Laurie Freeman

Partner at Bruin Capital

Speaker

Laurie Freeman is an executive finance leader with more than two decades of experience in the technology, media, entertainment, and sports sectors. She is an expert in strategic operational finance and organizational transformation. Laurie joined Bruin Capital in 2022 from Warner Bros. Discovery, where she was CFO of the Technology, Real Estate, and Corporate Divisions. There, she led a global team of 70, responsible for $5B in expenditures across the Warner Bros Studios, Television Networks, and Streaming (HBOMAX and Discovery+) segments. Laurie played a primary role in integrating the legacy TimeWarner technology and operations organizations that culminated with the launch of HBOMAX in 2020. She is also known for her diversified experience across Warner’s Sports, M&A, Accounting, and Process teams. While working with Turner Sports, she led the financial diligence for the acquisitions of Bleacher Report and iStreamPlanet, and oversaw the financial management for the relationships with NCAA, PGA and Yahoo!

She has her MA and BA in Accounting from Auburn University. As a wife and mom of two children, living in the suburbs of Atlanta, Laurie spends her weekends at soccer and baseball games. She enjoys being outside trail running, biking, downhill skiing, or at a slower pace in her garden.