Jack Griffin
Encyclopedia
Jack Griffin is the Founder and President of Empirical Strategic Advisors, an advisory firm established in 2011 to bring strategic and operating counsel to media
and marketing
services companies and executives. Jack is currently serving as a Senior Advisor to and Board Member of a number of established and early-stage firms in traditional and digital media
. He also advises investor
s and private equity firm
s regarding potential transactions and media industry issues. Most recently, Jack was CEO of Time Inc.
, the nation’s largest magazine company.
Clients of Empirical leverage Jack’s extensive operating experience and knowledge as a successful builder of media and marketing services organizations during 25-plus years in senior executive capacities at leading media companies including Time Inc., Meredith
, Advance Publications
and The New York Times Company
. A recognized thought leader in media, Jack has held numerous industry leadership positions, serving as Chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA), Chairman of the American Advertising Federation
(AAF) and as a Director of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Audit Bureau of Circulations
(ABC). Jack is a sought-after speaker in the media industry, and has lectured at Yale
, Northwestern
, Stanford
and other leading educational institutions. He is currently a Director of the Yale Center for Customer Insights.
Media
Media may refer to:- Communications :* Media , tools used to store and deliver information or data** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising...
and marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
services companies and executives. Jack is currently serving as a Senior Advisor to and Board Member of a number of established and early-stage firms in traditional and digital media
Digital media
Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
. He also advises investor
Investor
An investor is a party that makes an investment into one or more categories of assets --- equity, debt securities, real estate, currency, commodity, derivatives such as put and call options, etc...
s and private equity firm
Private equity firm
A private equity firm is an investment manager that makes investments in the private equity of operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies including leveraged buyout, venture capital, and growth capital...
s regarding potential transactions and media industry issues. Most recently, Jack was CEO of Time Inc.
Time Inc.
Time Inc. is a subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company formed by the 1990 merger of the original Time Inc. and Warner Communications. It publishes 130 magazines, most notably its namesake, Time...
, the nation’s largest magazine company.
Clients of Empirical leverage Jack’s extensive operating experience and knowledge as a successful builder of media and marketing services organizations during 25-plus years in senior executive capacities at leading media companies including Time Inc., Meredith
Meredith Corporation
The Meredith Corporation is a media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The company has two divisions, National Media and Local Media.-History:...
, Advance Publications
Advance Publications
Advance Publications, Inc., is an American media company owned by the descendants of S.I. Newhouse Sr., Donald Newhouse and S.I. Newhouse, Jr. It is named after the Staten Island Advance, the first newspaper owned by the Newhouse family...
and The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is an American media company best known as the publisher of its namesake, The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. has served as Chairman of the Board since 1997. It is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City....
. A recognized thought leader in media, Jack has held numerous industry leadership positions, serving as Chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA), Chairman of the American Advertising Federation
American Advertising Federation
The American Advertising Federation , headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry. The AAF has a national network of 200 ad clubs located in ad communities across the United States...
(AAF) and as a Director of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Audit Bureau of Circulations
Audit Bureau of Circulations
The Audit Bureau of Circulations of North America is a non-profit circulation-auditing organization. It is one of several organizations, operating in different parts of the world, that audits circulation, readership, and audience information for the magazines, newspapers, and other publications...
(ABC). Jack is a sought-after speaker in the media industry, and has lectured at Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, Northwestern
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, Stanford
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and other leading educational institutions. He is currently a Director of the Yale Center for Customer Insights.
Career
- Founder & President, Empirical Strategic Advisors; March 2011 - Present
- Chief Executive Officer, Time Inc.; 2010 - February 2011
- President, National Media Group, Meredith Corporation; August 2009 – September 2010
- President, Publishing Group, Meredith Corporation; July 2004 – July 2009
- President, Parade, Conde Nast; 1999 – 2003
External links
- http://adage.com/article/news/griffin-breaks-silence-time-lies-ahead/229622/
- http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/jack-griffin-to-replace-ann-moore-at-time-inc/
- http://adage.com/article/mediaworks/time-opening-digital-initiatives/147646/
- http://www.jackmyers.com/commentary/media-business-report/12075316.html
- http://adage.com/article/special-report-magazine-alist-2009/a-list-publishing-company-year-meredith-corp/139718/
- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/business/media/29mag.html?scp=13&sq=jack%20griffin&st=Search
- http://www.mediamanagementcenter.org/digitalfuture/Griffin.asp
- http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/21/business/the-media-business-advertising-addenda-honors.html?scp=26&sq=jack%20griffin&st=Search
- http://adage.com/article/special-report-magazines-the-a-list/publishing-executives-year-stephen-lacy-jack-griffin/104967/
- http://quantummedia.com/index.php/site/event_archive_item/jack_griffin_president_meredith_national_media_group
- http://www.observer.com/2010/media/jack-griffin-dossier