Boardroom Media (CEO News)
At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Columbia based CEO’ operating in the News space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Christopher Turpin
Chief Of Staff to the President & CEO of NPR
Christopher Turpin is NPR’s Vice President of News Programming and Operations. He oversees all news programs, newscasts, news operations, collaborative coverage, innovation in news storytelling and training, ensuring NPR’s continued excellence across a range of journalistic skills. Turpin was previously the Executive Producer of All Things Considered, NPR’s afternoon newsmagazine. On a daily basis he guided the show’s editorial direction and managed the show’s 26 production staff members. Arriving at NPR in January 2000, Turpin spent two years as All Things Considered’s Supervising Senior Producer, responsible for the day-to-day running of the show. During his time at NPR, Turpin has contributed to All Things Considered’s coverage of breaking news events such as the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina. Along with these major stories, Turpin was part of the All Things Considered production team in Chengdu, China, covering the terrible earthquake in 2008. A native of England, Turpin entered the broadcasting world in the United States in 1990 where he held a variety of editorial positions at Monitor Radio in Boston, MA. Over the span of eight years, he moved from production assistant to ultimately running the morning and evening newsmagazine programs. In 1998, Turpin became a senior manager and member of the executive committee at Internews, a non-profit organization that fosters independent media around the globe, especially in countries emerging from conflict. In this position, Turpin spent much of his time working on projects in the Balkans, Central Asia, Indonesia and Africa. As a producer, Turpin has contributed to many reports and series that were awarded with the industry’s top honors including a 2003 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for NPR News coverage of September 11, 2001, attacks; a 2005 duPont Award for Radio Diaries’ “Mandela: An Audio History” and a 2009 duPont Award for coverage on All Things Considered of the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan Province in China. Coverage of the earthquake in China also earned a 2008 George Foster Peabody Award for Turpin and the rest of the NPR staff following this story. Turpin earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from the University of Sussex in England. He first grew to love the United States during a year-long study abroad at the University of California in Santa Cruz. He earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Oxford University and a Master of Arts in English from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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About NPR: NPR is a multimedia news organization and radio program producer that delivers national and international news broadcasts.
Nikolay Malyarov
CCO and CEO of PressReader
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About PressReader: PressReader offers unlimited digital access to over 7,000 newspapers and magazines from all over the world.
Laila Alawa
CEO and Founder of The Tempest
Laila Alawa started her career at the White House and Congress, and is the CEO and Founder of The Tempest. In 2016, she was honored at the White House Summit on the United State of Women. Since founding The Tempest, Laila has been quoted in nationwide outlets like The New York Times, The Guardian, and CNN Money as a disruptive force in media.
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About Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, Keppler Speakers, LAILA + HUDA, The Tempest: The leading media company by diverse millennial women, for the world.
Donald Pazour
President & Chief Executive Officer of Access Intelligence
Don has led the strategy and growth of Access Intelligence for over a decade, taking magazine-centric businesses and converting them to an integrated media, web-centric group of market focused product clusters serving the media/marketing, energy/engineering, aerospace, and healthcare markets. His focus has been on providing the best quality information and most effective marketing services to the company’s customers. Don and his team have built the business through countless launches and 18 acquisitions that have been bolted onto and integrated into the Phillips Business Information newsletter and magazine platform that Veronis Suhler Stevenson bought from Tom Phillips in late 2000. In 2010, the integrated, subscription revenue, chemical and energy information business was sold to IHS. Since that time, the company has leveraged its strong balance sheet and robust online market presence in its served markets to create high e-media and event revenue growth. In 2011, AI completed the acquisitions of OR Manager for it’s healthcare division, Red7 Media for the media portion of it’s Communications Group, and Cynopsis for the cable division of it’s Communications Group. Before joining Access Intelligence, Don was at Miller Freeman, a subsidiary of United Business Media, for 23 years and he was named CEO in 1997. His ascendance through the company included management of conferences, magazines, and high-value information businesses. Don launched and grew Miller Freeman’s presence in the high-tech publishing sector, culminating with the acquisition of CMP Media in 1999. Under his leadership, Blenheim USA’s trade shows were acquired by Miller Freeman, which then became the largest trade show producer in the United States. Don is a frequent speaker at events held in conjunction with Folio Magazine; American Business Media, where he is chairman of their government relations committee; Society of Independent Show Organizers, where he is a past chairman, and Specialized Information Publishers Association. He also serves as vice chairman of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, as well as on the Board of F + W Media, one of the largest independent special interest consumer book, web, and magazine publishers.
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About Access Intelligence, American Business Media, Folio Magazine: Access Intelligence offers business intelligence and integrated marketing solutions such as magazines, data products and e-media solutions.
