Mr. Michael S. Perlis

Mr. Michael S. Perlis has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Forbes Media LLC since December 2010. Since taking over, he has focused on the brand’s digital footprint, overseeing the magazine’s digital growth to over 30 million unique users a month. Previously, he was President and CEO at Ziff-Davis Media Inc, and has held senior leadership positions in other companies like TVSM, Picaboo, Zinio and many others.  He entered the venture capital industry in 2000, when he accepted a role as Special Partner of Softbank Capital, and was a Venture Partner at GrandBanks Capital.