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Nick Denton

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Elizabeth Spiers

Founder

Gina Trapani

Founder

Leah Finnegan

Editor In Chief

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Leah Finnegan is an Editor In Chief at Gawker Media and is based in New York City, New York. She has worked as Writer and Editor at Self-Employed, Executive Editor at The Outline, and Managing News Editor at Genius. Leah studied at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism between 2009 and 2010 and University of Texas At Austin between 2006 and 2009.

Scott Kidder

Chief Operating Officer

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Scott Kidder is a Consultant at Scott Kidder and Chief Operating Officer at Gawker Media and is based in New, York. He has worked as Principal at Skidder Networks; Desktop Support Technician, Information Technology Services at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY; and Man of Leisure at Scott Kidder. Scott attended Gilman School between 1989 and 2003, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY between 2003 and 2007, and NEW YORK UNIVERSITY until 2007.

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