James Philip "Jim" Bankoff (born 1969[1]) is Chairman and CEO of SB Nation and is also a Senior Advisor for Providence Equity Partners.[2][3] As the former Executive Vice President of Programming and Products at AOL, Bankoff has developed and led many notable websites including Aol.com, Mapquest, Moviefone, AOL Music, Netscape and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) . He is also known for establishing websites TMZ, Fanhouse, BloggingStocks and Engadget. He was awarded an Emmy Award for his role as Executive Producer of the Live 8 concerts online, for which there were a total of 74 entries which had been whittled down to six finalists.[4] It was the first Emmy ever to be awarded for non-traditional viewing platforms.[5]
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Bankoff attended Emory University, graduating with a BA in International studies.[3] He also holds an MBA degree which he acquired from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Bankoff is the son of Marvin Bankoff and Adrienne Bankoff, and the stepson of Donna Bankoff.[1] On April 26, 2003, Bankoff married Diane Leslie Elson, founder of New York rug design company Elson & Company at at the Wesleyan Methodist Church on Harbour Island in the Bahamas.[1][6]