Previously, Cody served as head of North America at Techstars and invested in early-stage startups through the firm’s venture capital funds. He brought Techstars to Los Angeles in 2013 and established Disney Accelerator powered by Techstars.
He co-founded Climate Changemakers in 2020. Following its 2025 integration into The Climate Reality Project, the non-profit organization founded and chaired by former US Vice President Al Gore, he now serves on the board of its 501(c)(4) entity, Climate Leadership Action. Additionally, he is co-author of the Amazon bestseller Levers: The Framework for Building Repeatability into Your Business.
Earlier, he held product leadership roles at StumbleUpon, Yahoo, and The New York Times, and started his career in the dotcom boom in San Francisco.
Cody holds an M.A. in Global Media & Communications from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Kansas. He is a four-time Kansas high school state tennis champion.