Chloe Sladden

Bio

Chloe advises start-ups, invests in early stage companies and is a board member at Gannett (NYSE: GCI, publisher of USA Today and over 100 local news organizations). Chloe’s career has focused on how technology can even the playing field and serve as a platform for people to connect, communicate and experience the world. Previously, as VP of Media at Twitter, she built media partnerships and strategy from the ground up, and oversaw Twitter’s growth from a few dozen celebrities and journalists to daily participation by the majority of the world’s most high profile individuals and media companies. She was responsible for the quality of Twitter’s content across news, music, TV, sports and politics. Her team ensured Twitter was indelibly woven into traditional and new media, from hashtags and live voting on TV, to being the best place to find and report on breaking news. She established Twitter as an influential engagement metric that moved ad dollars, and helped build Twitter's media ecosystem, a key component of Twitter’s growth.