Jonathan Newhouse

Jonathan Newhouse (born March 30, 1952) is a United States-born media executive who has served since 2019 as Chairman of the Board of Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, among other notable publications.

He directed the launch of Vogue in China, India, Russia, Japan, Mexico and many other markets as well as growing new brands around the world.

He was the Executive Vice President of The New Yorker after its acquisition by Conde Nast's parent, Advance, in 1985 and in the late 1980s, became the publisher of Details.

[5] Conde Nast International at that time confined its publishing to the five major Western European markets Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Spain along with licensed titles in Brazil and Australia.

Newhouse expanded the magazine operations into many Asian markets including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan and Thailand, starting with Vogue and adding other titles.

[6] Conde Nast International launched in new European markets, including Russia, Poland, Holland, Greece, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine, Sweden, Iceland, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Portugal.

[3] Vogue was launched in Turkey, and Conde Nast magazines were licensed in the Middle East, based in Dubai.

[8] Many new magazine brands were established internationally, among them GQ, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveller, AD and Wired.

While Conde Nast International as a private company did not publicly release financials, The New York Times reported in 2017 that it was profitable with revenues of more than $1 billion.