History and profile
The magazine was founded in 1994 by Sean Strub, an HIV-positive and openly gay businessman and activist. Before launching ''POZ'', Strub was involved with numerous social issues, including politics, environmentalism, civil rights, LGBT rights, and HIV/AIDS. He is now executive director of the Sero Project, which focuses on ending inappropriate criminal prosecutions of people with HIV. ''POZ'' is published by Smart + Strong, which also publishes ''AIDSmeds.com'', a website for HIV/AIDS treatment information; ''Real Health'', a magazine and website for African-American health; ''Tu Salud'', a magazine and website for Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino health; ''Sane'', a website for mental wellness; ''Hep'', a website for hepatitis information, and ''Cancer Health'', a website for cancer information. In 2004, Strub sold Smart + Strong to CDM Publishing, LLC. Jeremy Grayzel is CEO of CDM Publishing and Smart + Strong. He was president of VNU eMedia (now known as Nielsen Business Media). Ian Anderson is president of Smart + Strong. He was director of product development at VNU eMedia. Diane Anderson is vice president of integrated sales. She joined ''POZ'' in 2018. In 2006, Regan Hofmann became editor-in-chief of ''POZ''. She was the writer of the magazine's “Anonymous” column. Previously, Hofmann was editor-in-chief of ''New Jersey Life'' and founded ''Poets, Artists & Madmen''. She is now a consultant focused on strategy, communications and change in the field of global health. In 2012, Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.POZ.comNotes
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