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Letter From the Editor

We founded The Information in late 2013 with a simple idea: write deeply
reported articles about the technology industry that you won't find elsewhere.

Since then, we've moved markets, gotten the early scoop on billions of dollars
of acquisitions and told you what's happening deep inside companies like Apple,
Facebook and Google. Our stories have been followed by the Wall Street Journal,
the New York Times, Bloomberg and other major outlets thousands of times. How we
compete is simple. We recruit the best reporters, give them the freedom to write
about important topics and tell them not to worry about the small stuff.

Because our articles are deeply reported and written for an engaged audience,
they have real impact. Our coverage of the secret terms of VC deals—and what
they mean for employees—has reshaped how some investors and companies approach
those deals. And our Future List project about the lack of diversity among tech
investors has been cited by more than a hundred publications.

Quality stories breed quality subscribers. As our subscriber community grows,
we're investing aggressively in our team and reporting. We believe this formula
is far more scalable than relying on traffic or conferences, and it's
totally—100 percent—aligned with our readers.

Unlike most other news sites, we don’t have venture capital or corporate owners.
I own the publication. Like other publications, we do sometimes do business
deals with companies that we cover, such as event sponsorships. Those never
affect coverage.

If you have any questions about us, our business or our team, we'd love to hear
from you at hello@theinformation.com. Thank you for your interest in what we're
building.

Jessica E. Lessin
Founder & CEO


OUR SUBSCRIBERS SAY

“The Information has quickly made itself a must-read: unique and valuable
insights every day.”
Julius Genachowski
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group,
Former Fcc Chairman

“The Information has turned out to be incredibly worth the price tag, if you're
into tech news. Really solid stuff I look forward to.”
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Our Team

EDITORIAL TEAM

Jessica E. Lessin

Founder and CEO


Jessica Lessin is the founder and CEO of The Information, the publication known
for original, in-depth reporting about technology and business. In eight years,
Lessin has grown The Information into one of the largest subscription journalism
communities in the world, attracting an influential audience of business leaders
globally. Lessin has covered Silicon Valley and the technology industry for
almost two decades and was previously a reporter and editor at the Wall Street
Journal. She lives in the Bay Area, with her husband and three boys. When not
trying to keep up with her children, she enjoys surfing and skiing.

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Amir Efrati

Executive Editor


Amir helped launch The Information in 2013. His reporting on Uber’s corporate
missteps and on the dangers and limits of self-driving vehicle development at
Tesla, Uber, Alphabet’s Waymo, and General Motors’ Cruise won consecutive Best
in Business awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing
(SABEW) in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Before The Information, he spent the
previous nine years at the Wall Street Journal reporting on technology, health,
and criminal justice. He was first to report on Bernie Madoff’s arrest and broke
major news about the epic fraud. Federal judges have cited his reporting on
egregious criminal sentencing. His TV and radio appearances include CNBC, PBS,
BBC, Fox, and NPR. He graduated from the University of Iowa, which is his home
state. He can be reached at amir@theinformation.com.

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Laura Mandaro

Managing Editor, News and Talent


Laura Mandaro is The Information's managing editor of news and talent. Laura
joined The Information in 2020 as a senior editor and has managed a team of
reporters focused on venture capital and startups who won SABEW awards in 2021
and 2022 for their reporting on the fundamental changes sweeping the industry.
Before joining The Information, she was San Francisco bureau chief for Forbes,
where she managed a team of technology, venture capital and future-of-industry
reporters. Previously, she was a technology and national editor at USA TODAY in
San Francisco, where she led coverage of the unexpected consequences of the tech
boom and helped launch a consumer tech blog. She spent seven years at Dow
Jones/MarketWatch, starting as an industrials and aerospace reporter and
eventually leading the markets and investing teams, where she was an editor on a
SABEW-award winning series on gold. She started her career at American Banker in
New York City.

