James Friedlich was born on February 2,1957 and is an American media and philanthropy executive.
18 Facts About Jim Friedlich
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Jim Friedlich serves as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, a non-profit organization that supports innovative journalism initiatives nationwide and is the owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Jim Friedlich serves on the Board of Directors of digital jobs marketplace Dice Holdings, Inc, and is an investor in several digital media and technology companies.
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Jim Friedlich held senior operating positions at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal and was a board director of CNBC International.
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Jim Friedlich was a seed investor in Business Insider before its sale to Axel Springer in 2015.
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Jim Friedlich had business responsibility for all WSJ foreign-language print editions as well as full global sales, marketing and business development responsibility for all Dow Jones international holdings on the Internet, on TV, and in print.
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Jim Friedlich played key roles in the creation of a number of new print, Internet, TV and conference properties while at Dow Jones.
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Jim Friedlich was responsible for the international business launch of WSJ.
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Jim Friedlich served on the Board of Directors of several international media companies and publications including CNBC Europe, CNBC Asia, Nikkei International, Vedomosti, a Russian language business newspaper joint venture with the Financial Times, America Economia, and the Far Eastern Economic Review.
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Jim Friedlich served as a Managing Director of Handelsblatt-Dow Jones, GmbH, a joint venture with Germany's leading business publisher.
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Jim Friedlich co-founded New York-based media private equity firm ZelnickMedia with Wesleyan University classmate Strauss Zelnick in 2001 as one of four original partners.
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Jim Friedlich was integrally involved in investments in Take-Two Interactive Software, Alloy Media, ITN Networks, and Time-Life.
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Jim Friedlich founded Empirical Media Advisors with Jack Griffin in 2011.
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Jim Friedlich was appointed CEO in 2014 when Griffin left to become CEO of Tribune Publishing, an Empirical client.
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Jim Friedlich was active as an early-stage investor in digital content, news and advertising technology, often co-investing with former Wall Street Journal executives Gordon Crovitz and Craig Forman through NextNews Ventures, an early-stage private investment fund.
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Jim Friedlich was a seed investor in Business Insider, with Henry Blodget, Kevin Ryan, Crovitz and others, and in subsequent investment rounds with Jeff Bezos.
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Jim Friedlich was named in September 2016 to lead The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, a non-profit organization that supports innovative news initiatives nationwide, with a special emphasis on metropolitan areas, such as Philadelphia.
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Jim Friedlich serves on the Board of Directors of The Door, a New York-based youth services organization; the Bard College Center for Civic Engagement; and WFMU, a public radio station.