Justin B Smith

Justin is CEO of Bloomberg Media Group, the media division of Bloomberg L.P., the global leader in business and financial information. The Bloomberg Media Group comprises the company's global television, digital, radio, events and magazine operations. Prior to Bloomberg, Justin was President of Atlantic Media where he spearheaded a dramatic revitalization of The Atlantic brand and launched award winning digital brands such as Quartz, The Atlantic Wire and Defense One. Before that, Justin served as President and Publisher of The Week magazine, where he introduced the U.S. edition in 2001. He came to The Week from The Economist Group, where he headed up corporate strategy in London, Hong Kong, and New York. Justin attended the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and worked for the U.S. Department of State in West Africa and Washington, D.C. He is a founder of Breaking Media, the Bali Purnati Center for the Arts, and the Ouagadougou Education Project. He is a member of the Georgetown University Board of Directors and a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He commutes between New York City and Washington DC, where he lives with his two children. Justin is a member of the 2013 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.