# Daniel Kirschner

> Daniel Kirschner is the co-founder, president and CEO of Greenfly, the Santa Monica software company that helps sports and entertainment organizations collect, organize and distribute short-form photos and video. A Harvard and Harvard Law graduate who served in the U.S. Department of Justice and at the Federal Communications Commission before joining Activision Blizzard, he brought a policy lawyer's feel for systems and rights to a company conceived with his cousin, former MLB All-Star Shawn Green. Greenfly grew from a video-request experiment into media infrastructure used across professional and college sports, added sports-focused computer vision through its 2023 acquisition of Miro AI, and raised $14 million for expansion in 2024.

- **Role:** President & CEO, Co-Founder at Greenfly
- **Organizations:** Greenfly, Activision Blizzard, Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, Harvard Law Review
- **Education:** A.B., Harvard University, J.D., magna cum laude; President, Harvard Law Review, Harvard Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Greenfly and led its evolution from a video-request concept into an enterprise short-form media platform., Served as president of the Harvard Law Review and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School., Served in the U.S. Department of Justice and as Counselor to the General Counsel at the FCC.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2004** — Attended Harvard Law School, graduated magna cum laude and served as president of the Harvard Law Review.
- **Before 2011** — Worked at the U.S. Department of Justice.
- **2011-2012** — Served as Counselor to the General Counsel at the Federal Communications Commission and as designated federal officer for the Open Internet Advisory Committee.
- **Before 2014** — Worked at Activision Blizzard as senior vice president of corporate affairs and counsel.
- **2014** — Co-founded Greenfly with his cousin, former MLB All-Star Shawn Green, and became president and CEO.
- **2019** — Marked Greenfly's fifth anniversary after the company evolved from one-off video requests toward enterprise collaboration and distribution software.
- **2023** — Led Greenfly's multimillion-dollar acquisition of sports computer-vision company Miro AI.
- **2024** — Greenfly raised $14 million for growth and international expansion, bringing publicly reported total funding to just over $40 million at the time.
- **2026** — Was announced as a PEAK SportsTech Conference speaker on content operations, scalable distribution and monetization in sports.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Greenfly and led its evolution from a video-request concept into an enterprise short-form media platform.
- Served as president of the Harvard Law Review and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
- Served in the U.S. Department of Justice and as Counselor to the General Counsel at the FCC.
- Helped establish and support the FCC's Open Internet Advisory Committee as its designated federal officer.
- Led Greenfly's 2023 acquisition of sports-focused computer vision company Miro AI.
- Raised a $14 million equity round in 2024 to support Greenfly's growth and international expansion.
- Expanded Greenfly into professional and college sports, entertainment and international markets.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Greenfly announced a partnership with the University of Alabama, continuing its expansion in college athletics.
- **2026-04** — Kirschner was announced as a PEAK SportsTech Conference speaker in Las Vegas on content as a revenue driver and the operations layer behind scalable distribution.
- **2026-03** — Kirschner highlighted Greenfly's multi-year partnership with BYU Athletics across 21 varsity sports and more than 760 student-athletes.
- **2025-06** — Greenfly announced Kirschner for a panel on AI-driven sponsorship, monetization and sports marketing with leaders from the NFL and Sportradar.
- **2024-04** — Greenfly closed a $14 million equity round led by ADvantage to support scaling and international expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://www.greenfly.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkirschner

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Last updated: 2026-08-27