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Jim Lanzone

CEO, Yahoo

Search every verified Jim Lanzone interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jim Lanzone, CEO of Yahoo, discussed the company's strategy and history in a March 2026 interview on the Decoder podcast. He described Yahoo's past decision to pay Google to run its search box as the company's "original sin," and noted that Yahoo is now an independent, privately held company with growth in areas such as Yahoo Sports, Finance, and email. Lanzone said he has experience competing in search from his time at Ask Jeeves, and he expressed confidence in Yahoo's ability to grow market share despite being a smaller player. He also mentioned that Yahoo has launched an AI search engine and is making other product bets. Lanzone addressed Yahoo's approach to news, stating that the company aims to help reset users' algorithmic feeds to avoid extreme content, and he noted receiving complaints from both left and right, which he suggested indicates a balanced approach. He also discussed the importance of sports odds and information for Yahoo Sports, referencing his personal experience in a college betting pool. Lanzone mentioned that Yahoo's decisions are being made with a future IPO in mind, though he added that he is unsure whether the company will reach that point.

Recent appearances

  • Yahoo CEO on reviving the web's homepage | Decoder

    March 16, 2026 · 📺 Decoder with Nilay Patel

    Jim Lanzone is the CEO of Yahoo. It's basically impossible to sum up Yahoo's story over the last 25 years, but the short version is that once upon a time, Yahoo paid Google to run the search box on its website, and everything immediately went sideways. Jim calls it Yahoo's original sin. But after a long series of mergers, spinouts, and a hot, weird minute as part of Verizon Yahoo is once again an independent, privately held company — and it's growing. Yahoo Sports, Finance, and email (yes, really) are all getting bigger. But can Yahoo really take market share from Google? And with so much of…

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  • Warsh'd UP, Fed Decision, OpenAI IPO, Tech Earnings, WSJ House of the Year

    January 30, 2026 · 📺 TBPN

    Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com 06:18 Who is Kevin Warsh? 36:33 𝕏 Timeline Reactions 45:10 Google Targets Chinese “Cyber Weapon” 52:24 WSJ Mansion Section 01:07:44 Jim Lanzone, CEO of Yahoo, reflects on his career as a turnaround executive, drawing on leadership roles at Ask Jeeves, CBS Interactive, and Tinder, and explains his strategy of leveraging large existing audiences while rebuilding products, teams, and focus. 01:41:15 Tyler Cowen discusses Kevin Warsh’s appointment as Federal Reserve Chair, investor behavior around precious metals, and the Fed’s need to monitor AI’s…

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