Netflix’s head of technology, Elizabeth Stone, has now added oversight of the streaming giant’s product team to her responsibilities.
Mr. Stone has been promoted to chief product and technology officer, leading Netflix’s product, engineering and data teams. She joined Netflix in 2020 to lead the company’s data and insights team, which leverages research, analytics, and data science to improve the user experience for its members. She was named chief technology officer (CTO) in October 2023, becoming the first Netflix executive to hold that title.
Stone was appointed to the newly created role, which combines the functions of CTO and chief product officer, following the departure of Netflix’s former chief product officer, Eunice Kim, last September.
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters, who previously served as the company’s chief product officer, praised Stone as the “obvious choice” for the expanded role.
“Elizabeth is the clear choice to lead our product and technology teams as we pursue big, bold priorities across Netflix,” Peters said. “Over the past six years, she has demonstrated an incredible ability to simplify complexity, connect the dots across the business, and help teams move faster. Under her leadership as Chief Product and Technology Officer, we will continue to drive innovation across the company and deliver best-in-class experiences for our members.”
Stone has a PhD in economics from Stanford University, which is unusual for a top technology executive (she previously worked as an equity derivatives trader at Merrill Lynch). She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from MIT.
Before Netflix, Stone was vice president of science at ride-hailing company Lyft. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer at Nuna, a digital health company.
