Jason Pontin
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| Jason Pontin | |
 Jason Pontin, editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review.
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| Born | May 11, 1967  London, England, U.K. |
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| Residence | Boston, U.S. |
| Education | Harrow School, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Editor, Journalist, Publisher |
Jason Pontin (born May 11, 1967) is an editor, journalist and publisher.
Pontin is the editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review, an independent publication owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that describes emerging technologies. He was hired as the editor of Technology Review in July 2004, and in August of 2005 was named publisher. As publisher, he is responsible for all the media and business of Technology Review, including its print magazine, Web site, videos, e-newsletters, and events. Pontin is enagaged in what the Boston Globe has described as a "strategic overhaul" of Technology Review, whose goal is to make the venerable magazine (est. 1899) into an interactive, largely electronic publishing company[1].
In 2008, Technology Review won third place in the MPA Digital Awards for best online videos (after Newsweek and Consumer Reports [2]. In 2007, Technology Review was a finalist in the Folio Magazine Eddie Awards in the categories of best technology magazine and best single technology article [3]. That same year, technologyreview.com won third place in the MPA Digital Awards for best business or news Website (after Time Magazine and BusinessWeek), and second place for best online video or video series (after Concierge.com)[4]. In 2006, Technology Review was a finalist in the National Magazine Awards in the category of General Excellence[5].
From 1996 to 2002, Pontin was the editor of Red Herring (magazine), a business and technology publication that was popular during the dot-com boom. From 2002 to 2004, he was the editor of The Acumen Journal, a now-defunct magazine about the life sciences that he founded.
Pontin has written for many national and international magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Believer Magazine, and Wired, and is a frequent guest on broadcast, public, and cable television news. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
Pontin was born in London, raised in Northern California, and educated in England, at Harrow School and Oxford University.
