Ross Levinsohn, the Arena Group and Sports Illustrated CEO has been redefining how the sporting media landscape works in recent years. He was a huge game changer, moving Sports Illustrated forward and changing the landscape of a publishing industry that has been stagnant for decades.

In 2016, Levinsohn was named a Board of Directors of Thryv Inc. He began serving on the board in June 2016 and stepped down in January 2019. Thryv inc is currently employee-owned, meaning former employees run them to be more socially responsible and provide structure to company participation.

From March 2016 to January 2017, Levinsohn served as a Senior Advisor at the consulting giant BCG. BCG is an international consulting firm that provides strategic advice to companies and corporations. While with BCG, Levinsohn worked in Business Development with the firm’s Communications practice. Sports Illustrated CEO involved in the development and execution of BCG’s communications strategy for clients within sectors such as Consumer Products & Retail, Financial Services & Insurance, Health Care & Biotechnology and Technology.

While The Arena Group is currently independent, it is expected to join the Russell 3000 Index, a United States stock market index composed of the 3,000 largest companies by market cap. The Russell 3000 is widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active fund managers’ performance.

The Arena Group operates over 200 branded websites and owns and operates many multi-platform properties such as SB Nation, Awful Announcing and Stadium. The company’s diverse portfolio is powered by its technology-driven platforms. Ross Levinsohn, Sports Illustrated CEO of The Arena Group, strongly supports new technologies and has been a proponent of these ventures and the company’s platforms.

Sports Illustrated CEO Ross Levinsohn is a game changer and has been moving Sports Illustrated forward in recent years. He was named to the Board of Directors for an emerging digital marketing company, Thryv Inc. He was also a Senior Advisor to the international consulting firm BCG. He served on the board of directors for Thryv Inc., an emerging digital marketing company based out of San Francisco.