BIOGRAPHY

Cyndi Stivers

Managing Editor
EW.com

Cyndi Stivers joined EW.com in July 2008 as managing editor. In her role, Stivers oversees all editorial content for Entertainment Weekly’s web site.

Prior to joining EW.com, Stivers served as EVP of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, where she supervised the launch of Martha’s 24-hour Sirius satellite radio channel. Before that, she was founding president and editorial director of Time Out New York, which received four National Magazine Award nominations during her tenure. She was in charge of all North American operations, which included Websites for New York and Chicago, and the print/online hybrid, Time Out New York Kids. Her online experience extends back to the early ‘90s, when she launched Premiere on CompuServe.

Stivers has a wealth of editorial experience from working at publications such as Condé Nast Traveler, Self, US, Vanity Fair, LIFE, the New York Post and several others. Her passion for the arts has led her to serve on several boards, including the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the Visual Arts Foundation (affiliated with the School of Visual Arts), and the Advisory Board for the Art Center College of Design’s biennial design conference. Professionally, she is an advisor to the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies and Consumer Reports Web Watch; she is a past president of ASME and board member of the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA). Stivers has been honored with awards such as the Council of Independent Colleges and Universities’ New York State Alumni Hall of Fame, Police Athletic League Woman of the Year and the Bailey House Key Award.

Stivers graduated from Barnard College, cum laude, with a bachelor’s degree in English; she is now a trustee of the college. She resides in Manhattan with her husband.

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