Ran Harnevo

Senior Vice President of Video, The AOL On Network

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Ran Harnevo leads The AOL On Network, a curated video experience providing the most relevant content for every topic in 14 channels. In addition, Harnevo overseas the creation and production of high-quality original programming at AOL.

Harnevo is the former co-founder and CEO of 5min Media, which, under his leadership, became the largest online video syndication platform for news, entertainment and lifestyle videos. Acquired by AOL in September 2010, 5min Media had a library of more than 300,000 categorized, tagged and rated videos from more than 1,000 of the world's largest media companies and professional independent video producers. 5min Media’s library and proprietary video solutions are now part of The AOL On Network.

Prior to starting 5min Media, Harnevo worked as a reporter and deputy editor at Tel-Aviv Magazine. After serving in the Israeli Air Force for 7 years, Harnevo studied Philosophy and Computer Science at Tel Aviv University but never graduated.

Harnevo lives in New York.