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Jim Bankoff

January 01, 1970

James Philip Bankoff (born December 23, 1969) is an American media executive who is the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Vox Media. He previously worked for AOL and joined Vox Media's predecessor, SB Nation, in 2009.

Jim Bankoff
Bankoff in July 2018
Born
James Philip Bankoff

(1969-12-23) December 23, 1969 (age 54)
CitizenshipAmerican
Education
Occupation(s)Chairman and CEO of Vox Media
EmployerVox Media
Spouse
Diane Elson
​
(m. 2003)​
Parents
  • Marvin Bankoff (father)
  • Adrienne Bankoff (mother)

Early life and education edit

Bankoff was born to Marvin and Adrienne Bankoff on December 23, 1969, and raised in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.[1][2][3] His father owned a jewelry business and his mother worked as an editor.[3] Bankoff developed an interest in media at an early age.[4][5] He obtained a bachelor's degree in international studies from Emory University.[2] During his senior year, he interned at CNN.[6] Bankoff earned his Master of Business Administration degree at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[7]

Career edit

Early career and AOL edit

Bankoff initially worked as a production assistant for the WETA-TV series Washington Week.[5] He also worked at Ruder Finn's Global Public Affairs group, where he became an account supervisor in 1991.[8][9] After graduating from Wharton, he declined job offers from The New York Times, The Walt Disney Company, and a record company to join AOL in 1995.[5][6] In various roles, he worked on projects including AIM,[10] AOL.com,[11] AOL Music, FanHouse,[4] MapQuest, Moviefone, and Netscape.[3][7] He focused on the company's digital content business,[12] helped the company acquire Engadget,[3][7][13] and was involved in the creation of TMZ.[14][15]

Bankoff became director of business development for AOL Greenhouse in 1996.[9] He was named vice-president of strategy and operations for the AOL brand in 1998,[9] and oversaw business strategy, category management, and content acquisition. He also directed AOL Music and AOL Plus.[8] Following the merger of AOL and Netscape, Bankoff became president of Netscape in 2001.[16] He was responsible for business operations and the growth of Netscape.com and Netbusiness.[8][17] He then served as president of AOL Web Properties,[18][19] managing AIM, CompuServe, ICQ, MapQuest, Moviefone, and Netscape.[9][20]

Bankoff held the role of executive vice-president of programming and products from 2002.[9][12][21] Bankoff left AOL in late 2006,[3][7] working as a consultant for The Huffington Post and SB Nation, starting in 2008.[12]

SB Nation and Vox Media edit

Main article: Vox Media

As an angel investor for SB Nation, Bankoff led the company's first round of financing. He became its chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) in January 2009.[7][12] He expanded SB Nation's network and number of writers.[22] In November 2011, Bankoff co-founded Vox Media as the parent company for SB Nation and The Verge.[23] As Vox Media's chairman and CEO, Bankoff pursued growing the company through acquisitions.[13] He oversees the company's media brands.[2][24]

Accolades edit

In 2015, Bankoff was included in Washingtonian's list of the "100 Top Tech Leaders" in Washington, D.C.,[25] and ranked number 18 on Business Insider's "Silicon Alley 100" list of the "coolest, most inspiring people in the New York tech industry".[26] He was also included in The Hollywood Reporter's list of "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" in 2016.[27] Bankoff ranked number 67 on Mediaite's list of the most influential figures in media in 2017.[28]

