A Southern Californian native, Robert and his family have recently returned to Los Angeles, after spending the last three years as the Head of Global Football Partnerships at Facebook and Instagram. Prior to the years that Robert spent at Facebook, where he was involved in many of the platforms key product and business launches – Facebook Watch, Instagram Live + Stories as well played a strategic role in Facebook’s global football rights acquisitions, UEFA Champions League, Liga MX, La Liga, and worked with some of the sport’s biggest stars and clubs – Cristano Ronaldo, Neymar, Manchester United and Real Madrid, whilst reporting to Dan Reed, the platform’s Vice President of Global Sports and Media Partnerships. In addition to his platform experience, Rodriguez grew Fox Deportes Digital into the leading destinations for US Hispanic sports fans by breaking new ground in social, live streaming, and digital driven episodic content programming for the Spanish network.
Robert Rodriguez joined Copa90 in November 2018 as the Chief Growth Officer responsible for content, audience, data and innovation. In this newly formed role, Robert will explore content and commercial partnerships, as well as expand COPA90s reach and distribution globally.