Key Experience and Qualifications
Mr. Genachowski brings to Mattel extensive public and private sector experience in technology, media and telecom, including internet and digital communications policy, cybersecurity, consumer protection, and privacy. He brings a global perspective from his various roles, and experience in finance, M&A, risk oversight, and corporate governance. He is currently a Senior Advisor at Carlyle, a leading global investment firm, following a decade as Partner and Managing Director. Prior to that, he served as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, and has served in other government roles. Previously, he was a senior executive and member of the Office of the Chairman at IAC. Mr. Genachowski also has extensive board experience with publicly traded companies.
Director Since: 2024
Mattel Committee Memberships
Audit Committee
Governance and Social Responsibility Committee
Career Highlights
The Carlyle Group, a global investment company
- Senior Advisor since January 2024
- Partner and Managing Director (2014 – 2023)
President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, an independent intelligence advisory board within the Executive Office of the President
- Member (August 2014 – January 2017)
U.S. Federal Communications Commission, an independent federal agency of the United States
IAC Inc. (formerly IAC/InterActiveCorp), a holding company that owns brands across 100 countries
- Member of Barry Diller’s Office of the Chairman, Chief of Business Operations, and General Counsel (1997 – 2005)
Supreme Court of the United States
- Law Clerk to David H. Souter (1993 – 1994)
- Law Clerk to William J. Brennan, Jr. (1992 – 1993)
Other Public Company Directorships
- Mastercard Incorporated since June 2014
- Sonos, Inc. since September 2013
- Hexaware Technologies Limited since November 2021
- Sprint Corporation (August 2015 – April 2020)
Additional Leadership Experience and Service
- Director, HIAS since 2022
- Member, President-Elect Obama’s Transition Board (2008)
- Chairperson, Obama Presidential Campaign Technology, Media and Telecommunications Policy Working Group (2008)