San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Vice President, Products at CNET Networks
- Past
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- Associate Vice President, Business Technology Portfolio at CNET Networks
- Editor at ZDNet
- Executive Editor at ZDNet
- Executive Editor at MacWEEK
- Chairman at BMUG
- Education
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- UC Berkeley
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Stephen Howard-Sarin’s Summary
Nine years as a journalist (mostly in technology magazines), followed by 10 years in product development/management for Web-based media. Do I get a golden mouse soon?
Stephen Howard-Sarin’s Specialties:
Media, technology, advertising, online publishing, editorial, journalism
Stephen Howard-Sarin’s Experience
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Vice President, Products
CNET Networks
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; cnet; Online Media industry)
August 2004 — Present (4 years 2 months)
Overall product responsibility for all three brands in the CNET Networks Business portfolio: ZDNet, TechRepublic, and BNET. Launched BNET in 2007, including hiring editorial, design, and product managers. Managed team of 40+ comprising product management, staff editorial, blog network, design, SEO, paid products, broadband video/audio and customer service. Work cheek-by-jowl with Marketing, Sales, Finance, and of course, Engineering.
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Associate Vice President, Business Technology Portfolio
CNET Networks
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; cnet; Online Media industry)
July 2000 — August 2004 (4 years 2 months)
"Buck stops here" responsibility for ZDNet.com, the No. 1 online destination for IT decision makers. Managed brand in a highly matrixed environment following company acquisition. Briefly, the "privacy czar" for CNET Networks.
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Editor
ZDNet
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; zdz; Online Media industry)
August 1998 — July 2000 (2 years)
Coordinated content operations and goals across all Web channels; oversaw site development and redesigns for entire brand. Went through the startup phase of this site while it was still owned by Ziff-Davis, went public (kinda) with a tracking stock, and then was acquired by CNET Networks.
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Executive Editor
ZDNet
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)
July 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 2 months)
Entered the online realm full-time, running the Web presence for a 1M circ business-computing magazine as well as launching an online-original consumer site for technical support. Managed small teams of 3-5 people per project.
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Executive Editor
MacWEEK
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
1988 — 1996 (8 years)
Exec. editor of news, reviews & features -- pick a year. Also was technical editor at this well-regarded center of investigative journalism in the Mac industry. Oh, and I edited Mac the Knife for several years.
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Chairman
BMUG
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1992 — January 1996 (4 years 1 month)
Chairman of the nonprofit board for three years; board member for several more. Active volunteer for nearly a decade.
Stephen Howard-Sarin’s Education
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UC Berkeley
BA, Rhetoric, August 1984 — May 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- BMUG
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Stephen Howard-Sarin’s Groups:
Online News Association
BMUG (Berkeley Macintosh Users Group): Chaired board of directors for 12,000-member nonprofit with $1 million budget — 1992, 1993, and 1994. Active volunteer and board member from 1985 through 1995.
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