Martin Nisenholtz

Martin Nisenholtz is a Venture Partner at FirstMark Capital and a Professor of the Practice of Digital Communication at Boston University. Before transitioning to venture capital and academia, he spent seven years as the Senior Vice President of Digital Operations at The New York Times Company from 2005 to 2012. Earlier in his career, he established and directed Ogilvy & Mather's Interactive Marketing Group over an eleven-year period between 1983 and 1994. He holds both a master's degree in communication and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and he previously served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University. Additionally, he has held corporate board director positions at several media organizations, including Yellow Pages Limited and Postmedia Networks. His career focuses on the intersection of digital media, interactive marketing, and technology startup investments.