Eventbrite - Meet the Britelings

Julia Hartz

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair

Julia is responsible for the vision, strategy, and growth of Eventbrite. Under her leadership, the company has become a global ticketing and event technology platform that has received multiple awards for workplace culture. These accolades include Fortune's 100 Best Workplaces in the U.S., Glassdoor's Employees' Choice Best Places to Work, and San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work in the SF Bay Area. Julia has been honoured as one of Inc.’s Female Founders 100, Fortune’s 40 Under 40 business leaders, Inc.’s 35 Under 35, and Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs.

Ted Dworkin

Chief Product Officer

As Eventbrite’s Chief Product Officer, Ted is responsible for leading the company’s global product management, design and research teams to drive innovation for event creators around the world. Ted’s product career spans nearly three decades, with experience in consumer, B2B and enterprise businesses as well as with platform ecosystems. Prior to joining Eventbrite, he served as Senior Vice President, Product Management and Customer Experience at Sonos and also had a 20-year run at Microsoft where he helped build some of the world’s best-known apps, websites, platform technologies and large-scale web services. Ted has approached each role with the responsibility of marrying the art of product creation with the science of applying data and technology to engage customers, create fans and grow profitable businesses.

Julia Taylor

General Counsel

Julia oversees the legal function at Eventbrite including product and privacy compliance, commercial operations, litigation, employment and corporate matters. Julia began her legal career as an associate at Latham & Watkins LLP focusing on technology transactions. Before law school, she served as the Deputy Campaign Manager for Governor Jerry Brown’s campaign for California Attorney General and was a staffer in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Lanny Baker

Chief Operating and Financial Officer

Charles (Lanny) Baker is the Chief Operating Officer at Eventbrite, having previously served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. In his role as COO, Baker oversees business operations, cross-functional performance and resource optimization, and leads the global sales, customer success and sales operations teams.

Previously, Lanny was the CFO at Yelp where he led corporate finance, accounting, investor relations and workplace functions. Lanny has also served as the CEO and CFO at ZipRealty and CFO at Monster Worldwide.

Lauren Danis

Chief Communications Officer

Lauren Danis brings over two decades of experience to Eventbrite where she serves as the Chief Communications Officer overseeing the global integrated communications team which includes both internal and external communications strategies. Prior to Eventbrite, Lauren was the VP of Communications at Ancestry where she led all global brand and product communications, social media and influencer relations. Lauren also spent over a decade at leading global public relations firm Weber Shandwick where she worked on many of the firm’s marquee accounts including Mondelēz International, Unilever, Motorola, Nestle, Abbott, and one of the most iconic American campaigns in recent memory - “got milk?” Early in her career, Lauren held communications roles at Hyatt, travel start-up e.Gulliver.com, and Edelman after graduating from the esteemed Northwestern School of Communication and Media Studies. Currently, she brings her integrated brand-building expertise to Eventbrite in an effort to help advance the company vision and reputation amongst various stakeholders including Britelings, consumers, partners and investors. In her spare time, you can find Lauren reading a good book, finding her zen on her yoga mat, taking a long walk her husband and their two dogs, or experimenting in the kitchen with a new recipe.

Vivek Sagi

Chief Technology Officer

As Eventbrite’s Chief Technology Officer, Vivek is responsible for leading the company’s global engineering team to drive innovation for event creators around the world. Vivek’s career has spanned more than two decades as a serial entrepreneur and engineering executive. Prior to joining Eventbrite, he served as Chief Technology Officer for RetailMeNot and also held leadership positions at Amazon, first as the chief technology officer of Woot.com, an Amazon company, and then as the global head of product and engineering for Amazon Business Procurement Solutions.

Samantha Wu

Chief Marketing Officer

Samantha Wu is the Chief Marketing Officer for Eventbrite, where she leads the strategic direction of the company’s marketing initiatives, as it evolves into a consumer destination for event discovery. With over 20 years of marketing experience, Samantha has held senior roles across major companies such as Meta, Visa, and American Express. Prior to joining Eventbrite, she served as the CMO of Braintrust, the first decentralized talent network, overseeing brand, product, and growth marketing. At Meta/Facebook, she led global consumer brand and product marketing for the Facebook App, launching Facebook’s first brand campaign, “More Together.” Her teams have been recognized with numerous global advertising awards, including Bronze Lions at Cannes, Shorty Awards, and Clio Awards for exceptional social content and campaigns. Samantha holds a BA in Economics and Asian Studies from Tufts University, a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, and a Degree in Occupational Studies from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts.

Anand Gandhi

Chief Financial Officer

Anand Gandhi is the Chief Financial Officer for Eventbrite. Most recently, Anand was Chief Financial Officer at Viator, the world's leading marketplace for travel experiences, where he helped transform the financial performance of the business, driving record revenue growth while achieving profitability. Previously, he served as CFO of Skillshare, an online learning platform and two-sided marketplace, where he also oversaw record revenue growth and led multiple rounds of equity and debt fundraising. Prior to Skillshare, Anand held financial, strategic and operational leadership roles across the consumer entertainment landscape, including at The Walt Disney Company, 21st Century Fox, Viacom and Time Inc., after beginning his career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley.
Anand has a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University. He also serves on the board of directors of New_ Public, a non-profit R&D lab reimagining social media.

Meet the Britelings

Our team embodies the wide spectrum of events on Eventbrite-from musicians to marathon runners, foodies to fundraisers. What unites us? Our drive to help people get offline and get together to explore their interests and pursue new passions.

Meet Our Leaders

Julia Hartz

Ted Dworkin

Julia Taylor

Lanny Baker

Lauren Danis

Vivek Sagi

Samantha Wu

Anand Gandhi

Meet Our Founders

Kevin Hartz

Julia Hartz

Renaud Visage

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