Dani Dudeck

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States22 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Chief Communications Officer at Netflix since 2025
Led corporate communications for Zynga's major game franchises
Oversaw global communications for MySpace's international expansion

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic communications leader in the tech and entertainment sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Corporate CommunicationsPublic RelationsMedia RelationsAccount Management

Other Skills

CommunicationsPolicy & Government AffairsSocial ImpactIssues ManagementProduct CommunicationCampaign Management

About

Dani Dudeck is a communications leader who has spent the last 25 years working with the fastest-growing companies in the world at the intersection of entertainment, technology and pop culture. Dani Dudeck was named Chief Communications Officer of Netflix in December 2025. Previous roles include Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Instacart, Chief Communications Officer at Zynga and Vice President of Global Communications at News Corp’s MySpace. Dani currently serves on the Center for Public Relations’ Board of Directors for the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She is a graduate of USC with dual B.A. degrees in public relations and French.

Experience

22 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Netflix

Chief Communications Officer

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Instacart

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Jul 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 9 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

Dani serves as the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Instacart where she oversees Communications, Policy & Government Affairs, and Social Impact. In her role, she also helps lead a range of other strategic company initiatives including Instacart Health. Dani reports to CEO Fidji Simo and serves as the Executive Sponsor for Women@ Instacart employee resource group. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.

Corporate CommunicationsPublic Relations

Zynga

Chief Communications Officer

May 2010 – Jun 2018 · 8 yrs 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

In this role, Dani managed all external and internal PR strategy, media relations and issues management. As the senior leader of the corporate communications team, Dani oversaw all corporate, consumer, and product communication strategy for the company and its forever franchises (Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, CSR2, Slots) as well as new game launches and emerging technologies such as AR and chat. Dani also served as the Executive Sponsor for the company's largest and most active employee resource group, Women at Zynga.

Public RelationsMedia Relations

News corp

VP of Global Communications for MySpace

Aug 2006 – May 2010 · 3 yrs 9 mos · greater los angeles area

Dani joined News Corporation and MySpace as the Director of Corporate Communications where she oversaw company initiatives such as the launch of MySpace's key content channels including Music, Video and Celebrity as well as international expansion into 15+ countries across North America, Europe and Asia.
Dani led the company’s global communications team on high profiles campaigns and events that included the 2009 MySpace MTV Presidential Dialogues as well as Operation MySpace, a live music concert for 10,000 U.S. and British troops stationed at Camp Buehring in Kuwait.

Corporate CommunicationsPublic Relations

Edelman

Account Supervisor and Senior Account Executive

Mar 2005 – Aug 2006 · 1 yr 5 mos

Los Angeles
Digital Entertainment & Technology Practice
Account Supervisor and Senior Account Executive
Account work included MySpace, Starbucks and Akamai among others.

Public RelationsAccount Management

Hill+knowlton strategies

Account Executive

Jan 2004 – Mar 2005 · 1 yr 2 mos

Los Angeles
Consumer Practice, Account Executive
Account work included Yahoo!, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola and Boost Mobile among others.

Public RelationsAccount Management

Cohn & wolfe

Assistant Account Executive & Intern

Dec 2000 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Los Angeles
Consumer Practice, Assistant Account Executive & Intern
Account work included Epson, The Digital Enterainment Group and Hampton Hotels among others.