Dan Phillips

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Biography

Mr. Dan Phillips is a Co-Founder of Lost Coast Ventures. He serves as Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President at The Chamberlain Group. Before joining CG, Dan served as Hulu's CTO through its hyper-growth from 2018 to 2021 as Hulu became a premier streaming media service and the largest OTT live service in the US. Dan oversaw all aspects of product strategy, development, delivery and operations including product management, user experience, engineering, IT, security and operations. Prior to Hulu, Dan served as the chief operations officer at TiVo as it redefined television viewing and through its expansion into international markets. With the sale of TiVo in 2016 Dan managed the merger and integration with Rovi/Xperi as the executive vice president of engineering and operations. Earlier in his career, he held leadership positions at several technology companies including SVP of Engineering, Product & Service at Trados and VP of engineering & VP of product management at CrossWorlds through its IPO and until its acquisition by IBM. Dan started his business and technical career by co-founding MetaSystems in Arcata, CA following graduation from Cal Poly Humboldt. Dan currently serves as the Chair of cal poly Humboldt's boldly rising campaign & cabinet focused on the University's transition to becoming California's third Polytech University and fundraising to advance University programs and student scholarships. Dan co-founded Lost Coast Ventures, a public benefit organization to provide seed capital and mentoring for ventures coming out of Cal Poly Humboldt or College of the Redwoods and where all proceeds ultimately are returned to the institutes. Dan also serves as Co-Chair for the president's council at College of the Redwoods focused on advancing the college's master plan and elevating K-14 education on the California North Coast.