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Elinor Hirschhorn

Investor

Former COO, CoinDesk at The 98

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Elinor Hirschhorn is Chief Growth Officer at Valory. She has held leadership roles at major media companies including Viacom and CBS, spanning 16 years combined, and co-founded or led digital initiatives at five startups, three of which achieved successful exits: MediaNet (sold to Baker Capital), the Vitals consumer healthcare division (sold to WebMD), and CoinDesk (sold to Bullish). Her experience spans operations, growth strategy, product, marketing, and business development across sectors including media, technology, healthcare, fintech, and cryptocurrency, with prior responsibility for teams up to 150 people and P&Ls up to $65 million.

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Experience

  1. ValoryChief Growth Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. CoinDeskChief Operating Officer & President, Media2021 — 2024New York, NY
  3. TravelzooGeneral Manager/Head, US2018 — 2020New York, NY
  4. VitalsChief Digital & Consumer Officer2016 — 2017New York, NY
  5. Progress PartnersEntrepreneur in Residence2015 — 2016New York, NY
  6. Simon & Schuster (a CBS company)Chief Digital Officer2008 — 2014New York, NY
  7. CBS InteractiveEVP/Head, Digital Media, College Sports TV (aka CSTV and CBS College Sports)2005 — 2008New York, NY
  8. MediaNet DigitalEVP & Chief Operating Officer2002 — 2005New York, NY
  9. ViacomSVP & General Manager/Head, MTV.com1993 — 2001New York, NY

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA, second year honors. Henry Luce Foundation
  2. Yale UniversityBA, magna cum laude
  3. Phillips Academycum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Skills & more

Digital Media99Start-ups55Digital Strategy38Strategy70Mobile Devices27Entertainment6Marketing22Product Development12New Media24B2B4Publishing11Content Development2
+12 moreBusiness StrategyDigital MarketingManagementBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsOnline AdvertisingContent StrategyIntegrated MarketingOnline MarketingSocial MediaLeadershipContent Management

From Elinor's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures

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Also attended Yale University624

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures

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Also attended Phillips Academy87

Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesClay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalConor DeveneyPrincipal at GreycroftLauren LeeInvestor at FJ LabsParag KhandelwalInvestor at Spectrum Equity

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Shared employers

Also worked at Travelzoo2

Maria DerchiVice President at Florida FundersBryan GrobsteinVP, Sales at AnyRoad

Also worked at Simon & Schuster (a CBS company)5

Jim DoehrmanAdvisor at Sierra VenturesSharon KedarCo-Founder, Partner at Northpond VenturesGreg GreeleyExecutive Advisor at TCVGreg GreeleyAdvisor at Tapas CapitalKeith TitanPartner at BDMI

Also worked at CBS Interactive11

Andrew ParkContent and Communications at HeavybitMichael MarquezInvestor at E12 Venture Capital, LlcFred McIntyreFormer SVP Product & Strategic Development, CBS Interactive at Bull City Venture PartnersMilun TesovicPartner at ExpaMonica Pool KnoxOperating Partner, HR & Strategy at Act One VenturesTiffany Priosoetanto-MasrinPrincipal at Intudo Ventures

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Also worked at Viacom38

Yusill ScribnerInvestments at Impact America FundAllen DuanVenture Partner at Differential VenturesAllen DuanVenture Partner, Enterprise Tech and AI at B4 CapitalStephen DierksDirector, Head of Talent, Fintech at Oak HC/FTJennifer DavisExecutive Director, BOOST at Suffolk TechnologiesSaxon BaumManaging Partner at Florida Funders

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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
Craig Forman
General Partner, NextNews Ventures at The 98
Deborah Stambaugh
Founder & CEO, Brave New World at The 98
Diane deCordova
Investor & Co-Founder, Adelaide Metrics at The 98