Geoff Bartakovics
American businessman and entrepreneur
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Geoff Bartakovics is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and the author of a cookbook, Tasting Table: Cooking with Friends, published by Flatiron Books in 2019.[1] He is the co-founder and former CEO of Tasting Table,[2] a digital media brand targeting food influencers.[3] Bartakovics is currently the CEO of Housing.Cloud, which he co-founded with Sasha Bratyshkin.
Geoff Bartakovics | |
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| Born | February 24, 1977 |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupations | Co-founder and CEO, Housing.Cloud |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO, Tasting Table |
Early life and education
Bartakovics studied English literature at the University of Chicago,[4] and studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Hamburg as a Fulbright Scholar.[5][6][7]
Career
Prior to launching Tasting Table in 2008, Bartakovics was a project manager in asset-backed finance at UBS Investment Bank.[8]
In 2019, he sold Tasting Table to Static Media and joined real estate development firm Artifact as COO.[9] Bartakovics co-founded Housing.Cloud with Sasha Bratyshkin, backed by Bienville Capital.[10]
Recognitions
- In 2012, he was named one of Out magazine's OUT 100.[11]
- Bartakovics was named an "Insurgent of 2010" by The New York Observer, recognizing him as one of the young New Yorkers impacting media, politics, business, culture, and style.[12]
- In 2009, he was named one of "40 Food Thinkers under 40" by Food & Wine magazine.[13]
Books
- Bartakovics, Geoff (2019). Tasting table cooking with friends: recipes for modern entertaining (First ed.). New York: Flatiron Books. ISBN 9781250139535.
