21st Century Fox Names Rubenstein Senior VP of Social Impact

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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21st Century Fox has named Liba Wenig Rubenstein senior VP of social impact.

In the post, she oversees the company's pro-social commitments and content, heading up teams in New York and Los Angeles, where she will be based.

Wenig Rubenstein comes from Tumblr, where she has been head of social impact and public policy since 2012.

It will be a homecoming for Wenig Rubenstein, who is former executive director of News Corp.'s Global Energy Initiative.

In addition, 21st Century Fox has promoted Vijay Sudan and Shira Oberlander, who launched the social impact program, to VPs, reporting to Rubenstein.

Tony Safford, VP of "employee engagement" program Fox Gives, will also report to Rubenstein.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.