Theodore "Ted" Anthony Sarandos, Jr. (born July 30, 1964) is an American businessman of Greek heritage, who is currently the chief content officer for Netflix. Sarandos oversees Netflix's annual budget of over $6 billion. Under his leadership, the company won 54 Primetime Emmy Awards in 2016.Sarandos was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to father Ted Sarandos, who was an electrician, and a mother who was a stay-at-home mom. He is the fourth of five children, with three older sisters and a younger brother. Sarandos' paternal grandfather came from the Greek island of Samos to the United States as a young boy. His family name was originally Kiriazakis, but he changed it to Sarandos. Wikipedia