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Jon Steinberg

Weekend Editor


Jon Steinberg is the Weekend Editor at The Information. He is a former
editor-in-chief of San Francisco magazine and senior editor at New York
magazine, where his work won a number of National Magazine Awards. He previously
worked at Vox Media’s Epic Digital and at Time Inc, and has written for Rolling
Stone, NYMag.com, and many other publications. He lives in San Francisco with
his wife and two daughters.

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Scott Thurm

Senior Editor


Scott Thurm is a senior editor at The Information. Prior to The Information, he
was most recently business editor of WIRED. Earlier in his career, he spent
nearly two decades as a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal, and
before that at the San Jose Mercury News, Louisville Courier-Journal, and
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Globe-Times. He is a two-time winner of the Gerald Loeb
Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, and shared in a
Pulitzer Prize.

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Cory Weinberg

Senior Reporter


Cory Weinberg is a senior reporter based in New York covering IPOs, M&A and
capital markets for The Information. He has worked for The Information since
2015. He recently completed his MBA at Columbia Business School after earning
the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Business and Economics Journalism. Previously,
he reported on Bay Area housing and commercial real estate for the San Francisco
Business Times. He received a "best young journalist" award from the National
Association of Real Estate Editors. His work has also appeared in Bloomberg
Businessweek, the New York Times and Slate.

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Mike Sullivan

Graphics Editor


Mike Sullivan joined The Information in January 2017. Previously, Mike was
Senior Interactive Developer for the New York Daily News where he was part of a
team that won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Before joining the
Daily News, Mike was an Interactive Developer for The Wall Street Journal. Mike
was also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia’s Journalism School where he taught a
course on data and helped run a fellowship program. He lives in Brooklyn with
his wife and son.

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Jon Victor

Reporter


Jon Victor is a reporter at The Information covering Alphabet from San
Francisco. He was previously The Information’s crypto reporter from 2018 to 2019
and has also worked for The Canadian Press and The Logic, where he wrote about
fintech. A native of Montreal, Jon has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from
Yale University.

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Kate Clark

Senior Reporter


Kate Clark is a Senior Reporter covering venture capital and startups for The
Information. She's the author of Dealmaker, a weekly column on VC. She has won
multiple Best in Business awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing
and Writing for her reporting on the private capital markets. She previously
covered the startup industry as a reporter at TechCrunch. A graduate of the
University of Washington, she started her career in Seattle as an intern at The
Seattle Times. She lives in New York and can be reached at
kate@theinformation.com or on Signal and Telegram at 415-409-9095. Follow her on
Twitter at @KateClarkTweets.

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Anissa Gardizy

AWS/Cloud Reporter


Anissa Gardizy is a reporter at The Information covering Amazon Web Services and
other cloud providers. She was previously a tech reporter for The Boston Globe.
She is based in San Francisco and can be reached at anissa@theinformation.com,
@anissagardizy8 on Twitter, or by cell at 215-896-1307.

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Kaya Yurieff

Reporter


Kaya Yurieff joined The Information in April 2021 to launch the Creator Economy
newsletter and cover the fast-growing sector. She regularly writes about social
networks, including Meta Platforms, TikTok, YouTube, Snap and Twitter, as well
as startups focused on creators. The Creator Economy newsletter was a 2022 Webby
Honoree and won an honorable mention Best in Business award from the Society for
Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) in April 2022. Kaya also launched
The Information’s Creator Economy Database, which includes data on private
companies in the sector, such as funding information and lead investors. She
makes regular media appearances, including on podcasts and industry panels.
Previously, she covered technology and social media platforms at CNN. She
started her journalism career writing breaking news at TheStreet. She is fluent
in Polish. Based in New York, she can be reached at kaya@theinformation.com.
Follow her on Twitter @kyurieff.

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Aidan Ryan

Reporter


Aidan Ryan is a reporter for The Information, covering crypto. He previously was
an intern for The Information and covered politics for the Boston Globe. Aidan
graduated from Harvard College in 2021 with a degree in social studies.
Originally from New Hampshire, he lives in Brooklyn and can be reached at
aidan@theinformation.com. Follow him on Twitter @aidanfitzryan.

