Jodi O'Donnell

Jodi O'Donnell has over two decades of experience in the media industry, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer at TVNZ since January 2010, where previous roles included Commercial Director and General Manager for both Agency and Media Sales. O'Donnell also held various positions at TVNZ from 2000 to 2009, including TV2 Brand Manager and Strategic Project Manager. In addition to TVNZ, O'Donnell served as Chair for ThinkTV NZ from August 2020 to July 2024 and as a Board Member for IAB from July 2020 to February 2024. Jodi O'Donnell holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a double major in Marketing and Business Management from the University of Auckland and completed an executive program at Melbourne Business School in 2018.