Longtime Skydance Exec Jesse Sisgold Exits for RedBird Capital C-Suite Role

Skip to content The former Skydance Media president and COO most recently led the company’s Paramount Sports Entertainment division October 28, 2026 @ 11:37 AM Jesse Sisgold (Credit: Elyse Jankowski/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images) Jesse Sisgold will leave Skydance for RedBird Capital after 14 years with the entertainment media company and longlasting relationship with David Ellison. The former president and chief operating officer of Skydance Media and chairman of Skydance Sports became head of Paramount’s Sports Entertainment Division in August 2025. He originally joined Skydance in 2014, leading strategy and business affairs before being quickly promoted to COO. Skydance confirmed the exit to TheWrap. “While Jesse is stepping away from his official role, I don’t really think of this as Jesse leaving Skydance,” Ellison wrote in his memo to staff. “He helped build this place. He is part of its DNA. And he will always be part of this family.” “You can’t tell the story of Skydance without Jesse. He helped start this company with me. When we were 14 people working out of a bungalow on the Paramount Lot, Jesse was there – helping imagine, build and shape the future we’re living today,” he added. RedBird Capital is closely tied with Skydance. The private equity firm tripled its investment in Skydance earlier this month, bringing their total commitment to the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery giant up to $6 billion. RedBird first invested $275 million in Skydance in 2019, upping its commitment to help acquire Paramount from Shari Redstone’s National Amusements. “Jesse will serve as a senior C-suite advisor to Gerry and the RedBird team across their sports and entertainment portfolio, based in Beverly Hills. And importantly for us, he’ll remain close to Skydance and continue working with us on sports and entertainment opportunities,” Ellison’s memo continued. More to come…