Jonah Peretti Biography
Jonah Peretti is an Internet entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of BuzzFeed, co-founder of The Huffington Post, and creator of the “Reblog” initiative.
How old is Jonah Peretti? – Age
He is 49 years old as of 1 January 2023. He was born in 1974 in Contra Costa County, California, United States. His real name is Jonah H. Peretti.
Jonah Peretti Family – Education
His father is an Italian-English criminal defense lawyer and painter, and his mother (née Cherkin) is a Jewish educator. His stepmother was of African-American descent. He went to The College Preparatory School in Oakland before transferring to the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he earned a degree in environmental studies in 1996. In the mid-1990s, he taught computer science classes at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. In 2001, he earned a master’s degree from the MIT Media Lab. He is the older brother of Chelsea Peretti, a comedian, actor, and writer.
Jonah Peretti Wife – Twins
He is married to blogger Andrea Harner and has twin sons with her.
Jonah Peretti Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $25 million.
Jonah Peretti BuzzFeed
In November 2006, Peretti established the “Internet popularity contest” website BuzzFeed. Peretti began working full-time at BuzzFeed after leaving The Huffington Post. While the site was first recognized for its blend of internet memes and listicles, it was the first to report that John McCain will back Mitt Romney in the Republican Primary in 2012. next that, the site grew rapidly, garnering more than $35 million in capital from investors the next year. The site received additional $50 million in investment from the venture capital company Andreessen Horowitz in August 2014, more than tripling its prior rounds of funding. Andreessen Horowitz valued the property at $850 million.
Peretti indicated in 2019 that BuzzFeed will reduce its entire headcount by 15%. Peretti stated that he desired to cut expenditures without turning to extra fundraising. Its surviving crew subsequently legally unionized, with their first victorious struggle over laid-off employees receiving their deserved paid time off.
Peretti, as BuzzFeed’s CEO, dismissed 47 HuffPost workers in a controversial manner in 2021 at a virtual business meeting, issuing a virtual conference password “spr!ngisH3r3” to laid-off employees. According to the HuffPost Union, which is associated with the Writers Guild of America East, the layoffs affected 33 of its members, or roughly one-third of the local union. BuzzFeed has lost around $10 million each year during Peretti’s tenure. BuzzFeed, led by Peretti, lay off 15% of its workforce and shut down the BuzzFeed News section on April 20, 2023. Peretti noted that the firm overinvested in BuzzFeed News “because I love their work and mission so much” in an email to employees on April 20.
Jonah Peretti House
He owns a $5.2 million mansion.
