Shane Smith (born 1969) is a Canadian journalist and entrepreneur known as the co-founder and former CEO of Vice Media, where he built a global youth media brand. He stepped down as CEO in March 2018 but remained with the company as Executive Chairman. As of early 2026, he is not currently active in day-to-day operations of Vice.
He also conducted the first public interview with the Eagles of Death Metal following the 2015 terrorist shooting at their show at the Bataclan in Paris that left 89 dead. In 2015, Canadian Business placed him on "Canada's Richest People", claiming his net worth to be at $1.27 billion.
Shane Smith is the founder and CEO of VICE, the global youth media brand. One of the industry's most respected visionaries, Smith is also a critically acclaimed journalist, and the host and executive producer for the Emmy winning news series, VICE, on HBO.
A native of Terrell, Texas, Shane Smith made music a full-time pursuit after moving to Austin. A passionate musician and songwriter, Shane soon connected with Bennett Brown, along with other musicians many of whom now make up The Saints.
On May 29, 2013, WH Group, then known as Shuanghui Group and sometimes also Shineway Group, the largest meat producer in China, announced the purchase of Smithfield Foods for $4.72 billion, a sale first suggested in 2009.
Shane Smith, mastermind behind Vice's ever expanding empire, has relocated to Santa Monica, California, where he and his wife, Tamyka, have restored a Spanish Colonial estate as sprawling and grand as his global media ambitions.
And it worked. On June 23, an announcement went out that a bankruptcy court had approved a $350 million sale of Vice to one of its prior investors, hedge fund Fortress, which led a consortium of buyers in the deal. Smith had pulled off one last magic trick.
In November 2015, Smith joined the band Sweet Water for a one-off performance at Seattle's Benaroya Hall. The show was performed with a full orchestra. Smith was found dead on April 3, 2019, at his home in Seattle. A later autopsy determined he died April 3 of a torn aorta and high blood pressure.
Shane Jeffrey Smith (born April 4, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025, and was named an All-Star the same season. Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
Shane Smith is the founder and CEO of VICE, the global youth media brand. One of the industry's most respected visionaries, Smith is also a critically acclaimed journalist, and the host and executive producer for the Emmy winning news series, VICE, on HBO.
Bankrupt media company Vice Media — once worth nearly $6 billion — has been sold to a consortium of former lenders that include a fund linked to George Soros for $350 million.
Will Smith: Salary Threshold for Misery Revealed as of 2025, will smith's net worth is estimated to be between $350 million and $375 million. will smith said $1 million annually in america can lead to 'more problems'. will smith says he's in the 'downsize phase' of his life.
Shane Smith, who attended The Governor's Academy in Byfield, moved on to Wake Forest. Mike Vasil, who was at Boston College Prep in Dorchester, studied at the University of Virginia.
The publication was put on hiatus in 2019. In 2023, Vice filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company's lenders—Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital—agreed to purchase the company for $225 million.
EIGHT YEARS AGO, comedian and actor Vice Ganda (real name: Jose Marie Borja Viceral) entered the local beauty industry, alongside contemporaries such as Anne Curtis with blk Cosmetics and the Sunnies Face founders Georgina Wilson, Jessica Wilson, Martine Cajucom, and Bea Soriano.
On October 19th 2020, Shane Smith's sister, Tricia, died. She had been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Fibromyalgia, Lupus and other comorbidities and for 20 years experienced such severe pain that she would often say “I suffer in miserable, breathless silence and just wish I could die“.
Who are the largest shareholders of Smithfield Foods?
These institutions hold a total of 48,825,131 shares. Largest shareholders include Millennium Management Llc, Fmr Llc, Morgan Stanley, Zimmer Partners, LP, Two Sigma Advisers, Lp, Balyasny Asset Management Llc, Walleye Capital LLC, Citadel Advisors Llc, Deutsche Bank Ag\, and BlackRock, Inc. .
