David Zinczenko (born December 13, 1969) is an American publisher, author and businessman. Previously, he was the executive vice president and general manager of '' Men's Health'', '' Women's Health'', '' Prevention'' and Rodale Books, the editorial director of '' Men's Fitness'' and the nutrition and wellness editor at ''

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Early life and education

Zinczenko grew up in

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, where he attended Liberty High School. He attended

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in Bethlehem, where he was editor-in-chief of the Moravian College student newspaper, ''The Comenian''. He later served in the U.S. Navy Reserves.

Career

In 2000, Zinczenko was named editor-in-chief of ''Men's Health'' by the magazine's publisher,

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. On December 14, 2010, ''Min'' credited Zinczenko for the "#1 Most Notable Launch of the Past 25 Years". Zinczenko oversaw the launches of both ''Women's Health'' and the affluent men's lifestyle publication '' Best Life'', as editorial director of the two brands. In 2009, ''

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'' Atiya deemed ''Women's Health'' the "Magazine of the Year". In 2011, he was named editorial director of both ''Organic Gardening'' and ''Prevention''. He left Rodale at the end of 2012. He was hired in 2013 by American Media's CEO David Pecker to re-launch ''Men's Fitness'' and to create brand extensions for the men’s lifestyle publication while also turning ''

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'' into an active lifestyle publication and helping to oversee ''

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''. In 2013, Zinczenko was named the nutrition and wellness editor at ''ABC News''. Later that year, Zinczenko launched Galvanized Media. Galvanized owns and operates ''Eat This, Not That!'', ''Best Life'' and ''Zero Belly''. Its imprint, Galvanized Books, distributed by Random House, produced ''The 7-Day Flat-Belly Tea Cleanse'' by

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, and Simon & Schuster distributed ''The 14-Day No Sugar Diet''. Galvanized's Branded Content arm is called Galvanized Strategies. Zinczenko returned to ''Men's Health'' in 2018, to become interim editorial director.

References

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