About
Rafat Ali is the CEO and founder of Skift, a business media intelligence and marketing company serving the travel industry. He previously founded and led paidContent and ContentNext, which he sold to the UK's Guardian News and Media in 2008 and departed in 2010, and earlier worked as managing editor of Silicon Alley Reporter. He holds a Master's in Journalism from Indiana University, where he was a Knight Fellow, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from AMU in Aligarh, India.
Co-founder at Skift
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Experience
- SkiftCEO/Foundercurrent2011 — presentNew York City
- International Women's Media FoundationBoard Member2022 — 2025
- Media Development Investment Fund (DigitalNewsVentures)Board of Advisors2013 — 2015New York City
- Investigative News NetworkBoard Member2013 — 2015
- GigaomBoard of Advisors2012 — 2015
- Asia SocietyBoard of Advisors, Digital Media2013 — 2014New York City
- paidcontent.orgFounder, Editor, Publisher2002 — 2010
- Silicon Alley Reporter, Venture ReporterManaging Editor2001 — 2002
- Inside.comDigital Media Reporter2001
Skills & more
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Hospitality IndustryMediaMarketingOnline AdvertisingEvent ManagementDigital StrategyE-commerceMobile DevicesSocial MediaWeb 2.0ManagementStrategyLanguages English · Hindi · Urdu
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rafat Ali?
- Rafat Ali is the CEO and founder of Skift, a business media intelligence and marketing company serving the travel industry. He previously founded and led paidContent and ContentNext, which he sold to the UK's Guardian News and Media in 2008 and departed in 2010, and earlier worked as managing editor of Silicon Alley Reporter. He holds a Master's in Journalism from Indiana University, where he was a Knight Fellow, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from AMU in Aligarh, India.
- Where does Rafat Ali work?
- Rafat Ali is Co-founder of Skift.
- What companies did Rafat Ali found?
- Rafat Ali founded Skift.
- Where did Rafat Ali go to school?
- Rafat Ali studied at Indiana University Bloomington (Masters, Journalism); Aligarh Muslim University (Bachelor of Engineering (B.Tech), Computer Engineering).
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