Jimmy Soni is an American author and former managing editor of The Huffington Post.
10 Facts About Jimmy Soni
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Jimmy Soni is best known for A Mind at Play, his biography of Claude Shannon and The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley.
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Jimmy Soni became the managing editor at The Huffington Post in January 2012.
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In 2012, Jimmy Soni was named to AdWeek's "Young Influentials", a list of 20 people under 40 "who are wicked smart and rebooting your world".
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Jimmy Soni was featured at a TEDx event held at Duke University in March 2012.
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In May 2014, Jimmy Soni transferred to India where he was in charge of launching the Huffington Post in the country.
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Jimmy Soni left the company before the launch to focus on writing a book.
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Previously, Jimmy Soni was named one of Crain Communications' 40 Under Forty talents.
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In 2016, Jimmy Soni worked with Eric Greitens on his successful campaign for governor in Missouri.
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Jimmy Soni has co-authored several pieces with fellow Duke graduate Rob Goodman; their work has been featured in Politico, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, AdWeek, and The Atlantic, among others.