1. Donald R Katz was born on January 30,1952 and is an American author and businessman.
13 Facts About Don Katz
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Don Katz is the founder and longtime CEO of Audible, Inc Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, Audible.
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Don Katz was the recipient of a Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award in 2013.
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In 2022, Don Katz was named a PEN America Business Visionary Honoree and was awarded the Innovator Tribute at the Gotham Awards.
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Don Katz founded Newark Venture Partners, a venture fund focused on creating a high-tech innovation hub in Newark.
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Don Katz served as Audible's CEO until January 2020, after which he held the title of founder and executive chairman until 2022.
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Don Katz was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 30,1952.
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Don Katz graduated from New York University in 1974, where he studied with Ralph Ellison, who had been made Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities.
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Don Katz was an author and journalist for twenty years, before founding Audible.
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Don Katz served as a contributing editor for Rolling Stone, Esquire, Outside, Sports Illustrated, Men's Journal and Worth.
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Don Katz received an Overseas Press Club award for his coverage of foreign affairs, and his writing won or was nominated for several National Magazine Awards.
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In 2007, Don Katz moved Audible's global headquarters from suburban New Jersey to downtown Newark, the largest city in the state, to be part of the city's renaissance.
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Don Katz served as a member of the public library board in Montclair, New Jersey for nine years and on the board of Uncommon Schools, a nonprofit organization that manages several urban college preparatory charter schools.