Hernan Lopez, founder of Owl & Co, a data and management consulting firm servicing media, tech and the attention economy, is best known as the founder of Wondery (acquired by Amazon in 2021), a trailblazing entrepreneur who revolutionized podcast storytelling with hits like Dr Death, Dirty John, WeCrashed and Dying For Sex, which were then adapted for TV. Before Wondery, Hernan scaled and ran Fox International Channels, a $3b division of Fox (now Disney) helping launch hundreds of entertainment and documentary television channels as well as production houses and digital extensions all over the world. During that time, he was also a CEO, then board member of National Geographic Channels International.
As a thought leader he’s taken the stage at Cannes Lions, CES and SXSW, authored two patents, and actively champions diversity in leadership, both through his Foundation, current board role at StartOut and past board roles with GLAAD. He is an EP in 6 TV series. Hernan earned his MBA from the University of Miami and resides in Los Angeles with his family.