David Plotz

David Plotz

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Chief Executive Officer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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  • City Cast
    Chief Executive Officer
    City Cast
    Oct 2020 - Current (5 years 9 months)
    City Cast (www.citycast.fm) is a network of daily local news podcasts, newsletters, and social channels in 15 cities across the country. It's owned by the Graham Holdings Company.
  • Atlas Obscura
    CEO
    Atlas Obscura
    Oct 2014 - Mar 2020 (5 years 6 months)
    I was the first CEO of an experiences and media company devoted to discovery and wonder. Our staff and community created articles, videos, books, and podcasts about the world's most remarkable places and foods. We took travelers on amazing international trips--hundreds every year--and also created unique local experiences in cities around the world. Under my leadership, Atlas Obscura grew from two employees to more than 70 and from half a million readers to more than 7 million, published two best-selling books, and raised more than $30 million in capital over four rounds, from investors such as Airbnb, A+E Ventures, and the New York Times Co.
  • Slate Magazine
    Editor in Chief
    Slate Magazine
    Jan 2008 - Jul 2014 (6 years 7 months)
    I ran Slate, an internet magazine with 30 million readers. I was responsible for assigning and editing the stories that ran in Slate and for managing the editorial staff of 50. During my time as editor, Slate tripled its traffic, achieved profitability for the first time, built acclaimed podcasting and video franchises, and was nominated for 14 National Magazine Awards and won two, among other accomplishments.
  • Slate Magazine
    Host of the Political Gabfest
    Slate Magazine
    Jan 2006 - Current (20 years 6 months)
    For 20 years, I've co-hosted one of the most popular and acclaimed political podcasts. (Stephen Colbert says: "Everyone should listen to the Slate Political Gabfest.") John Dickerson of CBS's 60 Minutes, Emily Bazelon of the New York Times, and I hold a weekly conversation about politics that reaches 300,000 subscribers, and sometimes is performed before a live audience.
  • Slate Magazine
    Staff Writer and Deputy Editor
    Slate Magazine
    Jan 1996 - Dec 2008 (13 years)
    I wrote for Slate from 1996 to 2003, when I became the Deputy Editor.
  • Washington City Paper
    Staff Writer and Editor
    Washington City Paper
    Jan 1993 - Dec 1996 (4 years)
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  • Harvard University
    BA, Political Economy
    Harvard University
    Jan 1988 - Dec 1992 (5 years)
  • Harvard College
    BA, Political Economy
    Harvard College
    Jan 1988 - Dec 1992 (5 years)
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    National Magazine Awards
    American Society of Magazine Editors
    Fourteen nominations as Editor in Chief of Slate, and two victories, including one for General Excellence. Three nominations for Atlas Obscura during my time as CEO.
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    Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word o
    HarperCollins
    Jan 2009
    What happened when I read every single word of the Bible. And blogged about it.
  • Random House
    The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank
    Random House
    Jan 2005
    The bizarre but true history of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank, the most audacious experiment in genetic engineering in American history.
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