Jen Wong
Wong in 2025
Bornc. 1975 (age c. 50)
Alma mater

Jen Wong (born c. 1975)[1] is an American business executive and current COO of Reddit, overseeing its business strategy.[2] She also serves on the Board of Directors for Capital One.[3] Wong was previously president of digital and chief operating officer at Time Inc. and worked at McKinsey.[1]

She became the COO of Reddit in 2018. Under Wong's tenure, Reddit's ad revenue was expected to double in 2021[needs update] to $350 million.[4][5][6] Wong has spoken publicly about Reddit's platform safety.[7]

Wong was No. 4 on Fast Company's 2021 Queer 50 list and No. 1 on their 2022 list.[8][9] She graduated from Yale University (BS), Stanford University (MS), and Harvard University (MBA).[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (2018-04-19). "Reddit Taps Time Inc. Veteran Jen Wong As Its COO". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. ^ Roettgers, Janko (2018-04-19). "Time Inc.'s Former President of Digital Jen Wong Joins Reddit as COO". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  3. ^ Soheili, Sie (2025-05-19). "Capital One closes $35.3bn acquisition of Discover Financial Services". Retail Banker International. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  4. ^ "Reddit's Ad Revenue Expected to Double to at Least $350 Million This Year". The Information. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  5. ^ Peterson, Becky. "Reddit just snagged a former AOL and Time Inc executive to revamp its digital advertising business". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  6. ^ "Alumna recognized in list of influential LGBTQ leaders | McKinsey & Company". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  7. ^ "'Safety with UGC is an internet question': Reddit COO Jen Wong". Digiday. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  8. ^ Mohan, Pavithra (2021-06-03). "Jen Wong is helping Reddit grow up". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  9. ^ Mohan, Pavithra (2022-06-08). "As Reddit gears up for an IPO, Jen Wong is holding the reins". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  10. ^ https://investor.redditinc.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=c803fc4c-17d3-4377-b87b-7391d42ba574