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Jim Bankoff

James Philip Bankoff(born December 23, 1969) is an Americanmedia executivewho is the co-founder,chairman,andchief executive officer(CEO) ofVox Media.He previously worked forAOLand 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)ChairmanandCEOofVox Media
EmployerVox Media
Spouse
Diane Elson
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(m.2003)​
Parents
  • Marvin Bankoff (father)
  • Adrienne Bankoff (mother)

Early life and education

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

Career

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Early career and AOL

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Bankoff initially worked as a production assistant for theWETA-TVseriesWashington 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 fromThe New York Times,The Walt Disney Company,and a record company to joinAOLin 1995.[5][6]In various roles, he worked on projects includingAIM,[10]AOL,[11]AOL Music,FanHouse,[4]MapQuest,Moviefone,andNetscape.[3][7]He focused on the company's digital content business,[12]helped the company acquireEngadget,[3][7][13]and was involved in the creation ofTMZ.[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 forbusiness operationsand the growth of Netscape 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 forThe Huffington PostandSB Nation,starting in 2008.[12]

SB Nationand Vox Media

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Main article:Vox Media

As anangel investorforSB 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 expandedSB Nation's network and number of writers.[22]In November 2011, Bankoff co-foundedVox Mediaas the parent company forSB NationandThe 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

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

Personal life

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Bankoff and his wife Diane Elson (founder the rug design company Elson&Company in 1998), married at theWesleyan Methodist ChurchatHarbour Islandon April 26, 2003.[1]Bankoff is a fan of theNew York Yankees.[3]

References

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  1. ^ab"Weddings/Celebrations; Diane Elson, James Bankoff".The New York Times.April 27, 2003.ISSN0362-4331.OCLC1645522.Archivedfrom the original on February 26, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  2. ^abcMartin, Rachel; Levine, Cecilia (December 23, 2016)."Happy Birthday to Upper Saddle River's Jim Bankoff".Northern Highlands Daily Voice.Archivedfrom the original on August 23, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 25,2016.
  3. ^abcdefHeath, Thomas (December 7, 2014)."As investments roll in, Vox Media's Bankoff tries to keep creativity alive".The Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.OCLC2269358.Archivedfrom the original on August 23, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 22,2018.
  4. ^abSolomon, Brian (December 6, 2012)."Meet Vox Media: The Digital Upstart That Wants to Be Conde Nast 2.0".Forbes.ISSN0015-6914.Archivedfrom the original on December 9, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  5. ^abcFarhi, Paul (April 7, 2014)."Vox Media ventures into general news and news analysis with Vox".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on April 13, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  6. ^abKrueger, Alyson (June 23, 2015)."Bankoff's Time".The Pennsylvania Gazette.Archivedfrom the original on August 22, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  7. ^abcdeBond, Shannon (October 22, 2017)."Jim Bankoff, Vox Media CEO, on moving into TV".Financial Times.ISSN0307-1766.Archivedfrom the original on September 21, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 22,2018.
  8. ^abcBarnes, Cecily (January 18, 2001)."Bankoff named Netscape president".ZDNet.CBS Interactive.Archivedfrom the original on December 22, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 24,2018.
  9. ^abcdeGarrity, Brian (November 6, 2004)."AOL Is Increasingly Seen as a Launch Pad for Original Content".Billboard.Vol. 116, no. 45.ISSN0006-2510.RetrievedFebruary 24,2018.
  10. ^Sloane, Garett (October 6, 2017)."Twitter Eulogizes AIM as App Sounds Death Knell".Advertising Age.Archivedfrom the original on March 7, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  11. ^"Jim Bankoff's Vox Media nears $40 million funding target".Reuters.October 15, 2013.Archivedfrom the original on August 22, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 23,2018.
  12. ^abcdLincoln, Kevin (January 9, 2012)."The Raid on AOL: How Vox Pillaged Engadget and Founded an Empire".Business Insider.Axel Springer SE.Archivedfrom the original on May 13, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  13. ^ab"PubTech Connect: Meet Internet Visionary Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media and Keynote Speaker".Publishers Weekly.February 8, 2017.ISSN0000-0019.Archivedfrom the original on August 23, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 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.Archivedfrom the original on August 22, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 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.Archivedfrom the original on July 13, 2018.RetrievedApril 9,2018.
  16. ^Pain, Steve (June 12, 2001)."E-Business: Netscape Media Hub Makeover".Birmingham Post.Trinity Mirror.ISSN0963-7915.Archived fromthe originalon August 22, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  17. ^"Housing Starts Fall for Year".The Washington Post.January 19, 2001. Archived fromthe originalon August 23, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  18. ^Klein, Alec (August 22, 2001)."Netscape's New Mission; Web Pioneer Promotes Parent AOL Time Warner's Products".The Washington Post.Archived fromthe originalon August 22, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  19. ^Pain, Steve (August 23, 2001)."AOL to axe 1,2000 after Internet ad slowdown".Birmingham Post.Archived fromthe originalon August 22, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  20. ^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 fromthe originalon August 23, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 27,2018.
  21. ^Steigrad, Alexandra (October 17, 2015)."Media People: Vox Media's Jim Bankoff".Women's Wear Daily.ISSN0043-7581.Archivedfrom the original on February 22, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 22,2018.
  22. ^Plambeck, Joseph (June 6, 2010)."SB Nation Expands for Fans, by Fans Sports Sites".The New York Times.
  23. ^"Consumer groups fight database lawsuit".The Washington Post.November 1, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon August 22, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 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.Archivedfrom the original on February 2, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 25,2018.
  25. ^Gaynor, Michael J. (May 4, 2015)."Washington's 100 Top Tech Leaders".Washingtonian.ISSN0043-0897.Archivedfrom the original on December 2, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  26. ^Stanger, Melissa; Martin, Emmie; Kosoff, Maya (October 8, 2015)."Silicon Alley 100: 1–100".Business Insider.Archivedfrom the original on April 19, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  27. ^"The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media".The Hollywood Reporter.April 6, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on August 23, 2018.RetrievedMarch 26,2018.
  28. ^"Most Influential in Media 2017".Mediaite.December 20, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on March 21, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
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