Sharon Waxman

Sharon Waxman is an award-winning journalist and media entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in international reporting and entertainment journalism. She is the founder and CEO of The Wrap News Inc., a leading multiplatform news organization dedicated to the business of entertainment and media. Since its launch in 2009, TheWrap has become a key industry resource, known for breaking high-profile stories, delivering authoritative analysis, and fostering a vibrant global community of entertainment professionals and enthusiasts. The company also includes specialized platforms such as ItsontheGrid.com and ThePowerGrid, and hosts TheGrill, an influential leadership conference exploring the convergence of entertainment, media, and technology. Under Waxman’s leadership, TheWrap has received numerous accolades, including being named Best Online News Site by the Los Angeles Press Club and one of the “100 Most Important Online Publishers” by OMMA.

Before founding TheWrap, Waxman served as a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times, and prior to that, she was a reporter for The Washington Post. Her work has long focused on the intersection of media, culture, and business, with a particular emphasis in recent years on global cultural conflicts. She is the author of Loot: The Battle of the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World, published by Times Books, which explores issues of cultural heritage and international restitution. Waxman holds a B.A. in English from Barnard College, Columbia University, and an M.Phil. in Modern Middle East Studies from St. Antony’s College, Oxford University. Her expertise spans entertainment, media, foreign politics, and high culture.