Drew Buckley
Drew Buckley is the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Digital at Electus. He is also one of the company’s founding partners. In his current role, Drew oversees all financial planning, including acquisitions, investments and all strategic transactions within Electus and its partner companies. As Head of Digital, Drew also leads a team of digital executives focused on creating new content experiences both on premium YouTube Channels and Yahoo!
Prior to Electus, Drew served as Executive Vice President of Windsor Media, an investment firm focused on media, entertainment and the luxury brand industries. Before Windsor, Drew was the General Manager of Yahoo! Originals within the Yahoo! Media Group. At Yahoo!, Drew managed a talented team of creative, development and production professionals, who produced compelling content and experiences for Yahoo! Entertainment properties, such as Yahoo! Movies, Yahoo! TV, Yahoo! Games, Yahoo! Music, and Yahoo! Sports.
Drew joined Yahoo! for the launch of Yahoo!’s first entertainment original content program, THE 9. During his tenure, Drew developed and launched a number of original content productions within Yahoo! Entertainment, including Nissan Live Sets, Pepsi Smash, Answers on the Street, Buzz Sessions, along with promotional events, such as the MTV Movie Award Spoof Contest.
Prior to Yahoo!, Drew served as a Principal of Shelter Capital, a $200 million wireless and technology fund. Drew was also previously Vice President of iXL Ventures, a venture capital spin-off of iXL Enterprises, a NASDAQ traded company.
Drew received an MBA from the University of Southern California (USC) in Finance and a BBA/BBS from Southern Methodist University.