Todd Wagner

Todd Wagner is a tech billionaire and media entrepreneur who has spent his career challenging norms and driving innovation across multiple industries. He introduced streaming media to the world when he co-founded Broadcast.com with Mark Cuban in the late 1990s. As CEO, Wagner led the company’s record-breaking IPO and $5.7 billion sale to Yahoo!, landing him on the cover of The Wall Street Journal, Forbes 400 and Fortune’s 40 Under 40.

In 2003, Wagner co-founded 2929 Entertainment, vertically integrating a portfolio of companies in content production, distribution, and exhibition, including Magnolia Pictures and 2929 Productions. As CEO he pioneered the practice of releasing films simultaneously in theaters and on digital platforms and has produced or executive-produced more than 50 films including Good Night, and Good Luck, nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture. GNGL’s stage adaptation starring George Clooney is currently in a box office record-breaking run on Broadway and has received five Tony Award nominations.

Wagner has also been a disrupter in the charitable space. In 2014 he launched the Charity Network, helping thousands of charities raise hundreds of millions of dollars for worldwide causes through digital fundraising platforms Charitybuzz and Prizeo. Since 2000, the Todd Wagner Foundation has implemented Wagner’s vision of venture philanthropy and invested tens of millions of dollars in cutting-edge programs that empower underserved communities and at-risk youth. The Foundation brought KIPP charter schools and After-School All-Stars to North Texas and provides significant support for Boys & Girls Clubs of America and First Tee.

In 2023, Wagner launched FoodFight USA, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a mission to clean up America’s tainted food supply, which has contributed to an alarming rise in chronic disease and early death in our country. As with his previous ventures, Wagner is challenging the status quo, leveraging innovative, technology-driven solutions to transform every aspect of our broken food system – from farm to table – with a focus on legislative reform, consumer empowerment, and regenerative agriculture. Among his visionary initiatives are an AI-powered system to evaluate the 10,000 chemical additives in our food supply, prioritizing those that pose the greatest risk to public health; and a national Farm-to-Fork summit that brings together medical experts, scientists, legislators, policymakers, farmers, private equity firms and media influencers to educate the public and share ideas.

Wagner is a former stakeholder in the Dallas Mavericks and a current owner of the Dallas Flash Major League Pickleball team. He continues to invest in innovative brands and concepts including Content Partners, Pluto TV, Cause Reports and RION. He is a longtime AFI Board Member and a recipient of numerous awards, including Town & Country’s Top Philanthropists of the Year, induction into the Texas Business Hall of Fame, and Kappa Sigma’s National Man of the Year.

Wagner is a native of Gary, Indiana and received a B.S. from Indiana University, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He holds a J.D. from University of Virginia.