Joe Zappa

Joe Zappa is an accomplished media professional with extensive experience in editorial leadership and marketing strategy. As the Founder and CEO of Sharp Pen Media since August 2021, Joe Zappa focuses on supporting adtech and martech companies with marketing strategy, public relations, and content. Prior experience includes a role in content and PR at WIT Strategy and serving as Managing Editor at Street Fight, where Joe Zappa led editorial operations and wrote on topics related to digital marketing and location data. Joe Zappa has also held editorial positions at The Juice Learning, Brown Daily Herald Inc., and contributed as a newsletter writer and editor during an education-focused period. Academically, Joe Zappa holds a Bachelor of Arts in French Studies and Comparative Literature from Brown University, and both a PhD and MA in Comparative Literature from Cornell University.