Austin Rief
Austin Rief is the Co-Founder and CEO of Morning Brew, a media powerhouse redefining the business news landscape through approachable, digestible, and humorous content. Austin and his co-founder Alex Lieberman started Morning Brew as college students at the University of Michigan. Today, the media brand has reached an audience of over 5 million subscribers, providing millions of users with the most important news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Austin is also a solo capitalist at his fund, Austin Rief Ventures, a seed-stage fund.
Austin Rief Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and CEO
Academic History
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B.S., Finance
Under their leadership, Morning Brew empowers modern business leaders with need-to-know content that is engaging and timely.
Morning Brew has provided millions of users with the most important news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley.
Today, the publisher has expanded to offer multiple verticals including Emerging Tech Brew, Retail Brew, Marketing Brew, HR Brew, Money Scoop, and Sidekick.
In October 2020, Alex and Austin sold a majority stake of Morning Brew to Business Insider for a reported $75 million.
RECOGNITION
2019 Forbes 30 Under 30
35 Most Powerful People in Media