Board of Trustees

Jan Neuharth

Jan Neuharth

Chair and CEO, Freedom Forum

James W. Abbott

James W. Abbott

Former president, University of South Dakota

Michael Coleman

Michael Coleman

Secretary, Freedom Forum

Newspaper management consultant

Former chair, Cape Publications, Inc.

Lucy Dalglish

Lucy Dalglish

Professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland

R. David Edelman

R. David Edelman

IPRI Distinguished Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Brent W. Jones

Brent W. Jones

Editor of Culture, Training & Outreach, The Wall Street Journal

Senior Vice President, Training, Culture & Community, Dow Jones

Jack Kirschenbaum

Jack Kirschenbaum

Chair, Freedom Forum Nominating Committee

Shareholder, Gray Robinson Attorneys at Law

Josh Kirschenbaum

Josh Kirschenbaum

Chief Advancement and Special Initiatives Officer, PolicyLink

Malcolm R. Kirschenbaum

Malcolm R. Kirschenbaum

Chair, Freedom Forum Finance and Executive Committee

Lawyer and civic leader

John C. Lee IV

John C. Lee IV

Vice-Chair, Freedom Forum Finance and Executive Committee

Former chair, Middleburg Financial Corp.

Dani Neuharth-Keusch

Dani Neuharth-Keusch

Senior Manager of Development and Engagement at Only One

Peter S. Prichard

Peter S. Prichard

Chair, Freedom Forum Special Committee on Succession

Former editor-in-chief, USA Today

Orage Quarles III

Orage Quarles III

Chair, Freedom Forum Audit Committee

Former president and publisher, The News & Observer

Barbara Wall

Barbara Wall

Former chief legal and operating officer, current board director, Gannett Co. Inc.

Judy Woodruff

Judy Woodruff

Senior correspondent and the former anchor and managing editor, “PBS NewsHour”

Trustees Emeritus

Louis Boccardi

Former president and CEO, The Associated Press

Shelby Coffey III

Former editor, Los Angeles Times

Phil Currie

Former senior vice president, News, Gannett Co. Inc.

Michael Gartner

Former owner, Iowa Cubs baseball team

Former president, NBC News

Félix Gutiérrez

Professor emeritus, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California

Alberto Ibargüen

President and CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Madelyn P. Jennings

Former senior vice president, Personnel, Gannett Co. Inc

Robert C. Khayat

Chancellor emeritus, University of Mississippi

Bette Bao Lord

Author

Will Norton Jr.

Former dean, School of Journalism and New Media, University of Mississippi

Charles L. Overby

Former chair and CEO, Freedom Forum and Newseum

John M. Seigenthaler

Senior partner, FINN Partners