Gina Sanders
American media executive
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Gina Sanders (born 1959 or 1960)[1] is an American media executive and venture capitalist. A member of the Newhouse family by marriage, Sanders has spent much of her career as an executive at Condé Nast.
Gina Sanders | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 or 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Alma mater | Tufts University |
Education and personal life
Sanders is the daughter of Arnold and Joyce Sanders, a urologist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a columnist for Women's News in Harrison, New York, respectively.[2] Gina Sanders attended Tufts University, graduating magna cum laude.[3] In 1993, she married Steven Newhouse, son of Donald Newhouse who is president of Advance Publications.[3]
Career
Sanders began her career working for ad agencies in Boston and New York for six years.[4] She joined Condé Nast as an account manager for House & Garden in 1988.[4][5] As of 1992, she was the magazine's sales-development manager.[2] In 1994, she was promoted from advertising director of Details magazine to become its publisher.[1] In 2002, she became the founding publisher of Teen Vogue.[6] Under Sanders, Teen Vogue’s circulation grew from 450,000 at launch to 900,000 in the fall of 2006.[4] Sanders has also been the vice president and publisher of Lucky and Gourmet magazines.[7]
Sanders was president of Fairchild Fashion Media from 2010[8] to 2014,[7] when Condé Nast sold most its assets.[9] She next became president of global development at Condé Nast.[10] She works at venture capital firm Advance Venture Partners, a subsidiary of Advance Publications.[7] In 2018 she founded Gina's Collective, which mentors non-profit startups.[7]