In 1991, Jeff became enrolled at Nicolet High School. He finally earned his high school graduation from there in 1995. In 1995, he joined Cornell University where he majored in English Language and Literature/Letters. He finally earned his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from there in 1999. He began his professional career from PRIMEDIA. He joined them in 2003 and served them as a senior editor for about a year. In 2006, he was hired by Radar Magazine as a senior writer. He worked there for about a year. In August 2007, he began working at Conde Nast Portfolio as a blogger. He served them till May 2009 and then he joined AOL as a media columnist. At the end of 2010, he was hired by Forbes Magazine as a staff writer. He is popular for being the San Francisco bureau chief at Inc. Magazine. He has been working there since October 2014. The actual information about his age, annual salary and net worth is unknown. His nationality is American and he has mixed ethnicity.