# Alex Ragir

> Alex Ragir is the co-founder and co-CEO of Glimmer (formerly Storyhunter), the global content-production platform he grew from zero to a vetted network of more than 40,000 filmmakers and creators across 192 countries. Before building software, he was an investigative journalist and foreign correspondent for Bloomberg News and the Associated Press in Brazil, where he won the 2010 Overseas Press Club award for his reporting on financial crime in Latin America. He works at the seam between journalism, film, and enterprise technology, helping Fortune 500 companies hire and pay creators anywhere in the world.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Glimmer
- **Organizations:** Glimmer (formerly Storyhunter), Ginga Media, Bloomberg News, Associated Press, Cultiva, Perolas Negras (Black Pearls Academy)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Built Glimmer's creator network from zero to 40,000+ filmmakers and creatives across 192 countries, Won the 2010 Overseas Press Club award for best reporting in Latin America, Forged 200+ creative partnerships with Fortune 5000 companies

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Emerging Markets reporter at Bloomberg News (through 2008), based in Brazil
- **2010** — Won the Overseas Press Club award for best reporting in Latin America
- **2012** — Co-founded Storyhunter in Brooklyn, New York
- **2015** — Storyhunter launched a unified video production marketplace and creator management platform
- **2017** — Partnered with UNESCO on the 'We Are the Media' campaign at World Press Freedom Day in Jakarta
- **2023** — Storyhunter rebranded as Glimmer
- **2025** — Glimmer relaunched as a global content production platform, announced at Advertising Week in October

## Achievements

- Built Glimmer's creator network from zero to 40,000+ filmmakers and creatives across 192 countries
- Won the 2010 Overseas Press Club award for best reporting in Latin America
- Forged 200+ creative partnerships with Fortune 5000 companies
- Helped launch digital video operations for CNN, Al Jazeera, Discovery and Meta
- Platform has processed over $125 million in payments across 180 countries
- Uncovered federal police evidence that major banks facilitated tax evasion and money laundering in Brazil

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Glimmer launched as a global content production platform at Advertising Week, backed by an advisory board including Sandy Climan, Alan Schulman, Robin Wood Sailer and Dan Longhi.

## Links

- Website: https://www.alexragir.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-ragir/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alexragir
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9gjB4kug19GnaDkoh09flQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexragir
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alex.ragir

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Last updated: 2026-06-25