Eric Hippeau

Eric Hippeau is a partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures in New York City.

Early life and education Hippeau graduated from the Lycee Francais de Londres and attended the Sorbonne University in Paris.

Career Hippeau joined Ziff-Davis in 1989 as publisher of PC Magazine. He became president in 1991 and chairman and CEO in 1993. In 1995, SoftBank acquired Ziff-Davis, and Hippeau continued in the role of CEO until 2000, when the company was sold.

Hippeau joined SoftBank Capital in 2000 after leaving Ziff-Davis, Inc., where he was chairman and CEO. He was also a managing partner at SoftBank Capital.

Hippeau was the CEO of HuffPost, which he joined in June 2009, after investing through SoftBank Capital and taking a board seat in 2006. Hippeau is a co-founder of NowThis News.

In 2011, Hippeau became a partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures in New York City. He served on Yahoo!'s board of directors. He is also on the investment committee for the SB Asia Infrastructure Fund.

Personal life Hippeau lives in New York City with his wife, Barbara; they have four children and two grandchildren.