Marty Moe
Martin Troen Moe | |
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| Born | 1966 |
| Occupation(s) | Media executive, lawyer |
| Years active | Late 1990s–present |
| Known for | President of Vox Media, co-founder of The Verge |
Martin Troen Moe (born 1966) is a prominent American executive currently serving as president of Vox Media. At the start of his professional journey, he worked as an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and provided counsel to Lawrence Summers, who was then the United States Secretary of the Treasury. Subsequently, Moe joined AOL before transitioning to SportsBlogs Inc, which rebranded to Vox Media in 2011. He co-established the technology news platform The Verge, initially acting as its publisher, later advancing to Vox Media's chief content officer, and ultimately assuming the role of president.
Early life and education
Moe is the son of Daniel Moe, who was a choral music professor at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Doris M. Tanner, a practicing psychotherapist. He pursued higher education at Oberlin College followed by legal studies at the New York University School of Law.
Career
During the late 1990s, Moe was employed as an associate in Skadden’s Washington, D.C. branch and served as an advisor to Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers under President Clinton’s administration. In November 2001, he joined AOL as senior vice president responsible for managing the finance-related content group along with the news and information divisions. At AOL, Moe played a key role in developing content brands such as DailyFinance, Engadget, and WalletPop before departing in 2010.
In April 2011, Moe reunited with former AOL colleague Jim Bankoff at SB Nation, taking on the position of chief content officer. Later that year in November, SB Nation rebranded as Vox Media and introduced The Verge. Moe co-founded and published The Verge and was instrumental in launching the video game news outlet Polygon in October 2012. His innovative leadership in digital media earned recognition from Business Insider.
Moe was promoted to chief operating officer of Vox Media in January 2013 and advanced to president by 2015. He leads Vox Entertainment and serves as executive producer on original programming including Foul Play for Verizon’s go90 platform (2018), PBS’s culinary and travel series No Passport Required (2018), and the American Style series planned for CNN in 2019.
Personal life
In June 1998, Moe married Lisel Loy, who previously served as special counsel at the United States Department of the Interior and later held the position of Staff Secretary during President Bill Clinton’s tenure. The couple has two children.