Anthony Wood is the founder and chairman of Roku, a TV-based digital media player company that popularized video streaming.
Born in England and raised in the United States, Wood graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in electrical engineering.
Wanting to improve upon the VHS tape method of recording his favorite TV show, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Wood invented the digital video recorder (DVR). In 1999, he marketed the product as ReplayTV, which he sold to consumer electronics company, SONICBlue, two years later for $42 million.
Following the release of an ad-skipping version of ReplayTV, SONICBlue was sued by major advertising industry players, resulting in the company’s bankruptcy and pushing Wood to found Roku in 2002.
In April 2007, Netflix brought Wood on as vice president to lead their streaming player development. After ten months, the company decided not to move forward with building its own hardware and instead invested $6 million in Wood's company.
Wood guided Roku’s launch of their first set-top box in 2008, billed as the first product designed to stream Netflix to your TV. With a focus on keeping prices low, Roku gained a large market share in the digital media streaming industry: 41 percent of streaming media players sold in 2018.
In 2014, following the entrances of competitors like Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Google Chromecast, Wood pushed Roku to partner with Chinese and Japanese smart-TV manufacturers to have Roku’s operating system built-in.
Roku went public in September 2017 with a valuation of $1.3 billion.
As streaming apps have become increasingly integrated with all forms of media technology, from smart TVs to gaming consoles, Wood is leading Roku’s pivot from low-margin hardware to software via advertising. In its fastest-growing segment, Roku is doubling down on advertising by measuring the reach and effectiveness of ads on streaming services.
In October 2019, Roku continued its growth strategy with the acquisition of Boston video ad campaign company, dataxu, for $150 million.
Wood lives in Palo Alto, California with his wife and their three children.
What is Anthony J. Wood's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Anthony J. Wood is at least $5.69 million as of September 9th, 2025. Mr. Wood owns 45,712 shares of Roku stock worth more than $5,688,493 as of May 5th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Wood may own. Learn More about Anthony J. Wood's net worth.
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Has Anthony J. Wood been buying or selling shares of Roku?
Within the last three months, Anthony J. Wood has sold $7,798,750.00 of Roku stock. Most recently, Anthony J. Wood sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.19, for a transaction totalling $2,754,750.00. Learn More on Anthony J. Wood's trading history.
Who are Roku's active insiders?
Roku's insider roster includes Matthew Banks (CAO), Jeffrey Blackburn (Director), Charles Collier (President), Gilbert Fuchsberg (SVP), Mai Fyfield (Director), Christopher Handman (SVP), Jeff Hastings (Director), Alan Henricks (Director), Neil Hunt (Director), Dan Jedda (CFO), Gidon Katz (Insider), Stephen Kay (SVP), Steve Louden (CFO), Mustafa Ozgen (SVP), Scott Rosenberg (VP), Chas Smith (VP), Anthony Wood (Founder, Chairman and CEO), and Anthony Wood (CEO). Learn More on Roku's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Roku?
In the last year, insiders at the sold shares 66 times. They sold a total of 1,662,668 shares worth more than $170,368,061.35. The most recent insider tranaction occured on April, 17th when insider Charles Collier sold 205,807 shares worth more than $23,667,805.00. Insiders at Roku own 14.0% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Roku. Information on this page was last updated on 4/17/2026.