Adrienne Coulson
InvestorChief Operating Officer of Rakuten International at Premji Invest
San Francisco Bay Area
About
Adrienne Down Coulson is Chief Operating Officer of Rakuten International, a $2.2B division of Rakuten Group, Inc., where she leads enterprise functions across seven global business units spanning more than 40 countries and 4,500 employees. She has 30 years of global leadership experience across technology, ecommerce, loyalty marketing, and digital content.
Experience
- Rakuten InternationalChief Operating Officer, Rakuten Internationalcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Rakuten InternationalChief Operating Officer, Rakuten Rewardscurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Rakuten InternationalGeneral Manager, Ebates Canada (now Rakuten Rewards Canada)2012 — 2017Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Premji InvestCXO Advisory Board Membercurrent2026 — present
- Golden State ValkyriesFounding Member, Valkyries Impact Councilcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Golden State Warriors Community FoundationBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The C100Charter Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Penny Jar CapitalInvestor and Advisor2021 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Framework Venture PartnersVenture Advisor2020 — 2025Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- FlipGiveBoard Member2019 — 2025Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Canada's National Ballet SchoolBoard Member2015 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION)Board Member2013 — 2015Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Sequentia EnvironicsPresident & General Manager2010 — 2012Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Yield DigitalPresident2008 — 2010Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- MRM//McCannVice President, Operations2003 — 2007Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- YesmailSr. Director, Client Services2001 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
- Netcentives (Post Communications)Director, Client Services1999 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Harlequin EnterprisesManager, Internet Marketing & Production1997 — 1999Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Bell SympaticoOnline Shopping Manager1996 — 1997Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Education
- Queen's UniversityHBA, English1991 — 1995
- Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityElectronic Publishing1995
- North Toronto Collegiate Institute1988 — 1991
Skills & more
Digital Strategy41Social Media13Digital Marketing60Social Media Marketing11Online Advertising23Integrated Marketing17Interactive Marketing5Direct Marketing4Email Marketing11Brand DevelopmentMarketing Communications27Marketing13
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Colleagues at Premji Invest
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Adrienne Coulson work?
- Adrienne Coulson is Chief Operating Officer of Rakuten International at Premji Invest.
Same school
Also attended Queen's University215
Hark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersCurtis UrbanowiczInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker CapitalMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesDan MoorInvestor at Craft Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Canada's National Ballet School2
Also worked at MRM//McCann7
Brandon AlexanderEntrepreneur In Residence at Crosslink CapitalMarta CruzCo-Founder and Managing Partner of NXTP VenturesPatrick AmielVenture Partner at Big Pi VenturesKatelin HollowayFounding Partner at Seven Seven SixMichael AbbatePartner at RallyCry VenturesCarlos SaavedraFounder at Makrwatch
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Also worked at Yesmail2
Also worked at Bell Sympatico38
Mark HatfieldInvestor at Ten ElevenBrian KobusInvestor at OMERS VenturesJames AbrahamGovernance at SenseAI VenturesMarc FaucherManaging Partner at ArcTern VenturesDomenic Del VecchioPrincipal at Panache VenturesMelissa BelecVice President, Investor Relations at Panache Ventures
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