Audio streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday that it would add Mona Sutphen to its board in April. Sutphen is a private equity advisor and a co-founder/advisor for several technology start-ups who served as a senior White House official during the Obama Administration.
From 2009 to 2011, she worked as deputy chief of staff for policy for Obama, who in 2019 struck a podcasting deal with the streaming company.
Barack and Michelle Obama back then expanded their media domain via a multiyear deal with Spotify to create exclusive podcasts via their Higher Ground banner, which is also in businesswith Netflix. "Mona has built a career in both the private and public sectors advising leaders on international and U.S.
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