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Justin B. Smith is Founder and CEO of Semafor, a new global news brand. Prior to founding Semafor in 2022, Justin was Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberg Media, Bloomberg L.P.'s global multi-platform media organization.
Before Bloomberg, Justin was President of Atlantic Media, where he led a dramatic revitalization of The Atlantic and founded the award-winning global digital brand, Quartz. Previously, Justin served as President and Publisher of The Week magazine, and prior to that led corporate strategy at The Economist Group. He received his B.S from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He is co-founder of Breaking Media, the Bali Purnati Center for the Arts, a member of the 2013 class of Henry Crown Fellows, and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation.
In 2019, The Hollywood Reporter named Justin one of The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media alongside Bloomberg L.P. Founder, Michael R. Bloomberg.
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