Rob Hof

bureau chief at Business Week

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Silicon Valley bureau chief at Business Week
Past
  • correspondent/senior writer at BusinessWeek
  • writer/editor at Peninsula Times-Tribune
  • writer at Gilroy Dispatch
Education
  • San Jose State University
Connections
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Industry
Writing and Editing
Websites

Rob Hof’s Summary

* Lead five-person bureau in Silicon Valley for leading business magazine and Web site.
* Write features, news stories, and a blog on the Internet, entrepreneurship, innovation, and the technology economy.
* Help guide coverage of technology issues.

Rob Hof’s Specialties:

writing, editing, conceptualizing story and other ideas, leading teams.


Rob Hof’s Experience

  • Silicon Valley bureau chief

    Business Week

    (Public Company; MGH; Writing and Editing industry)

    April 2002Present (6 years 7 months)

    I manage a bureau of six writers, based in San Mateo. I write about the Internet, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology's impact on the economy and society.

  • correspondent/senior writer

    BusinessWeek

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MHP; Writing and Editing industry)

    August 1988April 2002 (13 years 9 months)

    Wrote stories, commentaries, and columns on a wide variety of topics, including technology, science, retail, people, and politics.

  • writer/editor

    Peninsula Times-Tribune

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    August 1983August 1988 (5 years 1 month)

  • writer

    Gilroy Dispatch

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    February 1982August 1983 (1 year 7 months)


Rob Hof’s Education

  • San Jose State University

    BS, journalism

    Activities and Societies:
    I cofounded an independent, off-campus community newspaper, The Independent Weekly, that took on issues not covered by the official campus paper.

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