Biography

Ms. Coles has served on Snapchat board of directors since December 2015. Ms. Coles has served as Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Star Acquisition Corp. and Northern Star Acquisition Corp. II, or collectively Northern Star, since July 2020 and December 2020, respectively. Prior to joining Northern Star, Ms. Coles served as Chief Content Officer of Hearst Magazines from September 2016 to August 2018, overseeing editorial for Hearst's 300 titles globally, and as Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan from September 2012 to September 2016. She edited Marie Claire magazine from April 2006 to September 2012. Ms. Coles worked for The Times of London from September 1998 to September 2001 and served as New York Bureau Chief for The Guardian from 1997 to 1998. She serves on the board of directors of Sonos, Inc., and is on the board of Women Entrepreneurs New York City, an initiative to encourage female entrepreneurship, with a focus on under served communities. Ms. Coles holds a B.A. in English and American literature from the University of East Anglia.