About
Gregory Dray is the Co-Founder of Animaj, a digital-first media company launched in 2022 that acquires and develops children's and family IP, and serves as Chairman of Lumee, a Hasbro/Animaj joint venture. He previously spent nine years at Google/YouTube, where he was Managing Director for International, YouTube Kids and EMEA Kids, Family and Education, and earlier held roles at Lagardère Active, Dailymotion, and Time Warner. He is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and served on the Board of International Schools Partnership from 2022 to 2023.
Founder at Animaj
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Experience
- LumeeChairmancurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- AnimajCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- MarcoPolo LearningNon Executive Board Membercurrent2019 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- International Schools Partnership LimitedSenior Advisor2023 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- International Schools Partnership LimitedNon Executive Board Member2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- GoogleManaging Director, International, YouTube Kids & EMEA Kids, Family & Education, Google/YouTube2016 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- GoogleDirector, Head of EMEA Kids, Family Entertainment and Education Content, Google/YouTube2014 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- GoogleHead of News and Information, EMEA, YouTube2012 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- GoogleHead of Original Programming, EMEA, YouTube2012London, United Kingdom
- Edge InvestmentsAdvisory Board Member2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- Paradiso MediaBoard Member2019 — 2021Paris Area, France
- LagardereVice President, International Digital Business Development and Strategy, Lagardere Active2009 — 2011Levallois-Perret, France
- DailymotionVice President, Global Marketing2007 — 2009Paris Area, France
- Time Inc.Senior Manager, Sales and Business Development, TIME International2006 — 2007London, United Kingdom
- Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc)Senior Account Executive2005 — 2006Paris Area, France
- Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc)Account Executive2004 — 2005Paris Area, France
- Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc)Research Associate (Master's/MBA Internship)2002Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
General Management2Strategy19Strategic Planning4Negotiation4Management5Leadership1Board of Directors3International Business Development2Go-to-Market Strategy1Adobe Acrobat1Strategic Partnerships64Digital Media66
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Digital StrategyMarketingDigital MarketingMarketing StrategyTelevisionBusiness DevelopmentOnline AdvertisingSocial MediaBusiness StrategyOnline MarketingNew Business DevelopmentE-commerceLanguages English · French · Spanish
- Google Spokesperson Training — Google
- ASU GSV Virtual Summit 2020 — ASU+GSV Summit
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gregory Dray?
- Gregory Dray is the Co-Founder of Animaj, a digital-first media company launched in 2022 that acquires and develops children's and family IP, and serves as Chairman of Lumee, a Hasbro/Animaj joint venture. He previously spent nine years at Google/YouTube, where he was Managing Director for International, YouTube Kids and EMEA Kids, Family and Education, and earlier held roles at Lagardère Active, Dailymotion, and Time Warner. He is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and served on the Board of International Schools Partnership from 2022 to 2023.
- Where does Gregory Dray work?
- Gregory Dray is Founder of Animaj.
- What companies did Gregory Dray found?
- Gregory Dray founded Animaj.
- Where did Gregory Dray go to school?
- Gregory Dray studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Executive Program, SEP Class of 2019); Harvard Business School Executive Education (Executive Education, Finance for Senior Executives (FSE)); Harvard Business School Executive Education (Executive Education, The Business of Entertainment).
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