Archive - The Profile

The Profile: The woman teaching AI morals & the princess-turned-VC

This edition of The Profile features Michael Pollan, Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, Amanda Askell, and others.

Feb 15 • Polina Pompliano

The Profile: The dealmakers behind the secretive 3G Capital & the Olympic skier who mastered the pain cave

This edition of The Profile features 3G Capital, Ankur Jain, Jessie Diggins, and others.

Feb 8 • Polina Pompliano

The Profile: The crypto CEO who’s become Enemy No. 1 & the VC firm that regained its spark

This edition of The Profile features Brian Armstrong, Mamoon Hamid, Eileen Gu, and others.

Feb 1 • Polina Pompliano

January 2026

The Profile: The finance nerd who is the country’s best quarterback & the mountaineer pushing his body to extremes

This edition of The Profile features Fernando Mendoza, Kílian Jornet, Lindsey Vonn, and others.

Jan 25 • Polina Pompliano

The Profile: Spotify's new CEOs, Japan's richest man, and the startup using robots to make human embryos

This edition of The Profile features Daniel Ek, Tadashi Yanai, and others.

Jan 18 • Polina Pompliano

The Profile: The founder who wants to automate restaurants & the coffee chain taking over America

This edition of The Profile features Marc Lore, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Chloe Kim, Jeremy Wacksman, and others.

Jan 11 • Polina Pompliano

The Profile: The self-made billionaire who never read an investment book & the actor on the precipice of megastardom

This edition of The Profile features Thomas Peterffy, Thomas Goldstein, Judah Smith, and Josh O’Connor.

Jan 4 • Polina Pompliano

December 2025

The Profile's 2025 Year In Review

This year, we featured original profiles on Saquon Barkley, Anthony Scaramucci, Ryan Serhant, and Kathryn Wylde.

Dec 28, 2025 • Polina Pompliano

The Profile: New York’s most powerful woman & the woman from Coldplay’s ‘kiss cam’

This edition of The Profile features Kathryn Wylde, Esther Perel, and others.

Dec 21, 2025 • Polina Pompliano

New York's Most Powerful Woman Is Retiring. But Don’t Call This Her Last Act.

After 43 years at the Partnership for New York City, Kathryn Wylde is stepping down as CEO — just as a Democratic Socialist mayor assumes office.

Dec 17, 2025 • Polina Pompliano

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The Profile: Argentina’s richest man & the startups designing the perfect baby

I announce the subject of my next original profile, which publishes this Wednesday!

Dec 14, 2025 • Polina Pompliano

The Profile: The world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire & the romance author who took over Hollywood

This edition of The Profile features Luana Lopes Lara, Colleen Hoover, Nvidia, and more.

Dec 7, 2025 • Polina Pompliano

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