Noah A. Samara
Chairman & CEO of Worldspace
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About Worldspace, XM Radio: Worldspace provide high quality radio programming, including a wide variety of music, news and entertainment channels.
TJ Leonard
Chief Executive Officer of StoryBlocks
TJ is the CEO at VideoBlocks, where he has been working since 2013 to bring high quality, affordable stock media to the creative community. VideoBlocks now supports more than 300,000 creatives through its unique membership model, and in 2015 launched its revolutionary video Marketplace which pays contributors 100% commissions. Prior to joining VideoBlocks, TJ led the marketing teams at BabbaCo, a subscription service offering creative, educational products for parents and toddlers, and Vlingo, Android’s first voice-enabled mobile virtual assistant. He currently lives in Washington DC with his wife, two kids, dog, two cats, and the occasional fish.
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About StoryBlocks: StoryBlocks is a subscription-based video and audio stock that provides unlimited download access to its users for royalty free content.
Jo Jenkins
Chief Executive Officer of AARP
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About AARP: AARP is leading a revolution in the way people view and live life after 50.
Grace Cerrone
Founder, CEO of MyDemocracy
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About MyDemocracy, SAG AFTRA: MyDemocracy gives the average American a voice in Congress.
Teddy Downey
Executive Editor & CEO / Founder of The Capitol Forum
Mr. Downey is the Executive Editor responsible for overseeing the firm’s editorial coverage and growth initiatives. Previously, Mr. Downey was a Senior Vice President at MF Global’s Washington Research Group, where he provided education policy and antitrust policy research for institutional investors.
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About The Capitol Forum: The Capitol Forum is an in-depth news and analysis service dedicated to informing policymakers, investors.
Dan Check
Chief Executive Officer of Slate
Dan Check is vice chairman of The Slate Group. He previously served as director of technology. Before joining Slate, he managed the data warehouse at Catalist, a political data vendor. He is a graduate of Pomona College and currently lives in Washington, D.C.
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About Slate, Slate: Slate is an online magazine that offers analysis and commentary about news, politics, technology, and culture.
Tammy Haddad
President & CEO of Haddad Media
Tammy Haddad is a media innovator whose clients include some of the top media companies in the world and shows include some of the most successful in their platform. She is the veteran television executive and executive producer behind MSNBC’S election coverage, Hardball, Larry King Live, the Today Show, and The Late Late Show. Haddad has more than 25 years of experience as an executive producer of web, cable and network programs. She is best known as the creator and executive producer of CNN’s Larry King Live, and helped launch the now-famous outdoor studio of NBC’s Today Show while serving as senior broadcast producer. Haddad later became MSNBC’s Vice President of Washington and Political Director in charge of the 2004 Presidential and 2006 and 2008 election coverage, and Executive Producer of Hardball with Chris Matthews.
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About Haddad Media: Haddad Media is a multimedia production and consulting company.
David Rothstein
Founder & CEO of EIN Presswire
David Rothstein is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer at EIN Presswire.
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About EIN News, EIN Presswire: EIN Presswire is Everyone’s Internet News Presswire™, and we are the world’s leading online newswire and news distribution service.
Ryan Evans
Now just CEOing of War on the Rocks
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About War on the Rocks: War on the Rocks is a platform for analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues.
Michael Powell
President & CEO of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Michael Powell joined NCTA as President & CEO in 2011.
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About NCTA – The Internet & Television Association: NCTA – The Internet & Television Association is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators.
Anton Gelman
Founder & CEO of Cont3nt.com
He Is a photographer, cameraman, & startup guy in DC. CEO of @Cont3nt.com a realtime market for breaking news. I post news, help stories get out, and do what I can to help create a Free Market for a Free Press.
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About Cont3nt.com: Cont3nt.com is a real-time market for photo and video journalism.
Stephen Byrd
Founder, President & CEO of Just Go Live
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About Just Go Live: Just Go Live lets people to stream 3-minute Live Video Comments on trending media content.
Eric Boland
CEO of W-World Media
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About W-World Media: News, Media Production, Social Network
Larry Nelson
CEO and Founder of TrafficLand
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About TrafficLand: TrafficLand broadcasts on-demand live videos on internet and television, granting access through various IT-enabled devices.
Erin Millar
CEO and Founder of Discourse Media
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About Discourse Media: Discourse Media is an innovative digital news media company .
Jason Spencer
Co-founder and CEO of StreetAdvisor
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About StreetAdvisor: StreetAdvisor is a real estate-based online social network and neighborhood content aggregator.
Jason Spencer
Co-founder and CEO of StreetAdvisor
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About StreetAdvisor: StreetAdvisor is a real estate-based online social network and neighborhood content aggregator.
