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Marty Moe

Martin Troen Moe(born 1965 or 1966)[2]is an American business executive, and thepresidentofVox Media.Early in his career, he was an associate atSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flomand an adviser toLawrence Summers,United States Secretary of the Treasury.He later worked forAOLbefore joining SportsBlogs Inc, which rebranded as Vox Media in 2011. He is credited as a co-founder of thetechnology newswebsiteThe Verge.He was the site's publisher, then Vox Media'schief content officer,before being promoted to the role of president.

Marty Moe
Moe in September 2018
Born
Martin Troen Moe

1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)[1]
CitizenshipAmerican
Education
OccupationPresidentofVox Media
EmployerVox Media
Parents
  • Daniel Moe (father)
  • Doris M. Tanner (mother)

Early life and education

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Martin Troen Moe is the son ofDaniel Moe,a former choral music professor at theOberlin Conservatory of Music,and Doris M. Tanner, apsychotherapist.He attendedOberlin Collegeand theNew York University School of Law.[2]

Career

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In the late 1990s, Moe was an associate at the Washington, D.C. office ofSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom,a law firm based in New York City.[2]He was appointed to serve as an adviser toLawrence Summers,United States Secretary of the Treasury,during thepresidency of Bill Clinton.[1][3][4]

Moe joinedAOLin November 2001,[5][6]and served as senior vice-president of the money and finance group,[7]and news and information group, in the company's content division.[8]Media coverage has credited him with developing the company's content brands, including DailyFinance,Engadget,and WalletPop.[5][9][10]He resigned in 2010, effective that October.[11][12]

Moe joined former AOL executiveJim BankoffatSB Nationin April 2011,[13]initially serving aschief content officer.[3]In November 2011, SB Nation rebranded asVox Mediaand launched thetechnology newswebsiteThe Verge.[3]Business Insiderranked Moe andJoshua Topolskynumber 73 on its 2011 list of "The 100 Coolest People in New York Tech", recognizing their work in launchingThe Verge.[14]Moe co-founded and served as publisher of the site,[1][15]along with thevideo game newswebsitePolygon,which launched as another Vox Media brand in October 2012.[16][17]Business Insiderranked Moe and Topolsky number 14 on their 2012 "Silicon Alley" list of "The Coolest People in New York Tech This Year", again recognizing their work onThe Verge.[18][19]

Moe was namedchief operating officerof Vox Media in January 2013,[8]and became the company'spresidentby 2015.[20][21]He also oversees Vox Entertainment in this role.[22]Moe served asexecutive producerforFoul Play,a documentary series developed by the business in conjunction with SB Nation andVerizon Communications'go90platform, premiering in 2018.[23]He is also executive producer forNo Passport Required,aPBScuisine and travel television series that premiered in 2018,[24][25][26]as well as theAmerican Styleseries, which was slated to air onCNNin 2019.[27]

Personal life

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In June 1998, Moe married Lisel Loy, who served as a special counsel in theSecretary of the Interior's office at theUnited States Department of the Interior,[2]and later asStaff Secretary in the White Houseunder PresidentBill Clinton.[28] They have two children together, Katherine and Henry.

References

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  1. ^abcJoynt, Carol Ross (November 3, 2011)."Technology News Site The Verge Launches".Washingtonian.ISSN0043-0897.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  2. ^abcd"Weddings; Lisel Loy, Martin Moe".The New York Times.June 14, 1998.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  3. ^abcLincoln, Kevin (January 9, 2012)."The Raid on AOL: How Vox Pillaged Engadget and Founded an Empire".Business Insider.Axel Springer SE.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  4. ^Goldwert, Lindsay (May 24, 2010)."25 Years Later, AOL Adjusts Game Plan".CBS News.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  5. ^abKaplan, David (August 23, 2010)."AOL Vet Marty Moe Prepares to Exit".Gigaom.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  6. ^Fiveash, Kelly (August 24, 2010)."AOL loses senior flack Marty Moe for personal reasons".The Register.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  7. ^Coker, Mark (November 29, 2007)."AOL guns for Yahoo Finance".VentureBeat.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  8. ^abRothstein, Betsy (January 16, 2013)."Vox Media Announces Head Honchos".Adweek.ISSN0199-2864.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  9. ^"AOL content executive Marty Moe to quit in October".New Statesman.August 24, 2010.ISSN1364-7431.OCLC4588945.RetrievedMay 14,2018.
  10. ^Carlson, Nicholas (August 24, 2010)."AOL Content Chief Marty Moe Is Out".Business Insider.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  11. ^"AOL content executive Marty Moe resigning".The San Diego Union-Tribune.Tronc.Associated Press.August 23, 2010.ISSN1063-102X.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  12. ^Carlson, Nicholas (August 23, 2010)."AOL's Marty Moe Is a" Prince, "Says Weblogs Founder Jason Calacanis".Business Insider.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  13. ^Joynt, Carol Ross (August 28, 2013)."An Inside Look at Vox Media".Washingtonian.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  14. ^"The Middle Mob, #50–74: The 100 Coolest People In New York Tech Have Been Ranked!".San Francisco Chronicle.October 11, 2011.RetrievedMay 16,2018– via Business Insider.
  15. ^Roberts, Daniel (October 26, 2011)."With The Verge, SB Nation looks beyond just gadgets".Fortune.Time Inc.(Meredith Corporation.ISSN0015-8259.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  16. ^Warzel, Charlie (October 24, 2012)."Vox Media Goes After Crowded Gamer Market".Adweek.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  17. ^Kaufman, Alexander C. (October 24, 2012)."Vox Media, Owner of The Verge, Launches Polygon Video Game Site".TheWrap.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  18. ^Shontell, Alyson (October 26, 2012)."2012 Silicon Alley 100: 1–100".Business Insider.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  19. ^Shontell, Alyson (October 26, 2012)."The Silicon Alley 100: The Coolest People in New York Tech This Year".Business Insider.Archived fromthe originalon March 11, 2014.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  20. ^Albeanu, Catalina (March 10, 2015)."Vox looking to a future in video by and for 'digital natives'".Journalism.co.uk.Mousetrap Media.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  21. ^Ingram, Matthew (September 15, 2015)."There could be a silver lining behind the ad-blocking apocalypse".Fortune.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  22. ^Baysinger, Tim (May 4, 2016)."Vox Media Launches Its First TV Show on A+E Network's FYI".Adweek.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  23. ^Spangler, Todd (September 7, 2017)."Vox Media Sells Its First Original Show: SB Nation's True-Crime Sports Docu-Series for Go90".Variety.Penske Media Corporation.ISSN0042-2738.OCLC810134503.RetrievedMay 16,2018.
  24. ^Jarvey, Natalie (October 21, 2017)."PBS Orders Food Series 'No Passport Required' from Vox Media".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  25. ^Spangler, Todd (October 31, 2017)."PBS Picks Up Marcus Samuelsson Food and Culture Docu-Series from Vox Media's Eater".Variety.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  26. ^"Marcus Samuelsson showcases kitchens of America's immigrants in" No Passport Required "".CBS News.July 6, 2018.RetrievedJuly 11,2018.
  27. ^Littleton, Cynthia (August 22, 2018)."Bryan Cranston, 'Ray Donovan,' 'Shark Tank' and 'Law & Order: SVU' Set for Tribeca TV Fest".Variety.RetrievedSeptember 4,2018.
  28. ^Hult, Karen M.; Tenpas, Kathryn Dunn (June 2001). "The Office of the Staff Secretary".Presidential Studies Quarterly.31(2): 262–280.doi:10.1111/j.0360-4918.2001.00170.x.JSTOR27552188.

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