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John Hendricks

Director at CuriosityStream Inc.

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Alpha ID: alpha:person:john-hendricksVersion: public-0As of: 2026-09-30

Not yet claimed10 published Claims4 sources
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Biography

John Hendricks is the founder of Legacy CuriosityStream and served as chairman of Discovery Communications from inception to May 2014, where he launched Discovery Channel in 1985 as the first cable network designed to provide high-quality documentary programming. He has considerable knowledge of the media industry and key industry relationships.

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Executive career

  1. 2026 to end not publishedExecutive title: Chairman of the Board · Organization not publishedCURI DEF 14A executive officers
  2. Dates not publishedExecutive title: Chief Editorial Officer · Organization not publishedCURI DEF 14A director slate

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  1. CURI DEF 14A director slate

    sec filing · Source published: Apr 10, 2026 · Retrieved: May 15, 2026

    Supports 7 claims
    • AI and ML experience: AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Board role: Board role: Chair · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
    • Committee assignments: No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
    • Cybersecurity experience: Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Executive company: Executive at CuriosityStream Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Executive title: Executive title: Chief Editorial Officer · Claim reviewed: May 15, 2026
    • Technology background: Technology background: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026

  2. CURI DEF 14A executive officers

    sec filing · Source published: Apr 10, 2026 · Retrieved: May 16, 2026

    Supports 5 claims
    • AI and ML experience: AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Cybersecurity experience: Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Executive company: Executive at CuriosityStream Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Executive title: Executive title: Chairman of the Board · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Technology background: Technology background: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026

  3. Open source

    sec proxy · Source published: Apr 10, 2026 · Retrieved: Apr 24, 2026

    Supports 1 claim
    • Professional Role: Director at CuriosityStream Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026

  4. Open source

    public source · Source published: Date unavailable · Retrieved: Date unavailable

    Supports 1 claim
    • Board membership: Serves on the board of CuriosityStream Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026