википедия:Hernan Lopez (entrepreneur)

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Hernan Lopez is an entrepreneur and media executive known for his contributions to the digital art and podcasting industries. He is the former chief executive officer of Fox International Channels, the founder and former CEO of Wondery, an American podcast network and publisher of podcasts and the co-founder of Danvas.

Personal life

Lopez was born in Argentina and moved to the U.S. in his late 20s and holds dual American and Argentine citizenship. He attended business school and holds an Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami and lives in Los Angeles.

Career

In 2000, Lopez joined Fox International Channels (FIC) as Senior Vice President and Managing Director. From 2003 to 2008, he ascended to the roles of President for Latin America and General Manager for the United Kingdom within Fox International Channels. Later, from 2011 to 2016, he held the esteemed position of President and CEO of Fox International Channels.

Following his tenure as CEO of Fox International Channels in 2016, he founded Wondery, a podcast network that produced shows such as "Dirty John," "Dr. Death," and "Business Wars". On December 30, 2020, Amazon acquired Wondery under their Amazon Music division in a deal reportedly valued at around $300 million. Following the acquisition, he announced his departure from Wondery to shift his focus towards philanthropy through the Hernan Lopez Family Foundation and co-founded Danvas, a VC-backed startup that brings NFTs and digital art into the real world.

In 2020 he helped create The Podcast Academy, the association of podcast industry professionals; subsequently. In November of that year, he founded the Hernan Lopez Family Foundation.

Controversy

In April 2020, Lopez was charged with wire fraud and money laundering in relation to attempts to win broadcast rights for Fox Broadcasting Company for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. Lopez maintains his innocence, the trial was delayed to January 2023. In September 2023, the Brooklyn Federal Court overturned Lopez's conviction and granted an acquittal, citing a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the wire fraud conviction of Joseph Percoco, an aide to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in May that year.