Funko, Inc. announced the appointment of Mike Kerns to the company?s Board of Directors, effective November 2, 2023. Kerns is a co-founder and partner of The Chernin Group (TCG) and fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Rich Paul, who is transitioning to a strategic advisory role with Funko. Mike is a Co-founder and Partner at TCG.

He joined TCG in 2015 and has helped lead the company?s investment efforts. Kerns has deep experience starting, managing, and investing in digital media and consumer technology companies. Prior to joining TCG, Kerns served as Senior Vice President at Yahoo!, leading the Homepage, Video, and Global Media Properties product and business unit.

He also previously co-founded Citizen Sports, where he was CEO and led the company to a successful acquisition by Yahoo! in 2010. Mike is currently on the board of TCG, as well as several of its portfolio companies including Night Media, and the Premier Lacrosse League.

Previously he has served on the board of Barstool Sports, Crunchyroll and others.