Meredith Kopit Levien

Meredith Kopit Levien was named executive vice president and chief revenue officer of The New York Times Company in April 2015. Ms. Kopit Levien is responsible for the generation of all advertising and subscription revenue from The Times’s multiplatform products and services and for leadership of the global advertising, marketing, and live event teams.

Ms. Kopit Levien joined The Times Company in August 2013 as executive vice president of advertising.

She previously served as chief revenue officer at Forbes Media, where she led the North American and European revenue operations for Forbes.com, the Forbes Magazine Group and Forbes Conferences since 2011.

Ms. Kopit Levien began her professional career in 1993 at the Advisory Board Company in Washington, DC. From 1999 to 2001, she served as an account manager and director of new business for the digital advertising agency and web site development firm, I33 Communications. Before joining Forbes in 2010 as vice president and publisher of ForbesLife and ForbesWoman.com, she held various senior and strategic advertising sales positions at The Atlantic Media Company from 2001 to 2008.

Ms. Kopit Levien serves on the boards of The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Ad Council. She is also a Henry Crown Fellow and co-chair of the Media and Entertainment Council at Lincoln Center.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1993. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.

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