Geoff Bartakovics (born 1977) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the cofounder and CEO of Tasting Table,[1] a digital media brand targeting food influencers.[2] Bartakovics is also a board member or advisor to a number of other digital brands and start-ups, including Trigger Media Group, Inside Hook, Pixafy and Gathered Table.[3]

Geoff Bartakovics
BornFebruary 24, 1977
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Occupation(s)Cofounder and CEO, Tasting Table

Before launching Tasting Table in 2008, Bartakovics was a business manager in asset-backed finance at UBS Investment Bank.[4] He studied English literature at the University of Chicago,[3] and studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Hamburg as a Fulbright Scholar.[5][6][7]

In 2012, he was named one of Out magazine's OUT 100.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Geoff Bartakovics & Nick Fauchald: E-Entrepreneurs". Food & Wine. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ Silver, Shani. "Geoff Bartakovics Tasting Table CEO Home". Domino. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b Tucker, Nikki (11 April 2016). "Co-Founder & CEO of the Tasting Table Shares His Haute Guide to NYC". Haute Living. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ^ "HOW PASSION GUIDED A BIG CAREER SHIFT FOR A BANKER TURNED TASTING TABLE CEO". Fastcompany.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Graduate students receive the most Fulbrights". The University of Chicago. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Startup Stories: Geoff Bartakovics of Tasting Table". About.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  7. ^ "Tasting Table CEO Geoff Bartakovics: A Week In The Life". Huffingtonpost.com. 19 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Out100: Scott Hocker, Bob Tuschman, Geoff Bartakovics, Rita Sodi, Jody Williams, Brady Konya". Out.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.