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. Founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis, the company primarily owns technology- and health-oriented media websites, online shopping-related servi ...

, an American internet and digital media company.

Education

Shah holds a BA in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

from

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

Career

Shah began his career in 1995 at Time Warner Inc. He 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. In 2006, Shah was named to

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' 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). In August 2024, Shah, as CEO of

, oversaw the acquisition of CNET from

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for a reported sum exceeding $100 million.

References

Living people 21st-century American businesspeople Businesspeople from New York City American businesspeople in the online media industry American chief executives in the mass media industry Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-business-bio-stub 20th-century births