Gregory Dray

I am currently leading the award-winning YouTube Kids standalone streaming video service internationally, as well as Google’s Kids, Family and Education content efforts across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). I have orchestrated the launch and led the growth of YouTube Kids (AVOD and SVOD) in 100+ markets so far, overseeing the platform’s business-related functions (content partnerships and programming, marketing, distribution, go-to-market strategy), while working closely with its product and engineering teams to create unique, locally and culturally relevant experiences for our users. I originally joined Google in January 2012 as Head of Original Programming for YouTube in EMEA, leading the company's first push into Original Programming (Original Channels Program), before launching the platform's News, Kids/Family, and Education businesses in the region. Prior to joining Google, I held the role of VP of International Digital Business Development at Lagardere Active, the media division of Lagardere Group. Previously, I served as VP of Global Marketing at Dailymotion, a primary video sharing platform, and worked for several years at Time Warner (now WarnerMedia), principally for the company’s Turner Broadcasting and Time Inc. units in senior sales and business development roles in New York, Paris and London. I obtained an MA in Media and Journalism from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po Paris) and an MS in Business Administration from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP). I am also an alum of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Executive Program, Class of 2019). I serve on the Board of Directors of several start-ups operating in the digital media and education technology sectors, and as an Advisor to a UK VC firm specialized in the Creative Industries (Edge Investments). As a big supporter of European talent and storytellers, I am also an officially elected Member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.