Reddit’s Huffman Leaves Early ‘Young Troll’ Image Behind for IPO

Reddit Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Huffman has run the site for the better part of a decade. His tenure has been marked by scandal, triumph and, most recently, a $193 million payday.

When Reddit stages its long-awaited public market debut this week, Huffman, 40, will be the face of a company that’s grown up with the internet — and wrestled with many of the industry’s morally vexing questions. It’s a tale of maturation for both CEO and Reddit itself — which has evolved from an upstart company with little interest in making money, to one of the year’s most closely watched IPOs, with ...