Craig Forman
InvestorGeneral Partner, NextNews Ventures at The 98
San Francisco, California, United States
Experience
- NextNews VenturesGeneral Partner -- Silicon Valley/West Coastcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Center for News, Technology & Innovation - CNTIExecutive Chairmancurrent2022 — presentWorld
- Yellow Pages / Pages Jaunes – CanadaBoard of Directorscurrent2012 — presentMontreal, Canada Area
- CLARANOVABoard of Directorscurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Storm8 [sold to Stillfront Group AB ($SF-FNSE)]Board Advisor [$SF]2011 — 2021Redwood Shores, CA
- McClatchyPresident & CEO2017 — 2020Sacramento, California Area
- McClatchyBoard of Directors2013 — 2020Sacramento, California Area
- StoryblocksBoard of Directors2016 — 2020Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Digital TurbineBoard of Directors [$APPS]2015 — 2017Austin, Texas Area
- Appia [sold to Digital Turbine ($APPS)]Executive Chairman and member, Board of Directors2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- BlogHer [Sold to SheKnows Media//PenskeMedia]Chairman of the Board2013 — 2014Silicon Valley
- WHERE Inc [Sold to EBay/PayPal ($PYPL)]Executive Chairman and member, Board of Directors2009 — 2011
- EarthLinkEVP & President, Access & Audience2007 — 2009
- EarthLinkEVP & President, Value Added Services2006 — 2007
- YahooVP & GM - Media and Information2004 — 2005
- MyPrimeTime Inc. & Success TelevisionCEO & Chairman1999 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- Time Warner Inc.VP & GM - CNN Financial News Internet and other positions1997 — 1999
- InfoseekVP of Product Management & Editor in Chief1995 — 1996Silicon Valley
- Dow Jones & Co.Director and Editor - Business Information Services International1995 — 1996Greater New York City Area
- The Wall Street JournalTokyo Bureau Chief1993 — 1995Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- The Wall Street JournalForeign Correspondent1982 — 1993
Skills & more
General ManagementCommunicationStrategy44Management15Leadership14SaaS2Enterprise Software6Compensation Management1Corporate Governance1AuditHuman Resources (HR)Restructuring
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Digital TransformationNewsExecutive Level ManagementSocial EntrepreneurshipFinancePhilanthropyCivil SocietyWirelessAnalyticsBehavioral TargetingVenture FinancingMobile DevicesLanguages English · French
- Instrument Rated Airplane Pilot (ASEL, AMEL, ASES, Commercial) — Federal Aviation Administration
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Colleagues at The 98
Alex Collmer
Founder & Executive Chair, VidMob at The 98
Ameneh Atai
General Manager, Audience Measurement, Nielsen Media at The 98
Annette Rodriguez
Senior Advisor, MKH Capital Partners at The 98
Ashley Davis
Partner, S-3 Group at The 98
Beth Gostanian
VP, Product, Canto at The 98
Deborah Stambaugh
Founder & CEO, Brave New World at The 98
Diane deCordova
Investor & Co-Founder, Adelaide Metrics at The 98
Diane Teed
Principal, Brown Brothers Harriman at The 98
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Craig Forman?
- General Partner, NextNews Ventures at The 98
- Where does Craig Forman work?
- Craig Forman is General Partner, NextNews Ventures at The 98.
- Where did Craig Forman go to school?
- Craig Forman studied at Yale Law School (Master of Laws MSL); Princeton University (AB cum laude, WWS School of Public & International Affairs); Harvard Business School Executive Education (Making Corporate Boards More Effective).
Same school
Also attended Yale Law School62
Erez KalirVenture Partner at FJ LabsMichelle GonzalezCorporate Vice President and Global Head of M12Justin SlaughterVP of Regulatory Affairs at ParadigmDavid A. Jones, Jr.Investor at Chrysalis VenturesPeter KellnerManaging Partner of Richmond GlobalJack W. LasersohnGeneral Partner at The Vertical Group
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Also attended Princeton University776
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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Also attended Harvard Business School Executive Education187
Konstantin DzhengozovCo-founder & CFO of PayhawkChris FeeneySenior Fellow, Bank Policy Institute at MissionOGRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPaul SlosarInvestor at FortySix Venture CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTom KalinskeInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,669
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Shared employers
Also worked at EarthLink12
David ZimmerManaging Director at coparionJay FerroChair of TAC, CIO, Clario at Circadian VenturesJeff CrowCEO, TapMango at Circadian VenturesJason JamesCIO, Aptos Retail at Circadian VenturesTom HsiehPartner, Capital at FuturesightSky DaytonVenture Partner at Craft Ventures
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Also worked at Yahoo378
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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Also worked at Time Warner Inc.34
Chuck DavisOperating Partner at TCVWalter DelphVenture Partner at Archer Capital GroupTeymour Boutros-GhaliCo-Founder & Managing Partner at BOLD LongevityJenna WilliamsExecutive Assistant at RRE VenturesJane Elizabeth ReddinPartner, Platform & Talent at AlbionVCStu SmithPartner at Scribble Ventures
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