Jon Steinberg
Jon Steinberg is an American businessman, who serves as a chief executive officer of international multimedia company Future plc.[1] In early 2016, he founded Cheddar Inc., a new media company covering tech news and culture, and served as its CEO.[2] He is the former president and COO of tech and pop-culture website BuzzFeed.
Early life
[edit]Steinberg's mother, Renee, is a teacher at a New York private School and his father, Richard, is a doctor turned real estate broker.[3] He attended the Collegiate School and was interested in computers from an early age. When he was 15 years old, he was accepted into the Walt Disney Imagineering summer intern program.[4] He graduated with an A.B. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1999 after completing an 122-page-long senior thesis titled "The New American Citizen: The Potential for the Internet to Re-Engage Americans in Civic and Political Life."[5] He also holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University.[6]
Career
[edit]In May 2010, Steinberg joined BuzzFeed while it was still a 15-person company.[7] He played a role in helping develop Buzzfeed's business model, which is rooted in content marketing.[8] Prior to Buzzfeed, Jon was strategic partner development manager on Google’s small medium business partnerships team, executive in residence at Polaris Venture Partners, and founded iBuilding, a commercial real estate software company.[citation needed]
In 2012, Steinberg was named an Ad Age Media Maven.[9] In 2013, he joined the board of Legal Mobile App startup, Shake.[10][11]
In June 2014, Jon became chief executive officer of DailyMail.com North America.[12]
Cheddar
[edit]In early 2016, Steinberg founded Cheddar Inc., a new media company covering tech news and culture, and served as its CEO.[2] In September 2016, Cheddar received $10 million in funding from Comcast and other investors.[13]
Cheddar is a live and on-demand video news network, and broadcasts weekdays from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Marketsite, and the Flatiron Building. By mid-2016, the company had added a CheddarLife program, and was broadcasting on Facebook Live, Roku and SiriusXM.[not verified in body]
In addition to co-hosting the original Cheddar program with business journalist Kristen Scholer, Steinberg sits on the board of Bustle.com and is an advisor to The Skimm and Taboola.[not verified in body]
In April 2019, Altice announced that it was acquiring Cheddar for $200 million.[14] Steinberg stayed on as president of the news division.
Future
[edit]On Feb 22, 2023, Future plc—publisher of Marie Claire, CinemaBlend, and numerous technology sites including PC Gamer, TechRadar, and Tom's Guide—announced that longtime CEO Zillah Byng-Thorne would step down on April 3, with Steinberg assuming the role of CEO.
Personal life
[edit]As of 2013[update] Steinberg has lived in the Upper East Side of New York City with his wife, Jill, and his children, Cooper and Edie.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Sweney, Mark (20 Sep 2022). "Shares in Marie Claire publisher Future plunge as chief announces departure". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Business Insider, "Former BuzzFeed president Jon Steinberg launches Cheddar, a CNBC for millennials, with $3 million in funding" Feb 19, 2016
- ^ "Raising Buzzfeed’s Jon Steinberg". Business News Daily. Oct 23, 2013
- ^ Startup Grind, "Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed talks about the Buzz" Jun 24, 2013
- ^ Steinberg, Jonathan (1999). "The New American Citizen: The Potential for the Internet to Re-Engage Americans in Civic and Political Life".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "on Steinberg". We Are NY Tech. September 12, 2013
- ^ Business Insider, "Ex-Googler Jon Steinberg Joins NYC Startup BuzzFeed" May 20, 2010
- ^ New Tech City, "Buzzfeed COO Jon Steinberg on Social Marketing" March 19, 2013
- ^ "Special Report Media Mavens 2012". Ad Age. Jan 31, 2011
- ^ Forbes, "Shake On It: New App Puts Legally Binding Documents At Your Fingertips" Sept 12, 2013
- ^ "Lessons For Incubating A Company". Business Insider. September 12, 2013.
- ^ "Former BuzzFeed COO Jon Steinberg Named CEO of MailOnline North America". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 June 2014.
- ^ Variety, "Comcast Invests in Digital Finance-News Startup Cheddar, Which Banks $10 Million in Funding" Sept 6, 2016
- ^ Spangler, Todd (Apr 30, 2019). "Cheddar Acquired by Cable Operator Altice USA for $200 Million". Variety.
