Levinsohn has been involved in the internet and media industry for years, first working on a personal website as a content creator and then starting an online radio show. He’s among the top internet and digital media experts, authoring various books and articles about both industries.
Ross Levinsohn is the business head of the Media and Technology Institute (MTI), a nonprofit research and development organization that connects people with information and media opportunities in the financial and economic sectors.
The American media executive and sports media billionaire Levinsohn was born in 1964 in New York. After starting at Yahoo, he became the CEO of Sports Illustrated magazine and Fox Interactive. He has been a senior member of the board of Tribune Publishing, where he was a part of the company’s purchase of the Los Angeles Times.
He has been honored with the prestigious SECA Award for excellence in media management and has been deleveraging into to positive light with analysts. The Sports Illustrated CEO is a frequent speaker at industry events. He has appeared on television and radio shows, including The Drive with Matt Lauer, The Dr. Oz Show, and The Science of Us, where he presented with the late Stephen Colbert.
In addition to his active role as an investor, Levinsohn is a frequent contributor to TheStreet.com and has appeared in various securities and business themes books and articles. Earlier in his career, Levinsohn served as a reporter for The New York Times, covering business and financial news for the paper.
Ross Levinsohn has been a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group since 2004 and has worked on various projects with the company, including the Business Daily Review, the Business Journal, and the Boston Consulting Group Foundation’s “The Business School” project.
He has served in the communications industry for over two dec. From 2006 to 2012, he was CEO of Yahoo!, and from 2012 to 2015, he was President of Fox Interactive. He also served as Head of Media at News Corporation from 2005 to 2008.
Ross (Sports Illustrated CEO) is an industry veteran who has spent the past few years leading Yahoo!’s Americas unit, which is responsible for the internet giant’s media operations, including news, opinion and technology content, and media partnerships. Ross also served as Head of Global Media at News Corporation while at Yahoo! before being named President of Fox Interactive at News Corporation. At News Corporation, Ross created Hulu and WCBSI-TV’s new cable network. He is also an advisor to several public and private companies, including Tribune Media, Maven, Dex Media, Vubiquity, and Mundo Media.