Gina Sanders

American media executive
Gina Sanders
Born1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)
Alma materTufts University

Gina Sanders (born 1959 or 1960)[1] is an American media executive and venture capitalist. A member of the Newhouse family by marriage, Sanders has spent much of her career as an executive at Condé Nast.

Education and personal life

Sanders is the daughter of Arnold and Joyce Sanders, a urologist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a columnist for Women's News in Harrison, New York, respectively.[2] Gina Sanders attended Tufts University, graduating magna cum laude.[3] In 1993, she married to Steven Newhouse, son of Donald Newhouse who is president of Advance Publications.[3]

Career

Sanders began her career working for ad agencies in Boston and New York for six years.[4] She joined Condé Nast as an account manager for House & Garden in 1988.[4][5] As of 1992, she was the magazine's sales-development manager.[2] In 1994, she was promoted from advertising director of Details magazine to become its publisher.[1] In 2002, she became the founding publisher of Teen Vogue.[6] Under Sanders, Teen Vogue’s circulation grew from 450,000 at launch to 900,000 in the fall of 2006.[4] Sanders has also been the vice president and publisher of Lucky and Gourmet magazines.[7]

Sanders was president of Fairchild Fashion Media from 2010[8] to 2014,[7] when Condé Nast sold most its assets.[9] She next became president of global development at Condé Nast.[10] She works at venture capital firm Advance Venture Partners, a subsidiary of Advance Publications.[7] In 2018 she founded Gina's Collective, which mentors non-profit startups.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Staff Shuffle at Conde Nast". The New York Times. 1994-09-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  2. ^ a b "ENGAGEMENTS; Gina Sanders, Steven Newhouse". The New York Times. 27 September 1992. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "WEDDINGS; Gina Sanders, Steven Newhouse". The New York Times. 1993-03-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. ^ a b c "Bimbos Or Sweet 16?". Forbes. April 26, 2007. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  5. ^ Haughney, Christine (2014-09-03). "Gina Sanders Named President of Global Development at Condé Nast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  6. ^ "Debut of Teen Vogue Is Set". The New York Times. 2002-06-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  7. ^ a b c d Lockwood, Lisa (2018-09-04). "Gina Sanders' New Venture Helps Vulnerable Women and Girls". WWD. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  8. ^ Wicks, Amy (2010-01-20). "Conde Nast Names Gina Sanders CEO of Fairchild". WWD. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  9. ^ Levy, Nicole. "Condé Nast names Gina Sanders president of global development". POLITICO Media. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  10. ^ "Conde Nast Carves Out New Role for Former Fairchild CEO Gina Sanders". Ad Age. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2023-02-05.