Personal life edit

Bankoff and Diane Elson, who founded the rug design company Elson&Company in 1998, married on April 26, 2003.[1] Bankoff is a fan of the New York Yankees.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Weddings/Celebrations; Diane Elson, James Bankoff". The New York Times. April 27, 2003. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Martin, Rachel; Levine, Cecilia (December 23, 2016). "Happy Birthday to Upper Saddle River's Jim Bankoff". Northern Highlands Daily Voice. from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Heath, Thomas (December 7, 2014). "As investments roll in, Vox Media's Bankoff tries to keep creativity alive". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 2269358. from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Solomon, Brian (December 6, 2012). "Meet Vox Media: The Digital Upstart That Wants to Be Conde Nast 2.0". Forbes. ISSN 0015-6914. from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Farhi, Paul (April 7, 2014). "Vox Media ventures into general news and news analysis with Vox.com". The Washington Post. from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Krueger, Alyson (June 23, 2015). "Bankoff's Time". The Pennsylvania Gazette. from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e Bond, Shannon (October 22, 2017). "Jim Bankoff, Vox Media CEO, on moving into TV". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Barnes, Cecily (January 18, 2001). "Bankoff named Netscape president". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d e Garrity, Brian (November 6, 2004). "AOL Is Increasingly Seen as a Launch Pad for Original Content". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 45. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  10. ^ Sloane, Garett (October 6, 2017). "Twitter Eulogizes AIM as App Sounds Death Knell". Advertising Age. from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "Jim Bankoff's Vox Media nears $40 million funding target". Reuters. October 15, 2013. from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d Lincoln, Kevin (January 9, 2012). "The Raid on AOL: How Vox Pillaged Engadget and Founded an Empire". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE. from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  13. ^ a b "PubTech Connect: Meet Internet Visionary Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media and Keynote Speaker". Publishers Weekly. February 8, 2017. ISSN 0000-0019. from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  14. ^ Eldon, Eric (April 25, 2013). "Vox Media's Jim Bankoff to Talk the Business of High-Quality Media at Disrupt NY". TechCrunch. from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  15. ^ Shontell, Alyson (March 13, 2014). "VOX CEO: Here's How We're Able To Get Tons Of Traffic Without Gaming Facebook". Business Insider. from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  16. ^ Pain, Steve (June 12, 2001). . Birmingham Post. Trinity Mirror. ISSN 0963-7915. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  17. ^ . The Washington Post. January 19, 2001. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  18. ^ Klein, Alec (August 22, 2001). . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  19. ^ Pain, Steve (August 23, 2001). . Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  20. ^ Klein, Alec; Joyce, Amy (August 22, 2001). . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  21. ^ Steigrad, Alexandra (October 17, 2015). "Media People: Vox Media's Jim Bankoff". Women's Wear Daily. ISSN 0043-7581. from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  22. ^ Kramer, Staci D. (April 4, 2011). "SB Nation Wins Tech Publishing Fantasy Draft; Signs Engadget Team". Gigaom. from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  23. ^ . The Washington Post. November 1, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  24. ^ Braiker, Brian (September 30, 2017). "Introducing Ad Lib, a New Podcast from Ad Age. First Up: Vox Media's Jim Bankoff". Advertising Age. from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  25. ^ Gaynor, Michael J. (May 4, 2015). "Washington's 100 Top Tech Leaders". Washingtonian. ISSN 0043-0897. from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  26. ^ Stanger, Melissa; Martin, Emmie; Kosoff, Maya (October 8, 2015). "Silicon Alley 100: 1–100". Business Insider. from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  27. ^ "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media". The Hollywood Reporter. April 6, 2016. from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  28. ^ "Most Influential in Media 2017". Mediaite. December 20, 2017. from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

