Location Venice, California, United States Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Jonathan Friedland founded Octagonal Hall LLC, an organization which advises companies to build effective communications, brand marketing, and public policy teams. Clients include US, Chinese, and European entertainment companies and social media organizations as well as others in the real estate, finance, and mobility markets. Prior to starting
Octagonal Hall LLC in 2019, Mr. Friedland was the Chief Communications Officer at Netflix for eight years. Prior to Netflix, Mr. Friedland was SVP Corporate Communications at The Walt Disney Company, and the co-founder and managing editor of the chain of Spanish-language newspapers called Diarios Rumbos. For over twenty years, he was a journalist and bureau chief for both The Wall Street Journal and The Far Eastern Economic Review in cities including Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Tokyo. Mr. Friedland has been a Senior Fellow at the Edward R. Murrow Center at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and is a Board Member at the LA-based environmental NGO TreePeople.
