American business executive
Marty Moe
Moe in September 2018
Born Martin Troen Moe
1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)[ 1] Citizenship American Education Occupation President ofVox Media Employer Vox Media Parents Daniel Moe (father) Doris M. Tanner (mother)
Martin Troen Moe (born 1965 or 1966)[ 2] is an American business executive, and thepresident ofVox Media . Early in his career, he was an associate atSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and an adviser toLawrence Summers ,United States Secretary of the Treasury . He later worked forAOL before joining SportsBlogs Inc, which rebranded as Vox Media in 2011. He is credited as a co-founder of thetechnology news websiteThe Verge . He was the site's publisher, then Vox Media'schief content officer , before being promoted to the role of president.
Early life and education [ edit ] Martin Troen Moe is the son ofDaniel Moe , a former choral music professor at theOberlin Conservatory of Music , and Doris M. Tanner, apsychotherapist . He attendedOberlin College and theNew York University School of Law .[ 2]
In the late 1990s, Moe was an associate at the Washington, D.C. office ofSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom , a law firm based in New York City.[ 2] He was appointed to serve as an adviser toLawrence Summers ,United States Secretary of the Treasury , during thepresidency of Bill Clinton .[ 1] [ 3] [ 4]
Moe joinedAOL in November 2001,[ 5] [ 6] and served as senior vice-president of the money and finance group,[ 7] and news and information group, in the company's content division.[ 8] Media coverage has credited him with developing the company's content brands, including DailyFinance,Engadget , and WalletPop.[ 5] [ 9] [ 10] He resigned in 2010, effective that October.[ 11] [ 12]
Moe joined former AOL executiveJim Bankoff atSB Nation in April 2011,[ 13] initially serving aschief content officer .[ 3] In November 2011, SB Nation rebranded asVox Media and launched thetechnology news websiteThe Verge .[ 3] Business Insider ranked Moe andJoshua Topolsky number 73 on its 2011 list of "The 100 Coolest People in New York Tech", recognizing their work in launchingThe Verge .[ 14] Moe co-founded and served as publisher of the site,[ 1] [ 15] along with thevideo game news websitePolygon , which launched as another Vox Media brand in October 2012.[ 16] [ 17] Business Insider ranked Moe and Topolsky number 14 on their 2012 "Silicon Alley" list of "The Coolest People in New York Tech This Year", again recognizing their work onThe Verge .[ 18] [ 19]
Moe was namedchief operating officer of Vox Media in January 2013,[ 8] and became the company'spresident by 2015.[ 20] [ 21] He also oversees Vox Entertainment in this role.[ 22] Moe served asexecutive producer forFoul Play , a documentary series developed by the business in conjunction with SB Nation andVerizon Communications 'go90 platform, premiering in 2018.[ 23] He is also executive producer forNo Passport Required , aPBS cuisine and travel television series that premiered in 2018,[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] as well as theAmerican Style series, which was slated to air onCNN in 2019.[ 27]
In June 1998, Moe married Lisel Loy, who served as a special counsel in theSecretary of the Interior 's office at theUnited States Department of the Interior ,[ 2] and later asStaff Secretary in the White House under PresidentBill Clinton .[ 28] They have two children together.
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