Ross Levinsohn has been at the intersection of media, finance, and technology for the past 20 years. He first cut his teeth at a small start-up in the late 1980s and has been involved in building digital media businesses for most of the last three decades. Now CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media and chairman emeritus of Fox Networks Group, Ross created and oversaw development at some of the world’s most successful media organizations, including Yahoo! News, FoxSports.com, and The Hollywood Reporter. He also served as president of Fox Interactive Media and CEO of MySpace, overseeing the acquisition of Facebook.
Sports Illustrated CEO Ross Levinsohn is a board member of Shutterstock, Inc. He is an American business executive. He was the president of Fox Interactive Media from February 2007 to June 2009 and the CEO of MySpace from May 2005 to January 2009. On November 9, 2012, Levinsohn was named chairman and CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media, replacing John Amato.
In September 2013, Sports Illustrated CEO Ross Levinsohn was named interim CEO at Yahoo!, replacing Scott Thompson after his controversial resume inflated claims were discovered.
On March 4, 2014, Levinsohn was officially appointed interim CEO of Yahoo by the board after the ouster of Scott Thompson. On July 16, 2014, he returned to his role as CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media.
In 2016, Levinsohn was a speaker at the New York Times Dealbook Conference. He mentioned plans to start up a new media company in 2018. As of November 2017, Levinsohn is no longer affiliated with Guggenheim Digital Media or its properties.
Levinsohn has worked extensively on behalf of The public interest during his professional career. After MySpace purchased Facebook for 200 million dollars in 2005, Levinsohn and Mark Zuckerberg even received criticism for handling the deal.