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词条 Eric Hippeau
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Boards and committees

  4. Personal life

  5. References

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Eric Hippeau is a partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures in New York City.

Early life and education

Hippeau graduated from the Lycee Francais de Londres and attended the Sorbonne University in Paris.[1]

Career

Hippeau joined Ziff-Davis in 1989 as publisher of PC Magazine. He became president in 1991 and chairman and CEO in 1993. In 1995, SoftBank acquired Ziff-Davis, and Hippeau continued in the role of CEO until 2000, when the company was sold.[2]

Hippeau joined SoftBank Capital in 2000 from Ziff-Davis, Inc., where he was chairman and CEO. Hippeau was managing partner at SoftBank Capital.[2]

Hippeau was President of SoftBank International Ventures, where he established SoftBank’s international private equity funds and expanded them into Europe, Latin America and Asia. He was also SB Capital’s board representative for its direct investments in companies, such as Yahoo!, Geocities and CNET.{{cn|date=December 2017}}

Hippeau was also responsible for founding ZDTV, a cable channel dedicated to technology and the Internet.[3]

Hippeau was the CEO of the Huffington Post which he joined in June, 2009, after investing through SoftBank Capital and taking a board seat in 2006.[4][5] Hippeau joined HuffPost in June 2009.[6] Hippeau is a co-founder of NowThis News.[7]

In 2011, Hippeau became a partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures in New York City.[1]

Boards and committees

Hippeau serves on the boards of several public and private companies including Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, BuddyMedia, and BuzzFeed.[8] He served on Yahoo!'s board of directors

.[9] He is also on the investment committee for the SB Asia Infrastructure Fund.

Personal life

Hippeau lives in New York City with his wife, Barbara; they have four children and two grandchildren.{{cn|date=December 2017}}

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=225350&privcapId=106781321|title=Eric C. Hippeau: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-04-03}}
2. ^{{Cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/19/business/sound-bytes-the-polyglot-wordsmith-of-ziff.html?scp=1&sq=eric%20hippeau&st=cse |title=Sound Bytes; The Polyglot Wordsmith of Ziff|author= Laurie Flynn|publisher=The New York Times |date = June 19, 1994}}
3. ^{{Cite news| url = http://adage.com/article/digital/eric-hippeau-powers-york-s-surging-tech-scene/237221/|title=How Eric Hippeau Powers New York's Surging Tech Scene|author= Jason Del Rey|publisher=Advertising Age |date = September 17, 2012}}
4. ^{{Cite news| url = http://allthingsd.com/20091020/as-traffic-booms-is-huffpo-ready-to-make-some-real-dough/|title=As Traffic Booms, Is HuffPo Ready to Make Some Real Dough?|author= Kara Swisher|publisher=All Things Digital |date = October 20, 2009}}
5. ^{{Cite news| url =http://www.softbank.com/newweb/team/eric-hippeau.php|title=Eric Hippeau, Special Partner |publisher=Softbank Capital |accessdate = April 8, 2015}}
6. ^{{Cite news| url = http://www.businessinsider.com/huffington-post-names-eric-hippeau-ceo-2009-6|title=Huffington Post Names Eric Hippeau CEO|author= Dan Frommer|publisher=Business Insider |date = June 15, 2009}}
7. ^{{Cite news| url =http://digiday.com/publishers/can-nowthis-news-crack-mobile-video/|title= Can NowThis News Crack Mobile Video?|author= Josh Sternberg |publisher=Digiday |date = November 9, 2012}}
8. ^{{Cite news| url =https://dealbook.nytimes.com//2009/06/16/softbank-executive-takes-reins-at-huffington-post/ |title= Softbank Executive to Lead Huffington Post|publisher=The New York Times |date =June 16, 2009}}
9. ^{{Cite news| url = http://allthingsd.com/20110204/exclusive-huffpos-eric-hippeau-stepping-down-from-yahoo-board-as-akamais-david-kenny-steps-in/ |title= Exclusive: HuffPo’s Eric Hippeau Stepping Down From Yahoo Board as Akamai’s David Kenny Steps In|author= Kara Swisher|publisher=All Things Digital |date = February 4, 2011}}
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