Steven Rosenbaum

Steven J. Rosenbaum
Born
Alma materBA Skidmore College, MA NYU Gallatin
OccupationsEntrepreneur, filmmaker, author
EmployerSustainable Media Center

Steven J. Rosenbaum is an American author, entrepreneur and filmmaker. He was a Resident at TED in New York City and holds two patents in the areas of video curation and advertising technology. Rosenbaum is the co-founder and executive director of the Sustainable Media Center.

After the September 11, 2001, attacks, documentary filmmaker Steven Rosenbaum dispatched crews around the city and placed a classified ad in the Village Voice, inviting New Yorkers to contribute video footage as a way to "contribute to history.” He later chose the New York Public Library as the archive’s permanent home to ensure free, uncensored public access. Rosenbaum hopes future generations will continue to discover new and surprising meanings within it.

He was an executive director of the NYC Media Lab from 2020 to 2022.