Jim Bankoff

About Jim Bankoff

A twenty five year veteran of the online industry, Jim developed and led dozens of the most popular websites on the internet including AOL.com, Mapquest, Moviefone, AOL Music, Netscape and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) as an Executive Vice President at AOL. He initiated and oversaw the drive to open up AOL\'s content and services onto the web and was the first executive of a major portal to embrace professional blogging with his acquisition of Weblogs Inc. and development and leadership of sites such as TMZ, Fanhouse, BloggingStocks and Engadget.His accomplishments have earned him wide recognition, most notably the first Emmy ever awarded to a webcast, for his role as Executive Producer of the Live 8 concerts online. Immediately prior to joining SB Nation (Vox Media\'s predecessor), Jim served as a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Partners, the largest private equity firm focused on media and communications. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a BA from Emory University.Specialties: Online content, online video, internet advertising, internet platforms, professional blogging, business development, product marketing, business planning, mergers and acquisitions.

Experience

1. Chairman and CEO

   Vox Media

   Jan 2009 — Present

   Vox Media is one of the fastest growing media companies. We operate brands across seven major consumer categories, each featuring high-value digital journalism, storytelling and brand advertising at scale, reaching a direct audience of over 100MM visitors each month. Vox Media\'s brands include SB Nation (sports), The Verge (technology/culture), Vox (general news) Polygon (gaming), Eater (food/dining), Curbed (home/real estate) and Racked (retail/shopping). Each of these properties boast highly valuable, sophisticated modern audiences. Vox Media sites are built on Chorus, its world-class proprietary publishing platform. Vox Creative, the company\'s in-house marketing services unit, applies Vox\'s technology, design and storytelling capabilities to help major brand advertisers tell their story to valuable digital audiences. The company enjoys support from leading investors including Accel Partners, Comcast Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Allen & Company.

Education

• The Wharton School

  MBA, Finance, Strat Mgmt

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• Web Video
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Product Marketing
• Online Advertising
• Digital Strategy
• Online Content
• Mobile Devices
• Business Planning
• Mobile Marketing
• Digital Media
• Mergers