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Annie Goldsmith

Reporter


Annie is a reporter for The Information Weekend. Previously, she was a News
Writer for Town & Country magazine, covering culture, entertainment, and style.
Her work has also appeared in Vogue. Annie’s reporting focuses particularly on
the intersection of technology and popular culture. Originally from Los Angeles,
Annie graduated from Harvard College in 2019 and now resides in New York. Find
her on Twitter at @annie_goldsmith.

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Mark Matousek

Reporter


Mark Matousek is a reporter for The Information who covers fintech. He
previously covered HR and corporate management for The Information and electric
vehicles, automated-driving technology and ride-hailing for Insider. He lives in
New York City and can be reached at markmatousek@theinformation.com,
mmatousek@protonmail.com, or via Signal at +1 (646) 768-4712. You can follow him
on Twitter @matousekmark.

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Aaron Holmes

Reporter


Aaron Holmes is a reporter covering tech with a focus on enterprise and
cybersecurity. Before joining The Information, he has previously written for
Business Insider, The New York Daily News, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and
The Tampa Bay Times. He has appeared on Good Morning America, CBS Los Angeles,
Cheddar, and SiriusXM Radio to discuss his work. He holds a bachelor's degree
from Columbia University.

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Maria Heeter

Reporter


Maria Heeter is a member of The Information's finance team covering shareholder
activism and M&A. She previously covered late-stage startups and venture
capital. Before joining The Information, she covered real estate at Bloomberg
News, led the student newspaper of the Claremont Colleges and reported on
business and Covid-19 for The Sacramento Bee. In 2022, Heeter graduated with a
degree in economics from Scripps College. Based in New York City, she can be
reached at heeter@theinformation.com. She is on Signal/WhatsApp/Telegram.

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Abram Brown

Senior Reporter


I’m a senior reporter at The Information’s new Weekend magazine section. Here, I
write about wealth, power and technology: how those forces shape our world and
culture—and, of course, the people behind them. I’m plenty familiar with these
moguls and their motives. Previously, I worked at Forbes for more than a decade,
most recently as a senior editor. For several years, I was a reporter, then an
editor, on the team devoted to Forbes’ Billionaires and Forbes 400 lists. I
valued everything from Ron Perelman’s art collection (worth less than you’d
think) to a collection of cable networks in southeast America (worth more than
Ron's pictures). And in another life at Forbes, I covered media and technology,
where I was the first to report on TikTok’s toxic corporate tactics and Peter
Thiel’s life after Facebook. I’ve been a judge for the National Magazine Awards
and served as a director for ASME Next, the magazine industry’s group for young
editors.

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Ann Gehan

Reporter


Ann is a reporter covering e-commerce and retail for The Information.
Previously, she covered retail, payments and fintech at Business Insider. Ann is
a graduate of Duke University, where she studied political science, economics
and journalism. Ann can be reached at ann.gehan@theinformation.com, as well as
through Twitter direct message @anngehan.

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Lauren Tara LaCapra

Reporter


Lauren Tara LaCapra is The Information's lead Wall Street reporter. She has
covered banking, capital markets, and other financial topics throughout her
career.

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Kalley Huang

Reporter


Kalley Huang is a data reporter for The Information. She previously covered
youth and technology for The New York Times. Kalley studied statistics at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lives in San Francisco. She can
be reached at kalley@theinformation.com and at @KalleyHuang on Twitter.

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Michael Roddan




Michael Roddan is a reporter at The Information based in New York covering
banking and financial services. He was previously a National Correspondent with
the Australian Financial Review, and a journalist with The Australian newspaper
covering economics, politics, regulation, public policy and financial services
from Parliament House in Canberra, and in Sydney and Melbourne covering the
financial system. He can be reached at michael@theinformation.com or on Twitter
at @michaelroddan and at (347) 864 0601

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Martin Peers

New York Bureau Chief/Columnist


Martin Peers joined The Information as a columnist in September, 2014 and became
Managing Editor in December 2015. In January 2022 he became New York Bureau
Chief/Columnist, writing the nightly Briefing newsletter, among other articles.
He previously spent 15 years at The Wall Street Journal, including a three year
stint as Media and Marketing bureau chief where he oversaw the paper’s coverage
of the media and entertainment industries. Before that, he was Deputy Editor of
Heard on the Street, the paper’s financial analysis section. Martin was a
prolific writer of columns about the convergence of technology and media. He was
part of a team of Journal reporters that won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory
reporting in 2003. Before joining the Journal, he covered the business side of
the entertainment industry for Daily Variety and Variety in New York. Prior to
that he worked for The New York Post and several newspapers in Australia, where
he grew up.

