🔷 Associated Press
◾ The Associated Press is governed by an elected board of directors. It is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters.
◾ CEO is Daisy Veerasingham
Daisy Veerasingham is a British businesswoman who has been the president and CEO of the Associated Press since 2021, succeeding Gary Pruitt.
She worked for LexisNexis and the Financial Times. In 2004, she was a sales director for the AP. By 2019, she was senior vice president and chief revenue officer for the company. She was later executive vice president and chief operating officer.
◾ Board of Directors
- Chairperson is Gracia Martore-Gracia C. Martore is the former president and CEO of Tegna, Inc. and was CEO of the predecessor Gannett Company before its split. She serves on the board of directors of FM Global, MeadWestvaco Corporation, and Omnicom Group, and as chair of the Associated Press.
- William Lewis - CEO, The Washington Post (see NPR article on Will Lewis in Washington Post comment).
- Maha Abouelenein - CEO and Founder, Digital and Savvy
- Mark Adams-President and CEO, Adams Publishing Group
- Emily L. Barr - formerly CEO of Graham Media Group
- Kirk Davis -CEO, Harte Hanks Inc.
- Lisa M. DeSisto - CEO, Maine Trust for Local News
- Kevin D. Mowbray - President and CEO, Lee Enterprises
- Michael Newhouse - Director and Senior Executive Officer, Advance/Newhouse Companies (Note: Conde Nast is on that list and owns a chunk of Reddit)
- Mi-Ai Parrish-Professor Arizona State University, President and CEO, Map Strategies Group
- Maribel Perez Wadsworth -President and CEO, The Knight Foundation