Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith Steps Down

Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith Steps Down
A New York Police Officer stands outside of Bloomberg headquarters in New York, New York, on Oct. 25, 2018. Mike Segar/Reuters
Reuters
Updated:

Bloomberg Media Chief Executive Officer Justin Smith is stepping down, effective immediately, to start a new media firm, Smith wrote in a tweet on Tuesday.

“After 8 years at Bloomberg Media, and more than 25 years in quality journalism, I’ve decided to pursue a personal dream, and a market opportunity, to launch a new kind of global news media company that serves unbiased journalism to a truly global audience,” Smith wrote.