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Nick Wingfield

Senior Editor


Nick Wingfield joined The Information as senior editor in June 2018. He
previously worked for seven years as a technology correspondent for the New York
Times in Seattle, where he wrote about Amazon, Microsoft and the region's tech
economy. Before that, he worked for 14 years as a reporter for the Wall Street
Journal in Seattle, New York and San Francisco, where he covered several
technology beats. He was an early reporter for CNET, one of the first technology
news sites on the Internet.

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Jillian Goodman

Opinion Editor


Jillian joined The Information in 2021 as opinion editor. Previously, she served
as deputy editor at Bloomberg Green, which she helped launch in early 2020, and
as politics editor at Bloomberg Businessweek. She got her start at New York
Magazine and is still a proud resident of New York City. Want to send her a
pitch? Find out how here:
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/how-to-get-your-opinions-published-in-the-information

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Meredith Mazzilli

Editor


Meredith Mazzilli is an editor for The Information based in New York.
Previously, she was a deputy editor at Insider overseeing finance and legal
coverage. She spent eight years at Reuters as a desk editor, with a focus on
editing companies news.

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Nate Becker

Finance Editor


Nate is The Information's first Finance Editor. He spent 13 years at The Wall
Street Journal, has an MBA from Columbia Business School and was a
Knight-Bagehot Fellow in business journalism.

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Kevin McLaughlin

Reporter


Kevin joined The Information in 2016 after 11 years covering enterprise
technology and cloud computing at CRN, a technology trade industry publication.
Previously, he was a technical writer for France Telecom’s R&D division and a
reporter at Business 2.0, a magazine that covered the rise (and fall) of the
first dot-com era. He started his career at The Bangkok Post, a Thailand-based
English language daily newspaper serving Southeast Asia. Kevin attended Colgate
University and lives with his wife and two young children in Berkeley, Calif.
You can reach him at kevin@theinformation.com.

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Juro Osawa

Reporter


Juro Osawa is a reporter for The Information based in Hong Kong. Previously, he
was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where he wrote about China’s
technology giants -- such as Alibaba, Tencent and Huawei -- as well as the
country’s booming startup scene. Before moving to Hong Kong in 2012, he worked
in Tokyo for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires covering Japan’s
technology sector. He was part of a team of Wall Street Journal reporters that
won The New York Press Club journalism award in 2015 for stories on Alibaba. In
his free time, he takes street photos in Hong Kong.

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Wayne Ma

Reporter


Wayne Ma is a reporter for The Information in Hong Kong. He was previously at
Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal for 10 years in Singapore,
Beijing and Hong Kong, where he covered everything from oil trading to China's
biggest conglomerates and technology companies. Originally from Chicago, he is a
graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program.

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Paris Martineau

Reporter


Paris Martineau is a feature writer and investigative reporter for The
Information. Previously, she was a reporter at Wired, where she broke stories on
Airbnb, the homesharing industry, and tech companies big and small. Before that,
she covered social media manipulation as a staff writer at The Outline and wrote
about internet culture for New York Magazine. Follow her on Twitter
@parismartineau. She can be reached at paris@theinformation.com or securely via
Signal at +1 (267) 797-8655.

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Sylvia Varnham O'Regan

Reporter


Sylvia Varnham O'Regan covers social media companies for The Information. Her
work has been published in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic,
The Guardian and GQ, among other publications. Prior to joining The Information,
Sylvia reported for The Real Deal magazine, where she frequently broke news
about New York's real estate industry. Originally from Wellington, New Zealand,
she graduated with a master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017.
You can contact her at sylvia@theinformation.com, or find her on Twitter
at @SylviaVarnham.

