When Arianna founded The Huffington Post in 2005 – along with Andrew Breitbart, Jonah Peretti, and Kenneth Lerer – it was mostly a counter-platform to the Drudge Report. Today, however, this liberal commentary/blog outlet has grown from strength to strength and even won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012.
... was founded in November 2006 by Jonah Peretti, John S. Johnson III. and Kenneth Lerer, co-founder and chairman of The Huffington Post.
But Uber can't continue to grow and flourish if it continues with its same culture,” venture capitalist Kenneth Lerer told The Washington Post.
... Group Nine sees the combination of several ventures all connected through BuzzFeed chairman and Viacom board member Kenneth Lerer.
Ben Lerer has been running his company Thrillist for the past decade -- and he's only 34. He and his college friend started it as a niche newsletter for men.
... and was supported at its outset by a slate of Democratic boosters including Arianna Huffington and the venture capitalist Kenneth Lerer.
The two news outlets share a founder, Kenneth Lerer, and a marketing strategy of high-low content. While Buzzfeed has drawn ire, in 2012 Huffington Post became the first commercially run US digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize.
They are chairman Thomas May, vice chair Shari Redstone, CEO Bob Bakish, Nicole Seligman, Deborah Norville, Charles E. Phillips, Jr.