Susanne Mei, General Manager, People/Entertainment Weekly Network

Susanne Mei is the General Manager of People/Entertainment Weekly Network—Time Inc.’s first-ever Over-the-top (OTT) service. When she joined Time Inc. last year, Mei worked across all Time Inc. brands focusing on video distribution partnerships. In her management of the ad supported video on demand (AVOD) platform, she oversees the strategy, operations, revenue and marketing.

Mei joins Time Inc. with over 20 years of experience in entertainment business. Prior to joining Time Inc. she was Vice President of Digital Distribution and Business Development at AMC Networks. In this role she was responsible for revenue and strategy on all transactional digital platforms including iTunes, Xbox, Amazon, GooglePlay and others. Additionally, she led the team that launched the SundanceNOW Doc Club subscription video on demand (SVOD) service and ran day-to-day operations.

Previously, Mei served as the Vice President of Digital Media for Smithsonian Networks during the initial launch of the network.

From 2002 to 2006, Mei was a Director of Business Development at Showtime focusing on mobile, VOD and new channel development. She was part of the team that executed the deal with The Smithsonian Institution to launch the Smithsonian Network.

Her start in the strategic world of digital media began as a Strategy Consultant at Concrete Media in 2000. Before that she spent several years at ABC News in production and was a part of the team that developed and launched the original abcnews.com.

Mei earned her BA at Tufts University and her MBA at The Stern School of Business at NYU. She lives in New York City with her husband Ron and two children.