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Sahil Patel

Reporter


Sahil Patel is a reporter for The Information, covering the business of media
and entertainment. Before that, he was at The Wall Street Journal covering how
advertising and media were being disrupted by technology. He is based in New
York and can be found on Twitter @sizpatel.

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Steve LeVine

Editor, The Electric


Steve writes on the future of batteries, electric vehicles, autonomous mobility,
and their epochal impacts. He formerly founded and wrote The Mobilist at Medium,
and before that founded and ran the Future newsletter at Axios. He is a senior
fellow with the Atlantic Council's Foresight, Strategy and Risks Initiative, and
an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Previously, Steve was a foreign
correspondent in the former Soviet Union, Pakistan and the Philippines. In the
'Stans, he ran a bureau for The Wall Street Journal, and before that for The New
York Times, the Financial Times and Newsweek. Steve has written three books. The
latest is The Powerhouse: America, China and the Great Battery War, which was
long-listed for the 2015 Financial Times-McKinsey Book of the Year prize. In
2007, Random House published The Oil and the Glory, which chronicled the
struggle for fortune and power on the Caspian Sea. It was a BusinessWeek
magazine Top 10 book for the year. In 2008, Random House published Putin's
Labyrinth, a profile of Russia through the life and death of a half-dozen
Russians.

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Margaux MacColl

Reporter


Margaux MacColl is a reporter for The Information, covering tech culture.
Previously, she was a startups/venture capital reporter for Business Insider.
She can be reached at margaux@theinformation.com or on Twitter at
@margauxmaccoll.

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Akash Pasricha

Reporter


Akash Pasricha is a reporter at The Information based in New York City. He
previously worked at The Seattle Times as a business reporter covering venture
capital and startups, and he started his career in strategy consulting at
Deloitte. Akash is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, having previously
earned degrees in business and life sciences. He is originally from Toronto and
can be reached on Twitter at @akashpasricha or at akash@theinformation.com.

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Becky Peterson

Reporter


Becky Peterson is a New York City-based reporter covering Tesla, SpaceX and all
things Elon Musk. She previously worked at Insider, where she revealed the
private financials of the spyware company NSO Group, got inside the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, unveiled turmoil at Mark Zuckerberg’s family office,
and profiled the Emerson Collective’s Laurene Powell Jobs. Previously, she
covered enterprise tech and tech investment banking with a focus on M&A, IPO and
venture capital deals in San Francisco. Email her at
becky.peterson@theinformation.com.

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Erin Woo

Reporter


Erin Woo is a reporter covering Twitter, TikTok and Snap for The Information.
She previously covered venture capital and startups at The Information and The
New York Times. Erin started her career as an intern covering local and metro
news at The Mercury News and WNYC. A graduate of Stanford University, she lives
in San Francisco and can be reached at erin@theinformation.com and at @erinkwoo
on Twitter.

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Arielle Pardes

Reporter


Arielle Pardes joined the Information in 2022 to cover tech culture and Silicon
Valley for the Weekend section. Previously, she was a senior writer at WIRED and
a senior editor at VICE. She is based in San Francisco, and can be reached by
email at arielle@theinformation.com or on Signal at 415-508-8760.

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Theo Wayt

Reporter


Theo Wayt is a reporter for The Information covering Amazon and other tech
companies. He previously covered technology for the New York Post. You can reach
Theo via email at theo@theinformation.com or through text message or Signal at
917-300-8909.

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Rachel Graf

Reporter


Rachel is a reporter covering private equity for The Information. She has
previously worked as an investigator uncovering corporate fraud and a reporter
covering the stock market from business and legal perspectives. Rachel can be
reached at rachel@theinformation.com and at @rachelagraf on Twitter.

