Geoff Bartakovics

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Geoff Bartakovics
Born (1977-02-24) February 24, 1977 (age 47)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Chicago
Occupation(s)Cofounder and CEO, Tasting Table

Geoff Bartakovics (born 1977) is an American businessman, entrepreneur and the author of a cookbook, Tasting Table: Cooking with Friends published by Flatiron books in 2019. [1] He was the cofounder and CEO of Tasting Table, [2] a digital media brand targeting food influencers [3] and is the CEO of Housing.Cloud, which he co-founded with Sasha Bratyshkin. Bartakovics was also a board member or advisor to numerous startups. [4]

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Career

Before launching Tasting Table in 2008, Bartakovics was a business manager in asset-backed finance at UBS Investment Bank. [5] He studied English literature at the University of Chicago, [4] and studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Hamburg as a Fulbright Scholar. [6] [7] [8]

In 2019, he sold Tasting Table to Static Media and joined real estate development firm Artifact as COO after selling Tasting Table. [9] Bartakovics co-founded Housing.Cloud with Sasha Bratyshkin, backed by Bienville Capital. [10]

Recognitions

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