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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

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

Career

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

  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.
  2. ^ "Vivek Shah | Chief Executive Officer, J2 Global Inc". Bloomberg News. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ^ O'Malley, Gavin (June 4, 2010). "Ziff Davis Bought Out, Vivek Shah Assumes CEO Role". MediaPost. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Plambeck, Joseph (June 4, 2010). "Former Manager at Time Inc. Buys Ziff Davis". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Griffith, Erin (October 29, 2015). "How Ziff Davis survived the death of print". Fortune. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7. BizJournals
    . Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. Crain's New York Business
    . March 31, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "The 2011 FOLIO: 40". FOLIO. April 20, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  10. TheStreet.com
    . Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  11. ^ Shields, Mike (February 9, 2014). "New IAB Chairman Takes Industry to Task". Adweek. Retrieved January 2, 2020.


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