[1][2] He was born in Princeton, New Jersey to Ellwood and Shirley Kauffman, and grew up with his sister Jane, and brothers Geoffrey and Matthew.
in English from Vassar College and an MBA in marketing from New York University's Stern School of Business.
In 1973, he appeared briefly in Steven E. de Souza's first film, Arnold's Wrecking Co.[2] Throughout his career, Kauffman has worked for a variety of media companies including Benton & Bowles, Newsweek, and Time Warner in the founding of Entertainment Weekly.
[5] He left CompuServe in 1997 to become president and CEO of ClickOver, a company focused on developing management solutions for Internet advertising.
In addition to being involved with multiple ALS-related organizations, he serves Chairman of the board of the ALS Association.