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Gina Sanders

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Gina Sanders
Born1959 or 1960 (age 64–65)
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

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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

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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

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  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.