John Battelle is currently a teaching fellow at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, focusing on media studies and publishing models. Previously, Battelle was founder, chairman, and CEO of Standard Media International (SMI), publisher of The Industry Standard and TheStandard.com. Battelle also served as executive producer for many of SMI’s industry conferences. Prior to founding The Standard, John was a co-founding editor of Wired magazine and Wired Ventures, where he worked for five years in various senior management positions. Formerly, he served as general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times and wrote for numerous industry publications. Battelle has been responsible for or involved in the launch of more than 30 magazines and websites, including more than a dozen in international markets. He was recently named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as well as a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year. He holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He serves on numerous award juries and academic and corporate advisory boards.

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Seminar speeches given by John Battelle:

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