James P Bankoff

Jim Bankoff is the Chairman and CEO of Vox Media, the pioneering media company known for building modern media properties and the platforms that enable them. Vox Media’s editorial networks and businesses include SB Nation, Eater, The Verge, Vox, Curbed, Recode & Code Conferences, Polygon, Vox Creative, Concert, Chorus, Vox Entertainment, and the Vox Media Podcast Network. A veteran of the digital industry, he also developed and led dozens of the most notable digital brands including AOL, Mapquest, Moviefone, AOL Music and Engadget as an EVP at AOL. Bankoff co-founded TMZ.com, won an Emmy award for his production of the Live8 Concerts, and oversaw AOL’s industry-leading applications including AIM, ICQ, and Netscape. Jim Bankoff is a senior advisor of Providence and chairman and CEO of SB Nation, a leading online sports media company. Prior to joining Providence in 2008, Mr. Bankoff served as executive vice president of programming and products at AOL. While at AOL, Mr. Bankoff spearheaded the development of the new AOL.com and TMZ.com. He presided over consumer web sites such as Moviefone, MapQuest, BloggingStocks, AOL Music and Engadget. Mr. Bankoff also oversaw AOL’s industry-leading instant messaging services, AIM and ICQ, and social networking and community applications including Blogsmith and Netscape.com. Previously, Mr. Bankoff served as president of AOL Web Properties, where he coordinated the integration of online properties across Time Warner. In this role, he was responsible for Netscape, CompuServe, Moviefone, MapQuest, ICQ and AOL Instant Messenger services. Mr. Bankoff serves on the board of Where, a mobile services and advertising company. He received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University.