True/Slant

Lewis is the founder of True/Slant, an original content news network. Leveraging his 35 years of media experience, Lewis envisioned a new model that combined the values and editorial standards of traditional news with the immediacy and interactivity of the digital medium. As CEO, Lewis leads an experienced team that is realizing this vision.

Previously, Lewis was Senior Vice President, Programming at AOL, where he was responsible for News, Sports and Network Programming and played an instrumental role in the launch of TMZ.com. He was also Executive Editor at Forbes magazine, where he spearheaded the magazine's redesign, managed the annual Forbes 400 Richest Americans list and created the Celebrity 100 List. He was Page One Editor of The Wall Street Journal, a Senior Editor at Newsweek and an editor at The New York Times.

Coates manages contributors and content for True/Slant. His goal is to bring together the most distinct, knowledgeable and trusted voices in media. Previously, Coates was an Executive Producer at AOL News, where he launched AOL's first-ever political blogging network and a series of general interest news blogs. Coates spent the first half of his professional career as an editor in book publishing, most recently at the prestigious Nan A.Talese imprint at Random House. Before that he worked at William Morrow/Avon and Arcade publishing.

Steve oversees True/Slant’s technology architecture, software development and site operations. He came to True/Slant from Condé Nast, where he spent eight years, most recently as Senior Director, Product Development. In that role he managed the build-out of Parade.com's core platform and publishing tools. Prior to that, Steve managed channel development for About.com, where he designed, built and launched an affiliate ad network. Steve also worked for Prodigy, where he built platforms and processes for internal communications as well as partners.

Michael oversees True/Slant's homepage and topic streams. Before joining True/Slant, he was the New York Sun's Online Editor. As a journalist, Michael has also reported on national political news for the Huffington Post, RawStory.com, and the Village Voice. Earlier in his career, he worked in Washington for a non-governmental organization that focused on American policy on weapons of mass destruction nonproliferation in the former Soviet Union, Iraq, and Libya.

Andrea drives the True/Slant product experience and business platforms. She previously worked with three early stage companies building out their social publishing products and systems. Andrea spent nine years at AOL, most recently as Vice President of Programming and Operations. While at AOL, she managed wireless, messaging, programming and community products and platforms. Andrea's roots are in television production. She spent 10 years at Fox Television, where she served as Show Producer for the news magazine A Current Affair and also covered stories in the U.S. and abroad for The Reporters.