David Zinczenko

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Born (1969-12-13) December 13, 1969 (age 54)
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  • publisher
  • businessman
TitleFounder and CEO

David Zinczenko (born December 13, 1969) is an American publisher, author, and businessman. Previously, he was the executive vice president and general manager of Men's Health , Women's Health , Prevention and Rodale Books, the editorial director of Men's Fitness [1] and the nutrition and wellness editor at ABC News . [2]

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Early life and education

Zinczenko grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he attended Liberty High School. [3] He attended Moravian College in Bethlehem, where he was editor-in-chief of the Moravian College student newspaper, The Comenian. [4] He later served in the U.S. Navy Reserve. [3]

Career

In 2000, Zinczenko was named editor-in-chief of Men's Health by the magazine's publisher, Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. [5]

On December 14, 2010, Min credited Zinczenko for the "#1 Most Notable Launch of the Past 25 Years". [6] Zinczenko oversaw the launches of both Women's Health and the affluent men's lifestyle publication Best Life , [7] as editorial director of the two brands.

In 2009, Advertising Age Atiya deemed Women's Health the "Magazine of the Year". [8]

In 2011, he was named editorial director of both Organic Gardening [9] and Prevention. He left Rodale at the end of 2012.

In 2013, he was hired American Media's CEO David Pecker to re-launch Men's Fitness and to create brand extensions for the men’s lifestyle publication while also turning Shape [10] into an active lifestyle publication and helping to oversee Muscle & Fitness . [11]

In 2013, Zinczenko was named the nutrition and wellness editor at ABC News. [2] Later that year, Zinczenko launched Galvanized Media. Galvanized owns and operates Eat This, Not That!, Best Life and Zero Belly. Its imprint, Galvanized Books, [12] distributed by Random House, produced The 7-Day Flat-Belly Tea Cleanse by Kelly Choi, and Simon & Schuster distributed The 14-Day No Sugar Diet. [13] Galvanized's Branded Content arm is called Galvanized Strategies. [14]

In 2018, Zinczenko returned to Men's Health as interim editorial director. [15]

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