# Elizabeth Stone

> Elizabeth Stone is the Chief Product and Technology Officer of Netflix, where she leads the company's product, engineering, data and design organizations. An economist by training with a PhD from Stanford and a bachelor's from MIT, she moved from equity derivatives trading and economic consulting into technology leadership roles at Nuna and Lyft before joining Netflix in 2020. She became Netflix's first CTO in 2023 and was elevated to CPTO in 2026, and is known for a data-driven, systems-thinking approach to building high-performance teams.

- **Role:** Chief Product and Technology Officer at Netflix
- **Organizations:** Netflix, Lyft, Nuna, Analysis Group, Merrill Lynch
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** PhD in Economics, Stanford University, B.S. in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** First person to hold the title of Chief Technology Officer at Netflix, Promoted to Chief Product and Technology Officer of Netflix in 2026, Led product data science, engineering and data organizations through Netflix's expansion into advertising and live events

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Joined Merrill Lynch as an equity derivatives trader
- **2006** — Began PhD in Economics at Stanford University
- **2010** — Joined Analysis Group as an economic consultant, rising to Vice President
- **2016** — Became Chief Operating Officer at health data startup Nuna
- **2018** — Joined Lyft as Vice President of Science
- **2020** — Joined Netflix as VP, Product Data Science & Engineering
- **2021** — Named VP, Data & Insights at Netflix
- **2023** — Became Netflix's first Chief Technology Officer
- **2026** — Promoted to Chief Product and Technology Officer, overseeing product, engineering, data and design

## Achievements

- First person to hold the title of Chief Technology Officer at Netflix
- Promoted to Chief Product and Technology Officer of Netflix in 2026
- Led product data science, engineering and data organizations through Netflix's expansion into advertising and live events
- Earned a PhD in Economics from Stanford and a B.S. in Economics from MIT
- One of the most popular guest interviews on Lenny's Podcast, invited back for a second appearance

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Promoted from CTO to Chief Product and Technology Officer at Netflix, expanding her remit to include product and design alongside engineering and data.
- **2026-07** — Returned to Lenny's Podcast to discuss why Netflix is betting on systems thinkers over specialists in the AI era and what 'excellence as an operating system' means.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-stone-608a754/

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Last updated: 2026-07-21