Morrissey, Brian

Based in New York, NY Org The Rebooting Role Founder

Notable work and positions

The Rebooting — Founder
Digiday Media — former President and Editor-in-Chief (2011–2020)
Adweek — former Digital Editor (c. 2005–2011)
People vs Algorithms — Host
Medieninsider — Columnist

Biography

According to Crunchbase, Brian Morrissey holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and previously attended Providence College and, for a period, KU Leuven in Belgium. Early in his career he wrote for DM News, ClickZ and Silicon Alley Reporter before becoming digital editor at Adweek, a role he held for about six years until 2011, leading the publication's coverage of digital media and marketing and speaking at industry conferences in the United States and Europe.

In 2011, Morrissey joined Digiday, and for nearly a decade served as president and editor-in-chief of Digiday Media, the vertical media company behind Digiday, Glossy and Modern Retail, where he was responsible for editorial across the brands as well as memberships, product, events programming and design. He left the company in October 2020.

After leaving Digiday, Morrissey moved to Miami and launched The Rebooting, a newsletter that began publishing on Substack on September 21, 2020, focused on the mechanics of building sustainable media businesses and drawing on his experience running Digiday. The Rebooting later expanded to include a podcast and a private membership tier. Morrissey has since relocated back to New York and continues to write The Rebooting; he also hosts the podcast People vs Algorithms and writes a column for the German media-industry publication Medieninsider.

Career highlights

1. President and Editor-in-Chief, Digiday Media, 2011–2020Led editorial across Digiday, Glossy and Modern Retail for nearly a decade, alongside the company's membership, product and events businesses.

2. Founding The Rebooting, 2020Launched a newsletter on the mechanics of sustainable media businesses shortly after leaving Digiday; later expanded into a podcast and a paid membership tier.

3. Digital Editor, Adweek, c. 2005–2011Led the trade publication's coverage of digital media and marketing for about six years.