Roger Lynch (born October 24, 1962)[1] is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Condé Nast. Since joining Condé Nast in 2019, Lynch has been responsible for integrating the media company's U.S. and international businesses.[2][3]
Roger Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 24, 1962 |
| Education | Dartmouth College (MBA) University of Southern California (BSc) |
| Occupation | CEO of Condé Nast |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editLynch spent much of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he had his first job at the age of 10 delivering newspapers. He studied at Loyola Blakefield in Baltimore.[1]
He attended the University of Southern California and received a Bachelor of Science in physics. After graduation, he spent time working in aerospace and defense before enrolling at the Tuck School of Business for an MBA, where he graduated with highest distinction.[4] After earning his MBA, he started working in technology investment banking at Morgan Stanley.
Career
editIn 1999, Lynch was named president and CEO of Chello Broadband in Amsterdam, after which he became chairman and CEO of Video Networks International Ltd., an IPTV provider based in the UK.[5][6]
Lynch joined Dish Networks in 2009, where he became the founding CEO of Sling TV, overseeing the platform's launch in 2015.[7][8][9]
In 2017, Lynch was named president and CEO of Pandora, where he led the music streaming service to accelerated revenue growth and positive returns.[10] Pandora was sold to Sirius XM in February 2019.[11]
Lynch became CEO of Condé Nast in April 2019. In his first eight months, the company launched new editions of its titles in several countries around the world and made public commitments to reduce its environmental impact.[12][13][14][15][16] Lynch also established a new global leadership team charged with helping the business expand worldwide,[17][18][19] and in December 2020, he unveiled the company's new global content strategy.[20][21]
Lynch is a member of the board of directors for Condé Nast, Mattel, the board of advisors at the Tuck School at Dartmouth College and the board of councilors at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California.
Personal life
editLynch lives with his wife in New York City. He has three children. He plays the lead guitar in an all-CEO rock band.[22] He has another home in Lake Arrowhead, California.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Arlidge, John (2022-04-02). "Condé Nast chief Roger Lynch: How I'll rescue Vogue and Vanity Fair". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ Lee, Edmund (2019-04-04). "Condé Nast Selects a Deal-Making Tech Executive as Its New Chief". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Conde Nast Names Global Commercial Partnerships Team". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Roger Lynch". www.tuck.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Pandora names Roger Lynch CEO and President". The Industry Observer. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Roger Lynch T'95". Center For Digital Strategies. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Sling TV CEO Roger Lynch on changing programmers' minds, targeted ads, linear TV's 'rabbit hole'". FierceVideo. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Baumgartner, Jeff. "Sling TV Takes CES Best Of Show Honors". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Sling TV Granted Technology & Engineering Emmy Award – Media Play News". Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ Neuts, Dana (2018-05-10). "Pandora Sees Significant Growth in Subscribers and Revenue in Q1". Subscription Insider. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (2019-02-01). "Sirius XM Completes Acquisition of Pandora". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "WIRED Middle East's historic debut print edition is out". WIRED Middle East. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Sabino, Julieta (2019-04-02). "La Cucina Italiana to Come to U.S. and U.K." WWD. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Condé Nast to launch Wired in South Korea | News | FIPP.com". www.fipp.com. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Conde Nast Launches 'Vogue Business' In China - On WeChat". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Conde Nast Signs Fashion Industry Charter for Global Climate Action". United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. November 21, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (2019-12-12). "Condé Nast Names Former Google, Sotheby's Execs to CMO and CFO Posts". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Conde Nast Names Stan Duncan First Global Chief People Officer". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Conde Nast, Conde Nast International Unify Leadership". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Nicolaou, Anna (2020-11-20). "Condé Nast hunts for new ways to make money from its titles". Financial Times. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ Dotan, Tom (2021-03-12). "The Information's 411 — Condé Nast Turns a New Page". The Information. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "Pandora's Roger Lynch moonlights as a guitarist in a CEO-filled rock band". Los Angeles Times. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2020-01-17.