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”’Jeffrey D’Onofrio”’ is an American businessman who the acting of ”[[The Washington Post]]”. |
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Latest revision as of 04:57, 11 February 2026
American businessman
Jeffrey D’Onofrio is an American businessman who has served as the acting chief executive of The Washington Post since February 2026.
Early life and education
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Jeffrey D’Onofrio graduated from the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management in 2011.[1]
D’Onofrio served as the chief financial officer of the Skip Barber Racing School and MLB Advanced Media. While pursuing his Master of Business Administration in 2010, he became the chief financial officer of Zagat.[1] D’Onofrio helped negotiate Zagat’s sale to Google in 2011.[2] Following the acquisition, he remained with Zagat to lead its finance and operations departments.[1]
Tumblr (2014–2022)
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D’Onofrio joined the social media service Tumblr as its chief financial officer in December 2013 and became its president and chief operating officer in October 2014.[1] He became the site’s chief executive officer after David Karp‘s resignation.[3] As chief executive of Tumblr, D’Onofrio permanently banned adult content from the site using automated systems[4] and introduced an internet literacy campaign ahead of the 2020 United States presidential election.[5] D’Onofrio sought individual advertising campaigns, in comparison to mass targeted advertising present on other social media services.[6] He resigned in February 2022.[7] Concurrently, D’Onofrio briefly served as the general manager of Yahoo News while it was a subsidiary of Verizon Media.[8]
CafeMedia and Raptive (2022–2025)
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After serving as Tumblr’s chief executive, D’Onofrio became the chief financial officer of CafeMedia, an advertising management company.[2] CafeMedia later became Raptive.[9]
The Washington Post (2025–present)
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In June 2025, D’Onofrio was named as the chief financial officer of The Washington Post.[9] In February 2026, he became the acting president and chief executive of The Washington Post following William Lewis‘s resignation.[10] In a memorandum, D’Onofrio wrote that the Post was “ending a hard week of change with more change”, in reference to layoffs Lewis instituted.[11]
- ^ a b c d “Class notes”. Cornell Enterprise. Ithaca: Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management. 2014.
- ^ a b Paul, George (February 4, 2022). “Tumblr’s CEO Exits For CafeMedia”. The Org. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Statt, Nick (November 27, 2017). “Tumblr CEO David Karp is stepping down from the company”. The Verge. Archived from the original on August 13, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Liao, Shannon (December 3, 2018). “Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th”. The Verge. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Alexander, Julia (January 6, 2020). “Tumblr is rolling out an internet literacy initiative to help combat misinformation and cyberbullying”. The Verge. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Chayka, Kyle (January 14, 2022). “How Tumblr Became Popular for Being Obsolete”. The New Yorker. Archived from the original on November 14, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (February 1, 2022). “How the Snowflakes Won”. The Atlantic. Archived from the original on December 11, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ O’Brien, Terrence (February 7, 2026). “Former Tumblr head Jeff D’Onofrio steps in as acting CEO at the Washington Post”. The Verge. Archived from the original on February 7, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ a b “Jeff D’Onofrio Appointed Chief Financial Officer”. The Washington Post. June 12, 2025. Archived from the original on January 26, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Mullin, Benjamin; Robertson, Katie (February 7, 2026). “Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure”. The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Grimes, Christopher; Thomas, Daniel (February 7, 2026). “Will Lewis steps down as Washington Post publisher after job cuts”. Financial Times. Archived from the original on February 8, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
