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Vivek R. Shah
Alma materTufts University
OccupationCEO of Ziff Davis

Vivek R. Shah is an American businessman and chief executive officer of Ziff Davis, an American internet and digital media company. [1]

Education[edit]

Shah holds a B.A. in political science from Tufts University.[2]

Career[edit]

Shah began his career in 1995 at Time Warner Inc.[3] He was named president of the Fortune/Money Group in 2007.[citation needed]

In 2010, Shah purchased technology publisher Ziff Davis, in partnership with private equity firm Great Hill Partners.[4] With the purchase, he became CEO of Ziff Davis.[5] He remained with Ziff Davis following its purchase by J2 Global in 2012.[6] Shah was appointed CEO of J2 Global, effective January 1, 2018.[7] In 2021, following J2 Global’s name change to Ziff Davis, Shah became the CEO of Ziff Davis, Inc., effective October 7, 2021.[1]

In 2006, Shah was named to Crain's New York Business' 40 Under 40.[8] In 2011, FOLIO: Magazine named Shah to its FOLIO: 40.[9] Shah was also named Online Publisher of the Year by MinOnline and Innovator of the Year by BtoB's Media Business, and has been inducted into MinOnline's Digital Hall of Fame.[10]

In 2014, Shah was named Chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Silber, Tony (October 11, 2021). "Ziff Davis Spins Off Cloud-Services Division, Becomes Standalone Media Company Again". MediaPost. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  • ^ "Vivek Shah | Chief Executive Officer, J2 Global Inc". Bloomberg News. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  • ^ O'Malley, Gavin (June 4, 2010). "Ziff Davis Bought Out, Vivek Shah Assumes CEO Role". MediaPost. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  • ^ Plambeck, Joseph (June 4, 2010). "Former Manager at Time Inc. Buys Ziff Davis". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  • ^ Shields, Mike (May 15, 2014). "How Ziff Davis Came Back From the Dead By Embracing Ad Tech". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  • ^ Griffith, Erin (October 29, 2015). "How Ziff Davis survived the death of print". Fortune. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  • ^ Chen, I-Chun (October 28, 2017). "j2 Global Inc. Chief Executive Nehemia Zucker will step down and be succeeded by Vivek Shah on Jan. 1, 2018". BizJournals. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  • ^ "40 Under 40 Class Of 2006". Crain's New York Business. March 31, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  • ^ "The 2011 FOLIO: 40". FOLIO. April 20, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  • ^ Brandt, Darren (May 3, 2010). "TheStreet.com, Inc. Appoints Former Time Inc. Digital Executive and Fortune/Money Group President to its Board of Directors". TheStreet.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  • ^ Shields, Mike (February 9, 2014). "New IAB Chairman Takes Industry to Task". Adweek. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

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