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Guhan S. Selva

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Guhan advises global clients in the consumer technology, gaming, and media and entertainment sectors. He brings two decades of operating experience—scaling digital-first businesses, driving direct-to-consumer growth, and building market-leading products—and almost a decade as a leadership advisor.

His operating career spans both high-growth startups and global platforms. He held a senior role as Chief Operating Officer at Omaze, a Series B consumer tech marketplace, and earlier held leadership positions at Discovery, where he ran the US digital networks portfolio, and at Turner, where he launched new digital products and business models across brands such as CNN.

In his advisory career, Guhan has led CEO successions for multi-billion-dollar enterprises, placed Board directors at Fortune 100 companies, and partnered with founders to build executive teams capable of scaling through transformation and growth.

His experience building high-performing, cross-functional teams and diversifying revenue streams, including an Emmy Award for breakthrough multiplatform innovation, underscores his track record as a trusted advisor to CEOs, boards, and founders. He specializes in identifying and developing transformative leaders in the evolving digital consumer ecosystem.

He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a BA from Tufts University.
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Areas of Expertise

Board Director and Chair Search Board of Directors CEO Succession Chief Executive Officers C-Suite Succession Customer Activation and Growth Digital, Media and Entertainment Executive Search Technology Technology, Data, and Digital Officers Venture Capital and Growth

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