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Founder Talk | Gus Wenner ’12 CEO of Rolling Stone Magazine
April 22 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us for a conversation with Gus Wenner ’12, CEO of Rolling Stone Magazine. Learn about Gus’ path from Brown to the head of digital for rollingstone.com, where he was responsible for a forty percent surge in site traffic, and then to head of digital for Wenner Media’s Rolling Stone, US Weekly, and Men’s Journal online platforms to CEO during his tenure as head of digital content. Under his stewardship, he oversaw the launch of Rolling Stone’s dedicated country website and oversaw the transition of the publications’ ownership to Penske Media Corporation in 2017. Wenner continued his association with the publication, assuming the president and chief operating officer roles. He has lent his expertise as an executive producer for various documentaries, including “SuperVillain: The Making of Takashi 6ix9ine.”
This event is a partnership between the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Modern Culture and Media.