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Harvard University

Co-founder and editor in chief of Quartz

The New York Times

Editorial Director of AI Initiatives

Mentored an AI startup participating in Betaworks' summer accelerator program.

betaworks

Startup Mentor

After selling Quartz, returned to my roots in the newsroom and led the integration with our new owners.

Quartz

Editor in Chief

Led Quartz though the pandemic, creating a fully distributed global workforce. Took the company private in 2020 and successfully restructured the business before finding it a new home in G/O Media, which acquired Quartz in 2022. Turnaround strategy focused on email engagement, data infrastructure, and subscriptions.

While independent, registered Quartz as a public benefit corporation and focused our mission—"make business better"—on holding firms accountable to society, not just shareholders. Internally, recommitted to an inclusive culture, and employees of color grew to half of the newsroom and 42% of the company. Reached a collective bargaining agreement with unionized employees and enjoyed strong labor relations. When Quartz was sold, all employees shared in the profits.

Chief Executive Officer

Created 50-person division responsible for product management, design, and engineering, and tightly integrated with the rest of the company. Launched countless editorial products that increased reader engagement and revenue, and were acclaimed for journalistic innovation (and plenty that failed, too). The team won "world's best designed website" from the Society for News Design and best app of the year from Apple, among other honors, and created a high-functioning, inclusive culture with gender parity.

In 2018, Quartz was sold to a publicly traded Japanese media conglomerate for $86 million. Following the acquisition, successfully led integration of product teams, regulatory compliance, and other new challenges.

Chief Product Officer

Led a rapid expansion of the newsroom, its coverage areas, and offerings for readers. Quartz won two general-excellence awards from the Online News Association, a Gerald M. Loeb award for video, and other top journalism honors, while annual revenue grew to $35 million and headcount exceeded 200.

Executive Editor

Employee #2. Worked with many others to conceive and build a modern business news organization for global citizens who believe in a more open and connected economy. Launched Quartz in September 2012 with a mobile-first website and daily email news briefing that quickly amassed more than 20 million readers.

Initially responsible for editorial strategy, product development, visual journalism, and audience growth. Presented frequently at trade shows. Also reported on the future of television, IPOs, and other topics.

Co-Founder

Taught tutorials on digital-media skills for master's students in NYU's Studio 20 program.

Arthur L Carter Journalism Institute

Adjunct Professor

Developed and led a new seminar on social-media skills for students in the M.S. degree program.

Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism

Directed the strategy for web traffic growth at WSJ.com. Created and led the newspaper's first social-media team. Worked on new features of the website and experimental news products.

The Wall Street Journal

Outreach Editor

Part of the site's founding team. Reported on the digital news industry and innovations in journalism. Finalist, 2010 Mirror Awards, for a series revealing the AP's business-transformation plans.

Nieman Journalism Lab

Assistant Editor

Covered education, healthcare, and other topics. Second place, 2006 National Awards for Education Reporting, for scoops about Harvard’s president. Other reporting led to breakup and prosecution of an ~$80 million real-estate Ponzi scheme in Atlanta.

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