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Chris Altchek is CEO and co-founder of PolicyMic, a digital media company. With fifteen million unique readers each month, Mic helps young people understand what’s happening in the world, why it matters, and how it impacts them. Before starting Mic, Altchek worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Earlier experiences include policy work for the National Economic Council at the White House, political organizing for the Service... Read More →

Kate Lee works in Content Development at Medium. She commissions writers to bring high-quality, original long-form content to the platform; recruits publishers and brands to establish a presence on Medium; and works closely with product teams. Previously, she was a literary agent at International Creative Management (ICM), a full service talent agency, where for ten years she built and ran her own business representing approximately 100... Read More →

Jon Steinberg is the President & Chief Operating Officer of BuzzFeed and is  | responsible for all business management, company operations, finance, and  | social advertising operations. Steinberg joined BuzzFeed in June 2010 growing  | the company from 15 employees to over 300. Under his leadership, BuzzFeed has | grown into a global and profitable social advertising business that works with over | half of the top 100... Read More →

Ben Williams is the Editorial Director of New York Media’s digital properties: nymag.com, an up-to-the minute news and information site and the online outpost of New York magazine; Vulture.com, a site for entertainment news and analysis; Grub Street, a national food site; and The Cut, a fashion and lifestyle site. Williams has played a central role in the ambitious digital expansion of the company, beginning with the... Read More →