Alexandra Shannon

Alex Shannon is Vice President of Corporate Development for Turner. In this role, Alex leads the team responsible for all global acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, divestitures and new business initiatives across Turner.  As part of this mandate, she has helped originate, evaluate and execute critically important transactions for the company, across disciples such as technology, data, digital media, sports, and international.

Alex previously served as Director of Strategy & Business Operations for Turner Sports, where she was responsible for managing strategic partnerships and finding new business opportunities across the Turner Sports portfolio.

Prior to joining Turner, Alex spent time at leading media and entertainment organizations such as the National Basketball Association and Time Warner, Inc. In addition, Alex spent several years in investment banking, focusing on the media sector at both UBS and Lehman Brothers.

Alex received her Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, and her Bachelor of Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.