Andrew Golis

Chief Operating Officer @ Civic News Company, previously executive at WNYC, Vox Media.

Andrew Golis is the Chief Operating Officer of Civic News Company, the parent organization of Chalkbeat, Votebeat, and Healthbeat.1 2 As COO, he oversees and supports teams responsible for strategic planning and growth, organizational design and culture, financial planning and budgeting, and technology.1

Professional Background

Before joining Civic News Company, Golis held several leadership positions in various media organizations:

Chief Content Officer at WNYC
General Manager at Vox and VP of Network Development at Vox Media
General Manager of The Wire and Entrepreneur in Residence at The Atlantic
Director of Digital Media and Senior Editor at FRONTLINE1

During his career, the teams he has led and supported have:

Reached tens of millions of readers, listeners, and viewers
Generated substantial annual revenue to sustain their work
Received numerous prestigious journalism awards, including Peabody Awards, duPont-Columbia Awards, and Emmy nominations1

Expertise and Recognition

Golis is known as an award-winning publisher, editor, and media maker.3 He is also:

A frequent speaker and digital media consultant
Has been a featured speaker at various institutions, including The Columbia Journalism School and UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Was named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" list1

Education and Personal Life

Andrew Golis:

Graduated from Harvard College, where he studied American political history and social movements
Lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Jessica Valenti (a feminist author, journalist, and activist), their daughter, and their Australian shepherd
Originally from Northern California1

His LinkedIn username is andrew-golis-5680614, as mentioned in the query.3