Don Katz is the founder of Audible. Don was previously a [journalist and author]( https://www.audible.com/author/Donald-Katz/B000APHRNI) for 20 years, writing five books and serving as contributing editor at Rolling Stone and other publications. His work won a National Magazine Award and his book [*Home Fires*]( https://www.audible.com/pd/Home-Fires-Audiobook/B00KCXF6TU) was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. For his leadership and founding vision for Audible, he was awarded the 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for New Jersey and honored by both [PEN America]( https://www.audible.com/about/newsroom/don-katz-recognized-as-business-visionary-honoree-at-pen-america-gala) and [Gotham Film & Media Institute]( https://www.audible.com/about/newsroom/watch-julianne-moore-introduce-don-katz-at-the-gotham-awards) in 2022. Don graduated from New York University, where he studied with novelist Ralph Ellison.

Founder 

Our leadership

Bob Carrigan joined Audible in January 2020. Previously, Bob was Chairman and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, where he led a business, technology and cultural transformation that restored the 177-year-old firm to growth. Before that, Bob served as CEO of IDG Communications, transforming that company from traditional print publisher to modern media company. He spent four years at America Online Inc. as SVP of Interactive Marketing, leading business development for technology and entertainment channels. Bob is a former Chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). In 2016, he was awarded the [EY Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award for New Jersey](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ey-announces-winners-for-the-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2016-new-jersey-award-300291647.html). In 2023, he was named a Top 50 Business Leader of New Jersey by The Business Report.

CEO 

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Cynthia Chu joined Audible in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Adding oversight of marketing in 2021, her role has since expanded to CFO and Growth Officer. She most recently served as CFO for the USA Network division of Comcast NBC Universal, which followed her first divisional CFO appointment overseeing NBC's newly acquired Oxygen Media. Prior to her long career with NBC, Cynthia worked at GE, where she earned a Six Sigma black belt qualification. A native of Hong Kong, Cynthia is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.

Chief Financial Officer and Growth Officer 

Anne Erni serves as Chief People Officer at Audible, leading global people strategy and workplace experience across the company’s global hubs. Since joining in 2016, she transformed Audible's talent ecosystem and integrated People Principles throughout the employee journey. Previously, as Head of Human Resources at Bloomberg L.P., she created the company's first Global Leadership Forum and scaled the organization during significant growth. At Lehman Brothers, Anne served as Managing Director and Chief Diversity Officer while bringing 15 years of P&L experience from trading desk and corporate finance roles. She holds BA and MA degrees in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University.

Chief People Officer 

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Rachel Ghiazza joined Audible in 2019 as SVP for Content Acquisition and Development. She became EVP, Head of US Content in 2020 and Chief Content Officer in 2023. Prior to Audible, Rachel was at Spotify where she held a variety of roles including leading the Global Content Experiences team and was a key contributor to Spotify’s global growth and success. Rachel also held leadership roles in the Content teams at Viacom and Yahoo!. She has a background in information systems and broad experience in content strategy, development, and acquisition for music, video, TV and podcasts. She has an MBA from the University of Southern California.

Chief Content Officer 

Aisha Glover joined Audible in 2020. She has served as President & CEO of Invest Newark under Mayor Ras J. Baraka, as President & CEO of the Newark Alliance and as VP of External Affairs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hunter College, a Masters of Public Administration from Baruch College and an executive leadership certificate from the Columbia Business School, School of Social Enterprise.

Global Head of Urban Innovation 

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Lori Landew joined Audible in 2019 as VP, Audible Legal, and became General Counsel in 2021. She has more than two decades of experience as a media and entertainment lawyer across the film, television, music, publishing, sports and fashion industries, and has been named to *Variety*’s prestigious *Dealmaker’s Impact Report* and *New York Women’s Impact Report* lists. Lori is the co-founder of LiveConnections, a nonprofit that provides music-related education experiences. She is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Law and the University of Pennsylvania.

General Counsel 

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Tim Martin joined Audible in 2014 and became Chief Technology Officer in 2020. Prior to Audible, Tim led a large global development team at Vistaprint, and prior to that spent 11 years at Sapient during its transformation to a digital agency with integrated technology capabilities. At Audible, Tim has led Audible’s Consumer Tech organization, responsible for delighting customers through innovative experiences on Audible’s mobile apps, global websites, and through Audible’s deep integration with Amazon services and devices.  Tim graduated from Harvard with a degree in Computer Science.

Chief Technology Officer 

Matt Thornton joined Audible in 2009 and has run communications for the company since 2012. Previously, he held editorial positions at Random House and Scribner and was a columnist for Publishers Weekly and the late Publishing News (UK). He is a graduate of Harvard.

Head of Global Corporate Affairs 

Andrew Tsao joined Audible in 2018 as SVP of Data Science and became EVP, Head of Data Science and Insights, in 2021 before becoming Chief Product and Analytics Officer in 2022. He is responsible for setting the vision and strategic priorities for Audible's product, science, analytics, research, insights, economics and data talent. Prior to Audible, Andy held a variety of leadership roles directing strategy, analytics, and data teams at Hotels.com, Expedia, and American Airlines.  He has an MBA from The University of Texas, Austin, and a Biochemistry degree from Western Washington University.

Our leadership

Bob Carrigan

Cynthia Chu

Anne Erni

Rachel Ghiazza

Aisha Glover

Lori Landew

Tim Martin

Matthew Thornton

Andrew Tsao

Don Katz

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