David Carey, President, Hearst Magazines

David Carey
President
Hearst Magazines

David Carey is president of Hearst Magazines and a member of the board of directors of Hearst Corporation. During his tenure at Hearst, he was instrumental in the acquisition of more than 100 magazines in fourteen countries from Lagardére SCA. Prior to joining Hearst, Carey was group president at Condé Nast, and was also a member of the company's executive committee and co-lead on all Condé Nast business development efforts. Carey led the print/digital startup of Portfolio and Portfolio.com, which debuted in 2007, and consistently generated headlines worldwide until its closure in 2009. Before that, he was vice president and publisher of The New Yorker, founding publisher of SmartMoney, a joint venture between Hearst and The Wall Street Journal, and marketing director for Cosmopolitan. Carey started his career at Esquire, before joining Hearst. Carey serves on the executive committees of the American Advertising Federation and the Magazine Publishers of America. He is also a board member of the Harry Winston Diamond Corporation and a member of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Advisory Committee. Carey is a graduate of UCLA.

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