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Ross Levinsohn Career Overview

Ross LevinsohnRoss Levinsohn’s career in the media industry has had a meteoric rise. From leading a turnaround at Fox Sports to taking on the CEO role of Guggenheim Digital Media, he has overseen digital media companies in both private equity and public markets.

Ross is hands-on with all management aspects for private equity firms that have invested billions in various industries ranging from software to media to sports teams.

Ross Levinsohn has a passion for running businesses in media because he thinks it is the only industry that helps connect people to brands and products. His expertise lies in data-driven decisions as well as understanding consumer behavior.

He also has had varied experience in different parts of the company’s operations. He was promoted to CEO of Yahoo, responsible for their marketplaces and local services business when they struggled with leadership turnover until they found Ross.

With his experience, he is always sought after by prestigious media and sports teams to help with turnaround efforts.

He also has a record-setting number of sports teams as clients and investments, similar to his success in media startups.

Sports Illustrated CEO has over six investments, his recent being Series B – ATTN, where he raised 18 billion dollars. Under Ross, The Arena Group acquired Digital Assets of Men’s Journal and Network from a360 media. This acquisition allowed Ross to diversify his portfolio with interest in digital media. His leadership at The Arena

Group and Sports Illustrated Media have instrumental zed his unique skillset. The companies have grown to greater heights generating billions of dollars in market cap.

His genius quality content creation makes him one of the few trusted people to diversify and grow his investment portfolio. His success in various sectors has helped him to build a name-brand reputation that surpasses his peers.

Before Sports Illustrated CEO took over as The Arena Group’s senior executive, the company had a handful of employees, but from then, The group has employed over 300 staff members in their digital services. He has a proven education qualification from the American University. In 2021, Sports Illustrated Media Group made history by generating more revenue than ever. Ross Levinsohn values integrity in every project and is willing to go through with his work no matter how long it takes.