Ivana Kirkbride

Ivana Kirkbride is currently the general manager of digital and original content for Verizon/Oath, where she oversees digital-led content acquisition, partner management and business development. Ivana is responsible for the digital content strategy, development and programming with a focus on Finance, News and Entertainment across Verizon and Oath platforms. Previously, Ivana was the Head of Content at Vessel where she oversaw all content efforts and creator partnerships. Prior to Vessel, she spent five years at YouTube, most recently as the Head of Unscripted where she oversaw unscripted development, programming and production involving top creators for YouTube Originals. Ivana holds a bachelor’s degree in science with a concentration in finance from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

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