Jesse Sisgold Exits Skydance for Role at RedBird Capital

Key Points:

• Jesse Sisgold, former president and COO of Skydance Media and head of Paramount Sports Entertainment, is leaving Skydance to join RedBird Capital Partners as a senior C-suite advisor across its sports and entertainment portfolio.
• Sisgold has been with Skydance since 2014, playing a key role in defining strategy, raising capital, building the interactive business, and leading significant partnerships with Tencent, RedBird, CJ ENM, and KKR.
• He was instrumental in founding Skydance Sports and expanding it into Paramount Sports Entertainment, achieving multiple Sports Emmy nominations and successful releases under his leadership.
• Skydance CEO David Ellison praised Sisgold’s contributions, calling him integral to the company’s growth, and emphasized that Sisgold will remain closely connected to Skydance through his new role.
• Sisgold’s move to RedBird Capital Partners represents a shift toward broader entrepreneurial opportunities, while maintaining strong ties to Skydance’s sports and entertainment ventures.