# Dennis Cinelli
> Chief Financial Officer at paramount global
- Profile type: Person
- Profile status: baseline
- Last updated: 2026-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/dennis-cinelli/
- Also known as: Dennis K. Cinelli
## Summary
Dennis K. Cinelli is the Chief Financial Officer of Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY), effective January 15, 2026. He is the first permanent CFO in the post-Skydance-merger era, succeeding interim CFO Andrew Warren. Cinelli arrived from Scale AI, where he was CFO during Meta's investment that valued the company near $30 billion. Earlier roles include senior finance and operating positions at Uber and CFO of GE Ventures.

## Profile facts

- Current title: Chief Financial Officer
- Current company: paramount global (https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/paramount-global/)


## Career trajectory

- 2017-01-01 — Chief Financial Officer at ge-ventures. CFO of GE Ventures, the corporate venture arm of General Electric.
- 2018-01-01 — VP, Global Strategic Finance at uber. Joined Uber in finance leadership; led global strategic finance teams across Uber's businesses and M&A integrations during the period leading into Uber's 2019 IPO.
- 2021-01-01 — Head of Mobility, U.S. and Canada at uber. Ran Uber's U.S. & Canada Rides business with responsibility for growth initiatives.
- 2023-01-01 — Chief Financial Officer at scale-ai. CFO of Scale AI; oversaw revenue growth and the strategic fundraising round that included Meta's investment valuing the company near $30 billion.
- 2025-09-12 — Independent Director at paramount-global. Appointed to the Paramount Skydance board of directors following the August 2025 close of the Skydance–Paramount transaction. Resigned the seat in January 2026 upon becoming CFO.
- 2026-01-15 — Chief Financial Officer at paramount-global. Effective start as CFO of Paramount Skydance Corporation. Succeeds interim CFO Andrew Warren, who continues as a strategic adviser.

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## Key facts

- Appointed Chief Financial Officer of Paramount Skydance Corporation effective January 15, 2026, succeeding interim CFO Andrew Warren, who continues as a strategic adviser. — Paramount Investor Relations: https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/paramount-appoints-dennis-k-cinelli-chief-financial-officer-and/
- Joined the Paramount Skydance board of directors as an independent director on September 12, 2025, shortly after the Skydance Media acquisition of Paramount Global closed; resigned the board seat upon his CFO appointment. — Deadline: https://deadline.com/2025/09/paramount-skydance-adds-dennis-cinelli-board-1236545988/
- Served as Chief Financial Officer of Scale AI immediately prior to Paramount, where he led strategic fundraising including Meta's investment that valued Scale AI at roughly $30 billion. — Variety: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/paramount-skydance-dennis-cinelli-cfo-1236631584/
- Five-year contract with a base salary of no less than $2.625 million, target bonus of $1.125 million, a 3.75 million Class B share grant vesting quarterly over five years, and a $500,000 signing bonus. — Variety: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/paramount-skydance-dennis-cinelli-cfo-1236631584/
- Made his first earnings call appearance as Paramount Skydance CFO on February 25, 2026, alongside CEO David Ellison and President Jeff Shell, guiding to roughly $30 billion in revenue, up about 4% year-on-year. — Paramount Investor Relations: https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/paramount-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-financial/


## Related

- paramount global (CFO) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/paramount-global/
- skydance media (post-merger-leadership) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/skydance-media/
- david ellison (reports-to) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/david-ellison/
- naveen chopra (succeeded (via interim)) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/naveen-chopra/


## External coverage

- 2026-01-14 — Paramount Investor Relations: Paramount Appoints Dennis K. Cinelli as Chief Financial Officer (https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/paramount-appoints-dennis-k-cinelli-chief-financial-officer-and/)
- 2026-01-14 — Variety: Paramount Skydance Hires Dennis Cinelli, Former Uber and Scale AI Exec, as CFO Amid Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover Fight (https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/paramount-skydance-dennis-cinelli-cfo-1236631584/)
- 2025-09-12 — Deadline: Paramount Adds AI Executive Dennis Cinelli To Board (https://deadline.com/2025/09/paramount-skydance-adds-dennis-cinelli-board-1236545988/)
- 2026-02-25 — Paramount Investor Relations: Paramount Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results (https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/paramount-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-financial/)
- 2026-01-14 — Bloomberg: Paramount Names New CFO Amid Contest for Warner Bros. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-14/paramount-names-new-cfo-amid-contest-for-warner-bros)

## Profile
Cinelli's appointment is the first permanent CFO seat at the post-merger Paramount Skydance, ending a roughly seven-month interim period after Naveen Chopra's June 2025 departure and Andrew Warren's stewardship through close. His resume — Scale AI, Uber, GE Ventures — slots him as the Ellison-era's finance lead for a balance sheet now shaped by the Skydance combination and the pending bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

## Tags

- cfo
- paramount-skydance
- executive-leadership
- post-merger-finance

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