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Elinor Hirschhorn

Former COO, CoinDesk at The 98

New York City Metropolitan Area

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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.

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

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Who is Elinor Hirschhorn?
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.
Where did Elinor Hirschhorn go to school?
Elinor Hirschhorn studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, second year honors. Henry Luce Foundation, Luce Scholar (Bangkok, Thailand)); Yale University (BA, magna cum laude, distinction in History); Phillips Academy (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).

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