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Sam Lessin

Intern


Sam is currently an intern at The Information and a General Partner at Slow
Ventures. He has co-founded two companies, Fin and drop.io (acquired by Facebook
in 2010). Between 2010 and 2014 he was a VP of product management at Facebook,
where he managed the People, Places, and Things product group and the Identity
product group. Sam started his career at Bain and Company, and attended Harvard
('05). In his spare time Sam enjoys skiing and kite-surfing. He is married to
Jessica Lessin, founder of The Information.

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Isabelle Sarraf

Editorial Fellow


Isabelle Sarraf joined The Information as an editorial fellow following her
graduation from Northwestern University, where she studied journalism and
political science. A New York native, she has previously worked at The Wall
Street Journal, where she covered education, Bloomberg’s tax and law vertical,
and the Chicago Sun-Times on its metro desk. She also served as the editor in
chief of her college newspaper, The Daily Northwestern. You can find her on
Twitter @isabellesarraf or email her at isabelle@theinformation.com.

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BUSINESS TEAM

Andy Neuschatz

Director of Engineering


Andy has been leading engineering teams at Internet startups since the 1990s. He
was founding engineer at firms including BabyCenter, Breakthrough Behavioral,
DogTime, and GoCityKids, bringing ideas from drawing board to code to ongoing
operating success. He holds a Master’s degree from Stanford and two Bachelors’
degrees from UC Berkeley. When not coding or helping others code better, he
enjoys traveling, eating, learning to speak new languages, and looking at maps.


Amy Nichols

VP, Events


Amy Nichols joined The Information in 2015 as the Director of Events. She
previously held Director of Events roles at Zynga, VentureBeat and InMobi. Prior
to working in tech, Amy worked in the financial services industry for JPMorgan
Chase, Credit Suisse and Charles Schwab. Amy graduated from Middlebury College
in 1997, and while a Southern California native, she’s been happily living in
San Francisco since 2002. She can be reached at amy@theinformation.com.


Ali Berenjian

Senior Engineer


Ali attended Cal State East Bay and his major was Computer Sciences. Prior to
The Information, he worked as a software engineer in HR and Data Analysis
Industries. He also participated in different projects related to data modeling
and integration. Besides coding, in his spare time, he loves reading books and
learning about new AI technologies.


Mack Cooper

Software Engineer


Mack Cooper joined The Information as a Software Engineer in November 2021.
Hailing from the mountains of Colorado, he moved out to California to study the
Music Industry at the University of Southern California and worked as a sound
engineer for live events and concerts before transitioning to a career in
software. When he's not working, you can usually find him outside rock climbing,
mountain biking, or skiing.


Maria DeFelice

Director, Brand Partnerships


Maria DeFelice joined The Information in 2015. She previously worked as the
Director of PR for a music promotion company and most recently at the tech
startup HotelTonight. She’s a Texas native who graduated from Boston University
and stayed on the East Coast until migrating to the Bay Area in 2013. She is
also a Notary Public.


Alexa Green

Senior Event & Marketing Manager


Alexa specializes in corporate events and company culture. She recently moved
from Los Angeles to San Francisco to further her career and shake things up in
her personal life! Her strong background in theater, comedy, advertising, and
customer support help her bring a client-focused creative flair to events.


Jordan Poling

Software Engineer


Jordan Poling joined The Information in September of 2022. He came to the Bay
Area after spending a decade in New York as a musician. He has previously worked
at Twitch as well as a number of startups.


Julie Kirner

Director of Brand Partnerships


Julie Kirner joined The Information as Director of Brand Partnerships in
November of 2021. Prior to The Information, Julie worked at Wall Street Journal
where she sold integrated content programs to large enterprise companies. Julie
loves finding creative solutions to drive meaningful results for her clients.
Julie is a graduate of Albion College with a Masters from Wayne State University
in Detroit. You can reach her at julie@theinformation.com.


Reem Obeid

Software Engineer


Reem joined The Information as a Software Engineer in October 2022. When she's
not building software, she's probably playing soccer or trying out a new sport.
She also loves traveling!