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James Philip Bankoff born December 23 1969 is an American media executive who is the co founder chairman and chief executive officer CEO of Vox Media He previously worked for AOL and joined Vox Media s predecessor SB Nation in 2009 Jim BankoffBankoff in July 2018BornJames Philip Bankoff 1969 12 23 December 23 1969 age 54 CitizenshipAmericanEducationEmory University Wharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaOccupation s Chairman and CEO of Vox MediaEmployerVox MediaSpouseDiane Elson m 2003 wbr ParentsMarvin Bankoff father Adrienne Bankoff mother Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Early career and AOL 2 2 SB Nation and Vox Media 3 Accolades 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editBankoff was born to Marvin and Adrienne Bankoff on December 23 1969 and raised in Upper Saddle River New Jersey 1 2 3 His father owned a jewelry business and his mother worked as an editor 3 Bankoff developed an interest in media at an early age 4 5 He obtained a bachelor s degree in international studies from Emory University 2 During his senior year he interned at CNN 6 Bankoff earned his Master of Business Administration degree at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania 7 Career editEarly career and AOL edit Bankoff initially worked as a production assistant for the WETA TV series Washington Week 5 He also worked at Ruder Finn s Global Public Affairs group where he became an account supervisor in 1991 8 9 After graduating from Wharton he declined job offers from The New York Times The Walt Disney Company and a record company to join AOL in 1995 5 6 In various roles he worked on projects including AIM 10 AOL com 11 AOL Music FanHouse 4 MapQuest Moviefone and Netscape 3 7 He focused on the company s digital content business 12 helped the company acquire Engadget 3 7 13 and was involved in the creation of TMZ 14 15 Bankoff became director of business development for AOL Greenhouse in 1996 9 He was named vice president of strategy and operations for the AOL brand in 1998 9 and oversaw business strategy category management and content acquisition He also directed AOL Music and AOL Plus 8 Following the merger of AOL and Netscape Bankoff became president of Netscape in 2001 16 He was responsible for business operations and the growth of Netscape com and Netbusiness 8 17 He then served as president of AOL Web Properties 18 19 managing AIM CompuServe ICQ MapQuest Moviefone and Netscape 9 20 Bankoff held the role of executive vice president of programming and products from 2002 9 12 21 Bankoff left AOL in late 2006 3 7 working as a consultant for The Huffington Post and SB Nation starting in 2008 12 SB Nation and Vox Media edit Main article Vox Media As an angel investor for SB Nation Bankoff led the company s first round of financing He became its chairman and chief executive officer CEO in January 2009 7 12 He expanded SB Nation s network and number of writers 22 In November 2011 Bankoff co founded Vox Media as the parent company for SB Nation and The Verge 23 As Vox Media s chairman and CEO Bankoff pursued growing the company through acquisitions 13 He oversees the company s media brands 2 24 Accolades editIn 2015 Bankoff was included in Washingtonian s list of the 100 Top Tech Leaders in Washington D C 25 and ranked number 18 on Business Insider s Silicon Alley 100 list of the coolest most inspiring people in the New York tech industry 26 He was also included in The Hollywood Reporter s list of The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media in 2016 27 Bankoff ranked number 67 on Mediaite s list of the most influential figures in media in 2017 28 Personal life editBankoff and Diane Elson who founded the rug design company Elson amp Company in 1998 married on April 26 2003 1 Bankoff is a fan of the New York Yankees 3 References edit a b Weddings Celebrations Diane Elson James Bankoff The New York Times April 27 2003 ISSN 0362 4331 OCLC 1645522 Archived from the original on February 26 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 a b c Martin Rachel Levine Cecilia December 23 2016 Happy Birthday to Upper Saddle River s Jim Bankoff Northern Highlands Daily Voice Archived from the original on August 23 2018 Retrieved February 25 2016 a b c d e f Heath Thomas December 7 2014 As investments roll in Vox Media s Bankoff tries to keep creativity alive The Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 OCLC 2269358 Archived from the original on August 23 2018 Retrieved February 22 2018 a b Solomon Brian December 6 2012 Meet Vox Media The Digital Upstart That Wants to