Hari Ravichandran and Jeffrey Katzenberg
Founder and CEO, Aura
Founding Partner, WndrCo
Technology is evolving faster than ever, but protecting our families and our values has to evolve just as quickly.
- Hari Ravichandran
Summary
In this episode of Leadership Matters, Alan Fleischmann sits down with two visionary leaders whose partnership bridges technology, storytelling, and trust: Hari Ravichandran, Founder and CEO of Aura, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks and founding partner of WonderCo. Together, they explore how innovation can protect families online and strengthen digital trust in an age of AI-driven change.
From Hari’s mission to make the internet safer through Aura’s family protection platform to Jeffrey’s belief in “doing good while doing good,” this conversation reveals how purpose-driven leadership can combine creativity, technology, and human connection to solve real-world problems.
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Guest Bio
Hari Ravichandran
Hari Ravichandran is the founder and CEO of Aura, the leading AI-powered online safety solution for individuals and families, valued at $1.6 billion, and Point Wild, a global leader in cybersecurity, protecting individuals and businesses, valued at about $2 billion. Prior to founding Aura, Hari was the founder and CEO of Endurance International Group (now Newfold Digital), which he built from a start-up to a publicly traded global hosting and email marketing company with an enterprise value of approximately $3.5 billion dollars and more than 3,500 employees worldwide. Hari is named on over forty approved or pending technology patents, was named Ernst & Young’s 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year (New England) and was also named to Forbes’ list of “America’s Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under” in 2014 and 2015. He holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State and studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford.
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey is an entrepreneur and entertainment industry executive who has reshaped the media landscape throughout his career. Today, he is a Founding Partner at WndrCo, an investment company focused on supporting founders who are building category-defining companies. Jeffrey works closely with WndrCo portfolio companies Aura, Airtable, Alembic, Netomi, and Writer on their enterprise GTM strategy.
Prior to WndrCo, Jeffrey co-founded DreamWorks, serving as CEO of DreamWorks Animation, which he grew into the world’s largest animation studio. Before founding DreamWorks, Jeffrey was Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios and previously served as President of Production at Paramount Studios.
Jeffrey is a donor and board member to many civic organizations, including University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, The Simon Wiesenthal Center, California Institute of the Arts, and is on the Board of Directors for Olympics LA28. Among his many awards and recognitions, he has received the Palme d’Or from the Cannes Film Festival, the Motion Picture Academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the National Medal of Arts, and the TIME100 Impact Award.
Episode Transcript
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