He was the chairman and co-founder of HuffPost, an American news website acquired by AOL in 2011.
[5] In June 2019, he announced he would step down as chairman of BuzzFeed after ten years at the company.
[citation needed] His daughter, Izzie, is founder and CEO of The Dodo, a digital media company for people who care about animals.
[citation needed] Kenneth Lerer is one of the minority owners of the New York Mets, holding a 4% stake in the baseball team.
[9] In 2013, Lerer launched StoptheNRA.com to advocate for the continuation of the assault weapons ban as a federal law.