Jon Brierley

Account Manager


Jon, known to his friends as JB, spent over 7 years in the experiential
marketing business in NYC before the pandemic upended his career. He
transitioned into media sales for a year before joining The Information as an
account manager. A Rhode Island native, JB has left the city streets and now
calls South Florida home. In his spare time, you’ll find him at the gym or
playing beach volleyball. He’s also an avid traveler, photographer, and aspiring
drone pilot.


Karl Wells

Chief Commercial Officer


Karl is the Chief Commercial Officer for The Information. He spent the previous
10 years at News Corp and the last 7 years at Dow Jones. In his role as Chief
Subscriptions Officer, Karl was part of the Dow Jones executive team and was
responsible for the consumer and B2B subscription growth of The Wall Street
Journal, Barron's, and MarketWatch. During his tenure at Dow Jones, subscription
volumes doubled to 4.9m. Karl spent the first 10 years of his career working in
the advertising industry in London and Sydney. Educated in England, and a
graduate of the University of Leeds, Karl now lives in New York City with his
wife and two boys. You can reach him at karl@theinformation.com


George DiGuido

VP, Growth


George is the VP, Growth at The Information. He most recently served as the SVP,
Marketing At Insider Intelligence overseeing the content marketing, design &
development, and marketing operations teams. George has worked in the media
business for over 10 years spending time leading marketing functions at Dotdash
and Business Insider. Currently residing in the suburbs of New York, he enjoys
spending time with his wife and three kids and doing almost anything that takes
him outdoors.


Nicholai Hansen

Software Engineering Manager


Nicholai Hansen joined The Information as a Software Engineer in March 2021. He
says he's from the East Coast, but lived in CA for the last 10 years, and
doesn't particularly live anywhere right now -- staying for a month at a time in
various places. When he's not coding, you can catch him at a concert, reading a
book, on a hike or a yoga mat.


Michelle Evers

Vp Brand Partnerships


Michelle joined The Information as VP of Brand Partnerships in August, 2022.
Previously, she spent ten years at Bloomberg where she led the national
Tech/Telco Brand Partnerships team. Most recently, Michelle was at TIME media,
where she ran the Midwest and West Coast sales teams. Having spent her formative
years in Japan, Michelle now calls San Francisco home. In her spare time, you'll
find her with her family in the city's parks and on the beaches.


Matthew McSwain

Director of Customer Success


Matthew McSwain is currently the Director of Customer Success and joined The
Information as a Customer Success Manager in January 2018. Prior to The
Information, Matthew was a ‎Director of Customer Operations and Member Success
for Chinese based bicycle-sharing system, Bluegogo International, Inc. He
attended the University of California, Davis for undergraduate school where he
received a bachelor of arts in Science and Technology Studies. Outside of work,
Matthew enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. You can reach him at
mmcswain@theinformation.com.


Kate Ronalds

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Kate joined The Information as Director of Brand Partnerships in August, 2022.
Previously, Kate spent 9 years at Groupon where she launched Groupon San
Francisco and was a sales leader in numerous roles; and most recently, she was
the Director of Partnerships at Wag! Kate is a Chicago native, but has lived in
San Francisco since 2014. In her spare time, you'll find her in Golden Gate
Park, hiking or at the beach with her family and dachshund.


Emily Drewry

Director of Brand Marketing


Emily Drewry is the Director of Brand Marketing at The Information. She has
previously run marketing for Voice, a blockchain-based creator economy startup,
and led social strategy at Nasdaq and Forbes. She is based in Brooklyn, NY and
grew up on Wisconsin. Emily graduated from Northwestern University's Medill
School of Journalism and is a proud lifelong supporter of journalism. She spends
her free time reading and running, one more successfully than the other. Reach
her on Twitter @EmilyKDrewry.


Amy Townsend

Software Engineer


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Haley Kim

Marketing Manager


Haley Kim joined The Information as Marketing Manager in June 2021. Prior to The
Information, she worked in enterprise software content marketing. She studied
journalism and marketing at Syracuse University but was born and raised in the
Bay Area. In her free time, she enjoys reading novels, traveling, and drinking
boba.



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