Be Conde Nast 2 0 Forbes ISSN 0015 6914 Archived from the original on December 9 2012 Retrieved February 26 2018 a b c Farhi Paul April 7 2014 Vox Media ventures into general news and news analysis with Vox com The Washington Post Archived from the original on April 13 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 a b Krueger Alyson June 23 2015 Bankoff s Time The Pennsylvania Gazette Archived from the original on August 22 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 a b c d e Bond Shannon October 22 2017 Jim Bankoff Vox Media CEO on moving into TV Financial Times ISSN 0307 1766 Archived from the original on September 21 2019 Retrieved February 22 2018 a b c Barnes Cecily January 18 2001 Bankoff named Netscape president ZDNet CBS Interactive Archived from the original on December 22 2014 Retrieved February 24 2018 a b c d e Garrity Brian November 6 2004 AOL Is Increasingly Seen as a Launch Pad for Original Content Billboard Vol 116 no 45 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved February 24 2018 Sloane Garett October 6 2017 Twitter Eulogizes AIM as App Sounds Death Knell Advertising Age Archived from the original on March 7 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 Jim Bankoff s Vox Media nears 40 million funding target Reuters October 15 2013 Archived from the original on August 22 2018 Retrieved February 23 2018 a b c d Lincoln Kevin January 9 2012 The Raid on AOL How Vox Pillaged Engadget and Founded an Empire Business Insider Axel Springer SE Archived from the original on May 13 2013 Retrieved February 26 2018 a b PubTech Connect Meet Internet Visionary Jim Bankoff CEO of Vox Media and Keynote Speaker Publishers Weekly February 8 2017 ISSN 0000 0019 Archived from the original on August 23 2018 Retrieved February 22 2018 Eldon Eric April 25 2013 Vox Media s Jim Bankoff to Talk the Business of High Quality Media at Disrupt NY TechCrunch Archived from the original on August 22 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 Shontell Alyson March 13 2014 VOX CEO Here s How We re Able To Get Tons Of Traffic Without Gaming Facebook Business Insider Archived from the original on July 13 2018 Retrieved April 9 2018 Pain Steve June 12 2001 E Business Netscape Media Hub Makeover Birmingham Post Trinity Mirror ISSN 0963 7915 Archived from the original on August 22 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 Housing Starts Fall for Year The Washington Post January 19 2001 Archived from the original on August 23 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 Klein Alec August 22 2001 Netscape s New Mission Web Pioneer Promotes Parent AOL Time Warner s Products The Washington Post Archived from the original on August 22 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 Pain Steve August 23 2001 AOL to axe 1 2000 after Internet ad slowdown Birmingham Post Archived from the original on August 22 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 Klein Alec Joyce Amy August 22 2001 AOL to Lay Off 1 700 More Workers About 425 Jobs in Va Affected Internet Unit To Trim Workforce 10 The Washington Post Archived from the original on August 23 2018 Retrieved February 27 2018 Steigrad Alexandra October 17 2015 Media People Vox Media s Jim Bankoff Women s Wear Daily ISSN 0043 7581 Archived from the original on February 22 2018 Retrieved February 22 2018 Kramer Staci D April 4 2011 SB Nation Wins Tech Publishing Fantasy Draft Signs Engadget Team Gigaom Archived from the original on August 22 2018 Retrieved February 23 2018 Consumer groups fight database lawsuit The Washington Post November 1 2011 Archived from the original on August 22 2018 Retrieved February 27 2018 Braiker Brian September 30 2017 Introducing Ad Lib a New Podcast from Ad Age First Up Vox Media s Jim Bankoff Advertising Age Archived from the original on February 2 2018 Retrieved February 25 2018 Gaynor Michael J May 4 2015 Washington s 100 Top Tech Leaders Washingtonian ISSN 0043 0897 Archived from the original on December 2 2017 Retrieved February 26 2018 Stanger Melissa Martin Emmie Kosoff Maya October 8 2015 Silicon Alley 100 1 100 Business Insider Archived from the original on April 19 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media The Hollywood Reporter April 6 2016 Archived from the original on August 23 2018 Retrieved March 26 2018 Most Influential in Media 2017 Mediaite December 20 2017 Archived from the original on March 21 2018 Retrieved February 26 2018 External links editJim Bankoff at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Bankoff amp oldid 1188244041, wikipedia, wiki, 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