About Us

Charles H. Townsend became Chief Executive Officer of Condé Nast in 2004. He leads the company’s Executive Management team. Prior to being named CEO, he served as Condé Nast’s Chief Operating Officer and was Publisher of Glamour magazine.
 

Robert A. Sauerberg Jr. is President of Condé Nast. He was previously Group President of the company’s Consumer Marketing division, which he joined in 2005 as Executive Vice President.

Additionally, Mr. Sauerberg held several senior leadership roles at Fairchild Fashion Media, including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Fairchild, he spent 18 years with The New York Times Company, eventually rising to CFO of its magazine group.

Mr. Sauerberg has a BSBA in finance from the University of Arkansas and an MBA from Mercer University.
 

John Bellando is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Condé Nast. He presides over the accounting, finance, treasury, strategic sourcing, real estate/office services and editorial rights and permissions departments. Mr. Bellando also oversees the corporate fiduciary responsibilities for Condé Nast, Fairchild Fashion Media and Parade.

He joined Condé Nast as Senior Vice President of Accounting and Finance in 1999 after holding senior finance roles at Bertelsmann A.G., Random House and Macmillan Inc.

Mr. Bellando has a B.A. from Brooklyn College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
 

Louis Cona is President of the Condé Nast Media Group (CNMG) and Chief Revenue Officer for Condé Nast. CNMG consists of corporate sales, marketing and digital sales efforts for all of the company’s consumer magazines and Web sites.

Mr. Cona joined CNMG in 2008 from The New Yorker, where he had been Vice President and Publisher since 2005. He also held the same position at Vanity Fair. Prior to joining Condé Nast, Mr. Cona worked at Time Inc., first at People and later at InStyle. He also held several positions in ad sales at USA Today and Scholastic.

Mr. Cona received a B.S. from New York University.
 

Jill Bright is the Chief Administrative Officer for Condé Nast. She oversees Corporate Planning & Strategy Development and Corporate Communications.

Ms. Bright joined Condé Nast in 1993 and led the Human Resources department from 1996 until her appointment as Chief Administrative Officer in 2010. Prior to joining Condé Nast, she worked in various senior HR roles at Macy’s, American Express and PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division.

Ms. Bright received her bachelor’s degree from Marymount Manhattan College and her MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
 

Joe Simon is Chief Technology Officer at Condé Nast, overseeing all digital and technology operations. He leads the company’s innovation efforts, including the development of next-generation digital products and services.

Prior to joining Condé Nast in September 2010, Mr. Simon was Chief Technology Officer for Viacom, where he directed all worldwide technology and operations for MTV Networks, BET Networks and Paramount Pictures. He also held roles at Booz Allen Hamilton, Reader’s Digest and various business conglomerates in India.

Mr. Simon received his MBA from XLRI in India.
 

Thomas J. Wallace was named Editorial Director of Condé Nast in 2005 and oversees the editorial direction of the company’s portfolio of magazines. He also leads the group responsible for developing special editions on all print and digital formats, devices and platforms.

Prior to his appointment as Editorial Director, Mr. Wallace was editor-in-chief of Condé Nast Traveler. Before joining Condé Nast, he held senior editorial positions at The New York Times and Newsday. In 1978, as city editor at The Stamford Advocate, Mr. Wallace helped edit a Pulitzer Prize–winning series on municipal corruption.

Mr. Wallace is a graduate of Harvard University.