21 Facts About Jordan Levin

Jordan Levin was born on August 30,1967 and is an American media executive, producer, entrepreneur and now professor.

Jordan Levin was general manager of Rooster Teeth, an Austin, Texas-based digital-media and events company owned by Warner Bros Discovery from 2019 until its closure in 2024.

Jordan Levin wrote his college thesis about how the increasing number of cable channels would force broadcast networks to be more targeted.

Jordan Levin spent five years at Walt Disney Television where he worked on the creative team that developed and managed shows like Home Improvement, Ellen, and Boy Meets World.

In 1994, Jordan Levin joined The WB as part of its founding executive team.

Jordan Levin oversaw the development of shows like Dawson's Creek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Felicity, One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls, and Smallville.

Jordan Levin became The WB's CEO at the age of 35, making him the youngest CEO in broadcast television history.

In 2005, Jordan Levin became the founding CEO of Generate, a production studio and talent management company.

In 2008, Jordan Levin secured $6 million in venture financing from MK Capital and Velocity Interactive Group.

Three years later in 2011, Jordan Levin sold Generate to Alloy Digital, continuing on as Alloy Digital's president.

In 2014, Jordan Levin joined Microsoft's Xbox Entertainment Studios as executive vice president, general manager to produce original programming.

Jordan Levin left later that year when Xbox Entertainment Studios was closed due to shifting corporate priorities that came with Microsoft's change of corporate executive leadership.

In 2015, Jordan Levin became the chief content officer at the NFL.

Jordan Levin oversaw the development, production, and distribution of video and editorial content for the NFL's media networks, including the NFL Network, NFL Digital Media, and NFL Films.

Jordan Levin managed the NFL's event programming franchises, such as the Super Bowl Halftime Show and NFL Honors.

In 2016, Jordan Levin launched Good Morning Football, a live NFL morning television program, on the NFL Network.

Jordan Levin won three Emmys, as the executive producer for All or Nothing, Sound FX: Super Bowl 50, and Hard Knocks.

In 2017, Jordan Levin was hired as the CEO of AwesomenessTV, an American media and entertainment company.

Jordan Levin was an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, where he teaches a class on the entertainment industry in the convergence age.

Jordan Levin was named Moody College at the University of Texas at Austin's Alumnus of the Year in 2002, was the University Alumni Organization's 2004 Outstanding Young Texas-Ex Award recipient, selected as one of the University's 125 Extraordinary Exes in 2010, and presented the Robert C Jeffrey College Benefactor Award in 2018.

Jordan Levin is a board member or advisor to several non-profit organizations, academic institutions, political advocacy groups, and early-stage media companies.