# Eric Hochberger

> Eric Hochberger is the co-founder and CEO of Mediavine, which began in 2004 with SEO and publishing and developed into an ad-management business serving independent publishers. A University of Michigan computer engineering graduate based in Lighthouse Point, Florida, he has led technological and advertising initiatives, including publishing systems and programmatic infrastructure, and publicly advocates for creator compensation and audience ownership as search and AI change the economics of the web.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Mediavine
- **Organizations:** Mediavine
- **Education:** B.S.E. in Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mediavine in 2004 and led technological and advertising initiatives., Built a proprietary content-management system for Mediavine’s owned publishing properties., Reported quadrupling advertising revenue on the company’s own sites after changing its ad technology.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Co-founded Mediavine, initially working in SEO and publishing.
- **2013** — Food Fanatic launched, connecting the company with food bloggers.
- **2014** — Mediavine built its own header-bidding system; his 2026 interview describes a fourfold increase in its own ad revenue.
- **2019** — Announced the unified Mediavine Video Player.
- **2021** — Announced Mediavine Exchange’s first international data center in Frankfurt, Germany.
- **2023** — Published an argument connecting Mediavine’s independent ownership with long-term investment in publisher tools.
- **2024** — Journey by Mediavine launched; in October he announced Amber Bracegirdle’s move from day-to-day operations to an advisory role.
- **2025** — Supported Pay Per Crawl and hosted a four-hour Reddit AMA for bloggers.
- **2026** — Published Journey updates lowering requirements to 1,000 premium sessions and introducing unified applications and a shared dashboard.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mediavine in 2004 and led technological and advertising initiatives.
- Built a proprietary content-management system for Mediavine’s owned publishing properties.
- Reported quadrupling advertising revenue on the company’s own sites after changing its ad technology.
- Developed advertising infrastructure including lazy-loading approaches and the Mediavine Exchange.
- Announced a Frankfurt data center to improve auction latency for audiences in EMEA.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — On August 7, announced Journey requirements of 1,000 premium monthly sessions, one application for Mediavine and Journey, optional Grow, Google Analytics evaluation, and a shared dashboard.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on The Business of Content with Simon Owens to discuss Mediavine’s publishing origins and programmatic advertising.
- **2025-09** — Hosted a Reddit AMA about Mediavine, Journey, site growth, and advertising on September 17.
- **2025-07** — Supported Cloudflare Pay Per Crawl on July 2 and welcomed Google ending its Recipe Quick View pilot on July 3.

## Links

- Website: http://www.erichochberger.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hochberger
- GitHub: https://github.com/ehoch

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Last updated: 2026-10-13