Eric Hellweg

@ehellweg

Eric leads the strategic direction and oversees editorial operations for all Harvard Business Review digital activities (HBR.org, social, mobile, and tablet). Under his leadership, HBR has built a thriving digital presence, with a 10x growth in traffic to the site in five years, the 8th most influential Twitter account, an award-winning podcast series, and profitable apps on smartphones and tablets.

Prior to joining Harvard Business Review in 2006 as the organization's first online editorial hire, Eric served as an executive editor at Forrester Research and an online columnist at CNN Money and MIT's Technology Review. Eric was a founding editor of Business 2.0 magazine, and during his time at the publication, he launched, staffed, and managed Business 2.0 Online. During Eric's tenure, Business 2.0 went on to win over a dozen editorial awards, including a nomination for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. Other previous engagements include articles for publications such as The New York Times, Wired, SPIN, Rollingstone.com, PC World, and the Boston Phoenix. Eric has appeared as a guest on CNN, Headline News, and other media outlets.