JONATHAN ANSCHELL
Executive Vice President; Chief Legal Officer; Secretary
Mattel, Inc.
Jonathan Anschell is executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary of operations and transactions, as well as corporate governance, securities, intellectual property, litigation, privacy and compliance and government affairs.
Within the last year, Anschell has demonstrated leadership in supporting key company initiatives, such as overseeing the legal aspects of over 165 consumer product licensing partnerships tied to the Barbie movie and optimizing department operations. These optimizations include enhancing key capabilities to maximize the value of the company’s intellectual property, reducing outside legal expenses, advancing the company’s citizenship strategy by launching a departmental pro bono program to provide legal and volunteer services to communities in need, and supporting the publication of Mattel’s 2022 Citizenship Report. In 2023, Mattel extended its leadership in its key toy categories, achieved extraordinary success with the Barbie movie, and further strengthened its financial position. Anschell was recognized for his outstanding performance and criticality to Mattel in 2023, and was noted for his successful execution of its financial and operating plan, which over-delivered the company’s profitability and operational targets, despite a challenging retail inventory headwind and a toy industry decline during the year.
A proponent of giving back to his community, Anschell serves as a director of the Board of Public Counsel, the nation’s largest pro bono law firm located in Los Angeles, with which he works to advance civil rights and racial and economic justice while empowering clients through comprehensive legal advocacy.
