j2 Global CEO and leadership

Vivek Shah is CEO of J2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), a leading Internet information and services company. Previously, he served as CEO of Ziff Davis, which J2 acquired in 2012. Prior to joining J2, Vivek led the purchase of Ziff Davis in 2010 in partnership with a private equity firm. From 1995 to 2009, Vivek held various management positions at Time, Inc., including Group President, Digital and President of Fortune and Money magazines.

Vivek has been named Online Publisher of the Year by MIN, Innovator of the Year by BtoB’s Media Business and inducted into MIN's Digital Hall of Fame. He was also named to Crain’s Forty under 40 list. Vivek has a B.A. in political science from Tufts University.

Scott Turicchi is a CFO at J2 Global and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Steve oversees the global accounting, tax and billing functions for j2 Global and reports to j2 Global's CFO. He joined the company in March 2008 bringing 15 years of experience in public and private companies. Prior to joining j2 Global®, Steve served as Director of Accounting at Countrywide Securities Corporation, the largest fixed income broker dealer in the US, Chief Financial Officer of Gateway Title Company, and Senior Manager of Finance at Prudential. He is an active Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of California.

With more than 20 years of experience growing small- to mid-sized companies that fuel their success with the innovative use of technology, I have an uncommon background that melds deep technical, creative, and business experience with the proven ability to execute at both the strategic and tactical levels.

















Love, love, love creative and entrepreneurial environments where I can build products and services online.



















Also used to be a professional writer and game designer.

An accomplished information technology executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in delivering innovative software products and technology solutions for rapidly changing mission-critical environments. He is a hands-on technologist with numerous patents to his credit, and a proven track record of building large, scalable and pioneering software products. His ability to attract and develop top talent enables him to drive organizational change. He specializes in building high-performance multi-site, multi-shore agile organizations. This results-driven leadership approach has earned him the trust and respect of Investors, CEOs, staff, business partners and customers.

Responsible for defining and executing product development strategy and driving new cyber security innovations through the creation of new, advanced threat defense technologies and security solutions. A nationally renowned authority on cyber security, Usman is often invited as a spokesperson, offering expert analysis on the latest security technology defenses and innovations.

Executive Leadership Competencies:

Executive Leadership & Org Transformation | Revenue & EBITDA Growth | M&A Integration | Product Management | Multi-shore development | Budgeting and expense control