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Matthew Swinnerton 1/19/23 Matthew Swinnerton 1/19/23

Reed Hastings Has Stepped Down As Netflix's Co-CEO To Be Its Executive Chairman

Netflix announced Thursday that its founder Reed Hastings is stepping down as co-CEO at the company and will serve as executive chairman.

Matthew Swinnerton 6/8/22 Matthew Swinnerton 6/8/22

Russian Sanctions Target Santa Cruz Resident, Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings

Russia, in retaliation for economic sanctions the U.S. has imposed over the country’s attack on Ukraine, announced that it has added 61 Americans to its own blacklist — including Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings.

Doug Erickson 5/19/22 Doug Erickson 5/19/22

Measure D: Santa Cruz Luminaries Weigh In

Philippe Kahn, Patty & Reed Hastings, Miles Reiter, and Lloyd Tabb announce support for YES on Measure D.

Guest User 2/16/21 Guest User 2/16/21

RSVP Fast for Digital NEST Flight 2021 with Reed Hastings

Digital NEST announced NEST Flight 2021 with keynote speaker Reed Hastings. Learn all about this free 3-day virtual event.

Guest User 9/16/19 Guest User 9/16/19

That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea

In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company-all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.

Guest User 8/30/19 Guest User 8/30/19

Santa Cruz Entrepreneur's Re-invented Automobile at SC Works New Tech October 2, 2019

Santa Cruz entrepreneur Shiv Sikand has helped build what appears to be the most powerful Grand Touring car ever made; it is also quite possible that he and his San Jose-based company have reinvented the automobile.