Jorge Espinel

Jorge Espinel is Head of Global Business Development at Spotify. Prior to Spotify, Jorge was EVP,
Strategy & Corporate Development of 21st Century Fox’s Digital Media Group working on overthe-
top video initiatives such as Hulu, partnerships with the leading digital companies, and overseeing digital investments such as Roku, Photobucket and Rubicon Project. He joined from Velocity Interactive Group(recently renamed Fuse Capital), a leading digital media investment firm in New York City. Previously, Jorge was head of AOL’s Corporate Strategy and M&A driving
corporate development activities, crafting business strategies, managing AOL’s key strategic
relationships, and leading the M&A transactions such as Third Screen Media, Tacoda, Adtech, Yeda
and Quigo.

Jorge worked early in his career at Booz Allen & Hamilton’s premier media and entertainment
practice. He specialized on cable & broadcasting, magazine publishing and digital media.