Austin Rief

Austin Rief is the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew Inc., a digital media company he helped build from a college newsletter into a business reaching over 5 million subscribers. He served as CEO from 2021 to early 2025 before transitioning to his current role, during which time the company expanded into multiple B2B publications, podcasts, and other multimedia offerings. Morning Brew was acquired by Axel Springer, with Insider Inc. previously acquiring a majority stake in a deal valuing the company at $75 million. Rief is best known for co-founding and scaling Morning Brew into a major newsletter-driven media brand.