Marty Moe Explained

Marty Moe
Birth Name:Martin Troen Moe
Citizenship:American
Occupation:President of Vox Media
Employer:Vox Media
Mother:Doris M. Tanner
Father:Daniel Moe

Martin Troen Moe (born) is an American business executive, and the president of Vox Media. Early in his career, he was an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and an adviser to Lawrence Summers, United States Secretary of the Treasury. He later worked for AOL before joining SportsBlogs Inc, which rebranded as Vox Media in 2011. He is credited as a co-founder of the technology news website The Verge. He was the site's publisher, then Vox Media's chief content officer, before being promoted to the role of president.

Early life and education

Martin Troen Moe is the son of Daniel Moe, a former choral music professor at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Doris M. Tanner, a psychotherapist. He attended Oberlin College and the New York University School of Law.[1]

Career

In the late 1990s, Moe was an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, a law firm based in New York City. He was appointed to serve as an adviser to Lawrence Summers, United States Secretary of the Treasury, during the presidency of Bill Clinton.[2] [3] [4]

Moe joined AOL 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.[9] [10] He resigned in 2010, effective that October.[11] [12]

Moe joined former AOL executive Jim Bankoff at SB Nation in April 2011,[13] initially serving as chief content officer. In November 2011, SB Nation rebranded as Vox Media and launched the technology news website The Verge. Business Insider ranked Moe and Joshua Topolsky number 73 on its 2011 list of "The 100 Coolest People in New York Tech", recognizing their work in launching The Verge.[14] Moe co-founded and served as publisher of the site,[15] along with the video game news website Polygon, 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 on The Verge.[18] [19]

Moe was named chief operating officer of Vox Media in January 2013, and became the company's president by 2015.[20] [21] He also oversees Vox Entertainment in this role.[22] Moe served as executive producer for Foul Play, a documentary series developed by the business in conjunction with SB Nation and Verizon Communications' go90 platform, premiering in 2018.[23] He is also executive producer for No Passport Required, a PBS cuisine and travel television series that premiered in 2018,[24] [25] [26] as well as the American Style series, which was slated to air on CNN in 2019.[27]

Personal life

In June 1998, Moe married Lisel Loy, who served as a special counsel in the Secretary of the Interior's office at the United States Department of the Interior, and later as Staff Secretary in the White House under President Bill Clinton.[28] They have two children together, Katherine and Henry.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Weddings; Lisel Loy, Martin Moe . May 16, 2018 . . June 14, 1998.
  2. Joynt . Carol Ross . Technology News Site The Verge Launches . . November 3, 2011 . May 15, 2018 . 0043-0897.
  3. News: Lincoln . Kevin . The Raid on AOL: How Vox Pillaged Engadget and Founded an Empire . May 16, 2018 . . January 9, 2012 . Axel Springer SE.
  4. News: Goldwert . Lindsay . 25 Years Later, AOL Adjusts Game Plan . May 16, 2018 . . May 24, 2010.
  5. Web site: Kaplan . David . AOL Vet Marty Moe Prepares to Exit . . May 15, 2018 . August 23, 2010.
  6. News: Fiveash . Kelly . AOL loses senior flack Marty Moe for personal reasons . May 15, 2018 . . August 24, 2010.
  7. News: Coker . Mark . AOL guns for Yahoo Finance . May 15, 2018 . . November 29, 2007.
  8. Rothstein . Betsy . Vox Media Announces Head Honchos . . January 16, 2013 . May 15, 2018 . 0199-2864.
  9. News: AOL content executive Marty Moe to quit in October . May 14, 2018 . . August 24, 2010 . 1364-7431 . 4588945.
  10. News: Carlson . Nicholas . AOL Content Chief Marty Moe Is Out . May 15, 2018 . Business Insider . August 24, 2010.
  11. News: AOL content executive Marty Moe resigning . May 15, 2018 . . . . August 23, 2010 . 1063-102X.
  12. News: Carlson . Nicholas . AOL's Marty Moe Is a "Prince," Says Weblogs Founder Jason Calacanis . May 15, 2018 . Business Insider . August 23, 2010.
  13. News: Joynt . Carol Ross . An Inside Look at Vox Media . May 15, 2018 . Washingtonian . August 28, 2013.
  14. News: The Middle Mob, #50–74: The 100 Coolest People In New York Tech Have Been Ranked! . May 16, 2018 . . October 11, 2011 . Business Insider.
  15. Roberts . Daniel . With The Verge, SB Nation looks beyond just gadgets . . October 26, 2011 . May 15, 2018 . 0015-8259 . Time Inc. (Meredith Corporation.
  16. Warzel . Charlie . Vox Media Goes After Crowded Gamer Market . Adweek . October 24, 2012 . May 16, 2018.
  17. News: Kaufman . Alexander C. . Vox Media, Owner of The Verge, Launches Polygon Video Game Site . May 16, 2018 . . October 24, 2012.
  18. News: Shontell . Alyson . 2012 Silicon Alley 100: 1–100 . May 16, 2018 . Business Insider . October 26, 2012.
  19. News: The Silicon Alley 100: The Coolest People in New York Tech This Year . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311193013/http://www.businessinsider.com.au/sa-100-2012-2013-03#14-marty-moe-and-josh-topolsky-87 . dead . March 11, 2014 . May 16, 2018 . Business Insider . October 26, 2012 . Shontell . Alyson.
  20. News: Albeanu . Catalina . Vox looking to a future in video by and for 'digital natives' . May 15, 2018 . . Mousetrap Media . March 10, 2015.
  21. Ingram . Matthew . There could be a silver lining behind the ad-blocking apocalypse . Fortune . September 15, 2015 . May 15, 2018.
  22. Baysinger . Tim . Vox Media Launches Its First TV Show on A+E Network's FYI . Adweek . May 4, 2016 . May 16, 2018.
  23. Spangler . Todd . Vox Media Sells Its First Original Show: SB Nation's True-Crime Sports Docu-Series for Go90 . . September 7, 2017 . May 16, 2018 . 0042-2738 . 810134503 . Penske Media Corporation.
  24. Jarvey . Natalie . PBS Orders Food Series 'No Passport Required' from Vox Media . . October 21, 2017 . February 26, 2018.
  25. Spangler . Todd . PBS Picks Up Marcus Samuelsson Food and Culture Docu-Series from Vox Media's Eater . Variety . October 31, 2017 . February 26, 2018.
  26. News: Marcus Samuelsson showcases kitchens of America's immigrants in "No Passport Required" . July 11, 2018 . . July 6, 2018.
  27. Littleton . Cynthia . Bryan Cranston, 'Ray Donovan,' 'Shark Tank' and 'Law & Order: SVU' Set for Tribeca TV Fest . Variety . August 22, 2018 . September 4, 2018.
  28. The Office of the Staff Secretary . Presidential Studies Quarterly . June 2001 . 31 . 2 . 262–280 . Karen M. . Hult . Kathryn Dunn . Tenpas . 27552188 . 10.1111/j.0360-4918.2001.00170.x .

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