Vivek R. Shah is an American businessman and chief executive officer of

Ziff Davis Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company. First founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis, the company primarily owns technology-oriented media websites, online shopping-related services, an ...

, an American internet and digital media company.

Education

Shah holds a B.A. in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

from

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...

Career

Shah began his career in 1995 at

Time Warner Inc. Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by S ...

There, he held multiple management positions within the Fortune/Money Group and was named president of the Fortune/Money Group in 2007. In 2010, Shah purchased technology publisher

, in partnership with private equity firm Great Hill Partners. With the purchase, he became CEO of Ziff Davis. He remained with Ziff Davis following its purchase by J2 Global in 2012. Shah was appointed CEO of J2 Global, effective January 1, 2018. In 2021, following J2 Global’s name change to Ziff Davis, Shah became the CEO of Ziff Davis, Inc., effective October 7, 2021. In 2006, Shah was named to

Crain's New York Business Crain Communications Inc is an American multi-industry publishing conglomerate based in Detroit, Michigan, United States, with 13 non-US subsidiaries. History Gustavus Dedman (G.D.) Crain, Jr. ( Gustavus Demetrious Crain, Jr.; 1885–1973), pre ...

' 40 Under 40. In 2011, FOLIO: Magazine named Shah to its FOLIO: 40. Shah was also named Online Publisher of the Year by MinOnline and Innovator of the Year by BtoB's Media Business, and has been inducted into MinOnline's Digital Hall of Fame. In 2014, Shah was named Chairman of the

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(IAB).

References

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