Victoria Bieler is a media and technology executive who builds businesses and leads organizations through industry change. She combines consumer insight, financial expertise, and operating experience to turn shifts in behavior and technology into new products, revenue streams, and business models.

At Verizon, Victoria owned commercial strategy, business performance, and P&L for a content portfolio of approximately $4 billion annually. Her responsibilities spanned financial planning, product and packaging, customer experience, advertising, distribution, and strategic partnerships. She architected Verizon’s Disney+ launch partnership, expanded its Apple Services relationship, and conceived and led the early development of +play, translating consumer demand into a new subscription marketplace.

Victoria was subsequently brought onto the Verizon Consumer Strategy team to lead Home, Product, and Direct-to-Consumer strategy. Her work connected long-term growth planning with product development, broadband partnerships, acquisition diligence, and investment priorities. She also advanced a joint Home and Mobile offering and go-to-market approach.

Before Verizon, Victoria advised senior executives at Viacom on deal economics and major distribution negotiations. Previously, she worked in equity research at Credit Suisse, covering media, entertainment, internet, cable, and satellite companies and contributing to more than 50 published research reports. At the Wharton Small Business Development Center, she led the Media and Entertainment and Design practices. Her earlier experiences also include leading business strategy and marketing at Veebeam and working at Sony, Screen Gems, Paramount Pictures, DIRECTV, the Cannes International Film Festival, and the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.

Across these roles, Victoria has brought together strategy, product, finance, technology, marketing, and operations to move businesses from opportunity to execution. Her leadership emphasizes clear priorities, cross-functional trust, accountability, and developing future leaders.

As founder of White Lantern Advisors, she advises companies across media, generative AI, fintech, sports technology, and other consumer businesses on product development, commercialization, monetization, and growth.

Victoria holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with concentrations in Strategic Management and Marketing, including Consumer Psychology and Decision Processes.