Jim Bankoff

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Jim Bankoff
Bankoff in July 2018
Born
James Philip Bankoff

( 1969-12-23 ) December 23, 1969 (age 54)
Citizenship American
Education
Occupation(s) Chairman and CEO of Vox Media
Employer Vox Media
Spouse
Diane Elson
​
( m.  2003) ​
Parents
  • Marvin Bankoff (father)
  • Adrienne Bankoff (mother)

James Philip Bankoff (born December 23, 1969) is an American media executive who is the co-founder, chairman , and chief executive officer (CEO) of Vox Media . He previously worked for AOL and joined Vox Media's predecessor, SB Nation , in 2009.

Early life and education [ edit ]

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

Career [ edit ]

Early career and AOL [ edit ]

Bankoff initially worked as a production assistant for the WETA-TV series Washington 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 from The New York Times , The Walt Disney Company , and a record company to join AOL in 1995. [5] [6] In various roles, he worked on projects including AIM , [10] AOL.com, [11] AOL Music, FanHouse , [4] MapQuest , Moviefone , and Netscape . [3] [7] He focused on the company's digital content business, [12] helped the company acquire Engadget , [3] [7] [13] and was involved in the creation of TMZ . [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 for business operations and the growth of Netscape.com 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 for The Huffington Post and SB Nation , starting in 2008. [12]

SB Nation and Vox Media [ edit ]

Main article: Vox Media

As an angel investor for SB 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 expanded SB Nation ' s network and number of writers. [22] In November 2011, Bankoff co-founded Vox Media as the parent company for SB Nation and The 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 [ edit ]

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

Personal life [ edit ]

Bankoff and Diane Elson, who founded the rug design company Elson&Company in 1998, married on April 26, 2003. [1] Bankoff is a fan of the New York Yankees . [3]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Weddings/Celebrations; Diane Elson, James Bankoff" . The New York Times . April 27, 2003. ISSN   0362-4331 . OCLC   1645522 . Archived from the original on February 26, 2018 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  2. ^ a b c Martin, Rachel; Levine, Cecilia (December 23, 2016). "Happy Birthday to Upper Saddle River's Jim Bankoff" . Northern Highlands Daily Voice . Archived from the original on August 23, 2018 . Retrieved February 25, 2016 .
  3. ^ a b c d e f Heath, Thomas (December 7, 2014). "As investments roll in, Vox Media's Bankoff tries to keep creativity alive" . The Washington Post . ISSN   0190-8286 . OCLC   2269358 . Archived from the original on August 23, 2018 . Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
  4. ^ a b Solomon, Brian (December 6, 2012). "Meet Vox Media: The Digital Upstart That Wants to Be Conde Nast 2.0" . Forbes . ISSN   0015-6914 . Archived from the original on December 9, 2012 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  5. ^ a b c Farhi, Paul (April 7, 2014). "Vox Media ventures into general news and news analysis with Vox.com" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on April 13, 2018 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  6. ^ a b Krueger, Alyson (June 23, 2015). "Bankoff's Time" . The Pennsylvania Gazette . Archived from the original on August 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  7. ^ a b c d e Bond, Shannon (October 22, 2017). "Jim Bankoff, Vox Media CEO, on moving into TV" . Financial Times . ISSN   0307-1766 . Archived from the original on September 21, 2019 . Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
  8. ^ a b c Barnes, Cecily (January 18, 2001). "Bankoff named Netscape president" . ZDNet . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on December 22, 2014 . Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
  9. ^ a b c d e Garrity, Brian (November 6, 2004). "AOL Is Increasingly Seen as a Launch Pad for Original Content" . Billboard . Vol. 116, no. 45. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
  10. ^ Sloane, Garett (October 6, 2017). "Twitter Eulogizes AIM as App Sounds Death Knell" . Advertising Age . Archived from the original on March 7, 2018 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  11. ^ "Jim Bankoff's Vox Media nears $40 million funding target" . Reuters . October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 23, 2018 .
  12. ^ a b c d Lincoln, Kevin (January 9, 2012). "The Raid on AOL: How Vox Pillaged Engadget and Founded an Empire" . Business Insider . Axel Springer SE . Archived from the original on May 13, 2013 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  13. ^ a b "PubTech Connect: Meet Internet Visionary Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media and Keynote Speaker" . Publishers Weekly . February 8, 2017. ISSN   0000-0019 . Archived from the original on August 23, 2018 . Retrieved February 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 . Archived from the original on August 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 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 . Archived from the original on July 13, 2018 . Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
  16. ^ Pain, Steve (June 12, 2001). "E-Business: Netscape Media Hub Makeover" . Birmingham Post . Trinity Mirror . ISSN   0963-7915 . Archived from the original on August 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  17. ^ "Housing Starts Fall for Year" . The Washington Post . January 19, 2001. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018 . Retrieved February 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 from the original on August 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  19. ^ Pain, Steve (August 23, 2001). "AOL to axe 1,2000 after Internet ad slowdown" . Birmingham Post . Archived from the original on August 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 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 from the original on August 23, 2018 . Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
  21. ^ Steigrad, Alexandra (October 17, 2015). "Media People: Vox Media's Jim Bankoff" . Women's Wear Daily . ISSN   0043-7581 . Archived from the original on February 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
  22. ^ Kramer, Staci D. (April 4, 2011). "SB Nation Wins Tech Publishing Fantasy Draft; Signs Engadget Team" . Gigaom . Archived from the original on August 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 23, 2018 .
  23. ^ "Consumer groups fight database lawsuit" . The Washington Post . November 1, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018 . Retrieved February 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 . Archived from the original on February 2, 2018 . Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
  25. ^ Gaynor, Michael J. (May 4, 2015). "Washington's 100 Top Tech Leaders" . Washingtonian . ISSN   0043-0897 . Archived from the original on December 2, 2017 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  26. ^ Stanger, Melissa; Martin, Emmie; Kosoff, Maya (October 8, 2015). "Silicon Alley 100: 1?100" . Business Insider . Archived from the original on April 19, 2018 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
  27. ^ "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" . The Hollywood Reporter . April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018 . Retrieved March 26, 2018 .
  28. ^ "Most Influential in Media 2017" . Mediaite . December 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .

External links [ edit ]

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