HomeTechnologyNetflix co-founder Reed Hastings is officially leaving the company

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is officially leaving the company

TechnologyApril 16, 2026
1 min read
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is officially leaving the company
Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings plans to leave the company after nearly 30 years. The news comes as part of Netflix's Q1 2026 earnings results released on Thursday, which says Hastings "
Reading Settings
A photo of Reed Hastings

Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings plans to leave the company after nearly 30 years. The news comes as part of Netflix's Q1 2026 earnings results released on Thursday, which says Hastings "will not stand for re-election to our Board when his current term expires at the Annual Meeting in June."

After co-founding Netflix in 1997, Hastings served as CEO from 1999 to 2023, when he stepped down and took on the role of chairman. "My real contribution at Netflix wasn't a single decision; it was a focus on member joy, building a culture that others could inherit and improve, and building a company that could be both beloved by members an …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Source: The Verge

Share this article

Related Articles

The search for dark matter has been blown wide open
Jun 185 hours ago

The search for dark matter has been blown wide open

Underneath an Apennine massif, below the Jinping Mountains of Sichuan, and at the bottom of a South Dakota mine, there is a cosmic hunt afoot. Isolated deep beneath these rocky shields, massive detect

technologyreview.com17 min read
Read More
Geoengineering still faces major practical challenges
Jun 185 hours ago

Geoengineering still faces major practical challenges

Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a sort of emergency brake. Something along the lines of Pull in case of climate emergency to scatter light-reflecting particles to bounce sunlight out of the

technologyreview.com6 min read
Read More