Chris
Phenner

EVP, Business Development

New York, New York

Chris Phenner is EVP Business Development at Thumbplay, with over 13 years experience around software, digital media and online subscription services.

Chris is responsible for driving new customer acquisition via Integrated Partnerships, including exclusive relationships Thumbplay has with AOL, Clear Channel, Comcast, MSN & iLike. Chris is also business lead for Thumbplay OPEN, enabling the self-service upload and sales of mobile content that’s delivered over-the-air and billed to the consumer’s wireless bill – opening up a marketplace of accessible to more than 230mm U.S. wireless subscribers.

Prior to Thumbplay, Chris was Director of Business Development at Audible, Inc., Business Development Manager at CNET Networks’ Download.com and Director of Business Development at Napster (1.0). Chris was also business development manager at RollingStone.com and in marketing with Spyglass, Mosaic’s original licensor.

Chris has a B.A. in Political Science from Miami University, and an MBA from a dual-degree program with U.C. Berkeley and Columbia University, and is the original author of the “business development” article on Wikipedia.

Chris Phenner's Schools

Columbia University , Class of 2004

Bachelors

Miami University of Ohio , Class of 1994