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BuzzFeed CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Jonah Peretti is the BuzzFeed's CEO. BuzzFeed has 1,700 employees, of which 28 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The BuzzFeed executive team is 39% female and 61% male.
  • 64% of the management team is White.
  • 9% of BuzzFeed management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Jonah Peretti

Founder & CEO

Jonah Peretti's LinkedIn

Jonah H. Peretti (born January 1, 1974) is an Internet entrepreneur, a co-founder and the CEO of BuzzFeed, co-founder of The Huffington Post, and developer of reblogging under the project "Reblog".

Johnson & Johnson

Founder

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Peter Wang

Chief Technology Officer

Peter Wang's LinkedIn

Peter Wang is CTO at BuzzFeed, where he oversees and manages all Tech functions across engineering, data, design, and project management to support the business. In his role, he spearheads innovative tech initiatives to help build the future operating model for digital media, and also serves as a strategic partner to the company’s executive team. Prior to joining BuzzFeed, Wang was CTO at The Mighty, the largest global healthcare community, where he managed product, engineering, and growth for the company. He also leverages his expertise in the digital media industry from his previous position as CTO of Refinery 29. Wang brings more than 15 years of tech experience to BuzzFeed from a career spanning across a variety of industries, including venture-backed consumer apps, digital media, SaaS, and financial services platforms. He was CTO at Narrativ, a commerce platform that powers monetization for publishers and retailers, where he doubled revenue within the first year of launch, and Head of Engineering at Buddy Media, where he built out the team and integrated an acquisition by Salesforce. Wang started his career in financial services, managing trading and wealth platforms at Morgan Stanley, Citi, and UBS. He also serves as an advisor to several startups in New York City, such as DEV Community and EarlyBird. He received his B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and lives in Chatham, NJ.

Felicia Dellafortuna

Chief Financial Officer

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Rhonda Powell

Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary

Rhonda Powell's LinkedIn

Rhonda Powell is BuzzFeed’s General Counsel where she oversees business and legal affairs for the global digital media company. Powell joins BuzzFeed from Complex Media, where she served on the company’s senior management team as Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Officer. Powell started her career in the corporate departments of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae and Proskauer Rose LLP, where she worked on transactions in the communications, media, biotechnology and e-commerce areas. Powell also spent several years in the legal department of Reuters America Inc., where she focused on complex commercial transactions.

Carole Robinson

Chief Communications Officer

Carole Robinson's LinkedIn

Carole Robinson is Chief Communications Officer at BuzzFeed where she oversees all global communications strategy, public and media relations, and internal communications. Carole spent most of her career at MTV Networks where she was EVP of Communications and Chief of Staff for the network group that included MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. She spent three years as EVP of Corporate & Marketing Communications for Viacom, and most recently consulted with First Look Media before joining BuzzFeed. Carole graduated from Colgate University with a BA in English, and lives with her family in Brooklyn.

Dao Nguyen

Publisher

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Katie Sitter

Senior Vice President

Katie Sitter is Chief People Officer, at BuzzFeed where she oversees strategic programs to support the company’s continued business transformation, growth strategy, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. In her role, Sitter manages all strategic initiatives related to organizational planning, talent acquisition, learning and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, labor relations, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Sitter was previously VP of Human Resources at Activision Blizzard, where she developed talent strategies and advised stakeholders on the impact of talent-related strategic business initiatives and organizational changes. Prior to joining Activision Blizzard, Sitter spent over 10 years at Deloitte serving in multiple HR-related roles. Sitter started her career within Financial Planning & Analysis in the entertainment industry, previously working for Paramount and Sony Pictures. She holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Trinity College in Connecticut.

Chris Dixon

Board Member

Christian Baesler

COO

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BuzzFeed founders

Name & TitleBio
Jonah Peretti

Founder & CEO

Jonah Peretti's LinkedIn

Jonah H. Peretti (born January 1, 1974) is an Internet entrepreneur, a co-founder and the CEO of BuzzFeed, co-founder of The Huffington Post, and developer of reblogging under the project "Reblog".

Johnson & Johnson

Founder

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BuzzFeed board members

Name & TitleBio
Jonah Peretti

Founder & CEO

Jonah Peretti's LinkedIn

Jonah H. Peretti (born January 1, 1974) is an Internet entrepreneur, a co-founder and the CEO of BuzzFeed, co-founder of The Huffington Post, and developer of reblogging under the project "Reblog".

Chris Dixon

Board Member

Patrick Kerins

Board Member

Scott English

Board Member

William Porteous

Board Member

Anton Levy

Board Member

Duncan Watts

Board Member

Eric Hippeau

Board Member

Janet Rolle

Board Member

Jason Kottke

Board Member

BuzzFeed leadership demographics

BuzzFeed gender distribution in management team

  • The BuzzFeed executive team is 39% female and 61% male.
  • BuzzFeed is 52% female and 48% male company-wide.
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Male
61%
Company-wide: 48%
Female
Female
39%
Company-wide: 52%

BuzzFeed executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among BuzzFeed executive officers is White.
  • 64% of the management team is White.
  • 14% of BuzzFeed's management is Asian.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 56% of employees are White.
  • 20% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of employees are Black or African American.
  • Management team
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