JOANNE LIPMAN
Digital And News Media Leader; Yale University Lecturer
316 West 79th Street, New York,NY
Summary
Joanne Lipman is a transformative media executive dubbed “innovator in chief” by the New York Times and “star editor” by CNN. She has served as editor-in-chief of USA Today, USA Today Network, Conde Nast Portfolio and The Wall Street Journal Weekend, leading those organizations to six Pulitzer Prizes. She is a Yale University lecturer and CNBC on-air contributor, and the bestselling author of three books.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
Work History
Lecturer, The Media & Democracy
YALE UNIVERSITY
08.2021 - Current
- Created and teach highly selective seminar focused on current media issues including misinformation, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence
Distinguished Journalism Fellow
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY
09.2019 - 08.2020
- First recipient of fellowship for senior journalists; analyzed impact of artificial intelligence on media
On-Air Contributor
CNBC
05.2019 - Current
- Provide expert analysis on tech, media, diversity, and workplace issues
Chief Content Officer; Editor in Chief, USA Today
GANNETT
12.2015 - 01.2018
- First CCO of Gannett, charged with uniting 110 news organizations as new USA Today Network
- Increased digital audience by more than 25%, to 125 million monthly unique visitors
- Led USA Today Network to historic three Pulitzer Prizes plus three finalists
Principal
SURREY LANE MEDIA, LLC
05.2009 - Current
- Advise corporate executives and boards on reputational issues
- Advise media companies including CNN, CNBC, Yahoo and NYPR on multi-platform content strategy
Editor-in-Chief, Conde Nast Portfolio
CONDE NAST
10.2005 - 04.2009
- Recruited by Conde Nast owner Si Newhouse to develop business media brand to complement The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Vogue
- Circulation growth and renewal rates both substantially above plan; editorial spending consistently below plan
- Won numerous honors including National Magazine award
Deputy Managing Editor
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
07.2001 - 10.2005
- Created new sections that broadened audiences while serving as part of leadership team overseeing news coverage; created Weekend Journal and Personal Journal; oversaw creation of Saturday edition
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, WEEKEND JOURNAL
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
01.1996 - 10.2005
- Created groundbreaking section, mobilizing Journal reporters to write about areas of personal interest to readers
- Broke even in first year, four years ahead of schedule
Reporter, Advertising Columnist, Page One Editor
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
07.1983 - 12.1996
- Wrote and edited multiple areas of coverage; awards including a Pulitzer Prize
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Yale University
Accomplishments
- Pulitzer Prizes: Led USA Today Network to three Pulitzer Prizes and an additional three Pulitzer finalists. Supervised coverage at The Wall Street Journal that earned three Pulitzer Prizes.
- Financial Times “Best Book” award: That’s What She Said
- Porchlight “Best Business Book”: Next!
- National Magazine Award: Conde Nast Portfolio (2008)
- Loeb Award, Excellence in financial coverage: Conde Nast Portfolio (2009)
- Matrix Award, Outstanding newspaper executive (2001)
- Hancock Award, Best financial columnist (1993)
Books
- NEXT: The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work (HarperCollins, 2023)
- That’s What She Said, (HarperCollins, 2018); No. 1 Washington Post bestseller
- Strings Attached, (with Melanie Kupchynsky; Hyperion, 2013)
Boards and Memberships
- New York Historical, Scholar Trustee, 2025 - Present
- USA Today Board of Contributors: 2019 - Present
- Data.world, advisory board, pre-IPO data-sharing platform: 2018 - Present
- The Wire China, advisory board member, pre-IPO digital news magazine: 2020 - Present
- The Knights Orchestra, trustee: 2014 - 2018
- Breastcancer.org, advisory board member: 2009 - Present
- Spirited Media, board member: 2016 - 2017
- Council on Foreign Relations, member; 2008 - Present
- Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy, Commissioner: 2017 - 2019
- Yale University Council, member of advisory board to University president: 2009 - 2018
- Yale Alumni Publications, board Chair: 2014 - 2017
- World Editors Forum, board member: 2017 - 2020
- World Economic Forum, Media Leader: 2007 - 2009, 2012, 2016 - 2017
- Yale Daily News Foundation, board member: 2009 - 2019
- Pulitzer Prize, Juror: 2001, 2002, 2017, 2018
Timeline
Lecturer, The Media & Democracy
YALE UNIVERSITY
08.2021 - Current
Distinguished Journalism Fellow
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY
09.2019 - 08.2020
On-Air Contributor
CNBC
05.2019 - Current
Chief Content Officer; Editor in Chief, USA Today
GANNETT
12.2015 - 01.2018
Principal
SURREY LANE MEDIA, LLC
05.2009 - Current
Editor-in-Chief, Conde Nast Portfolio
CONDE NAST
10.2005 - 04.2009
Deputy Managing Editor
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
07.2001 - 10.2005
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, WEEKEND JOURNAL
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
01.1996 - 10.2005
Reporter, Advertising Columnist, Page One Editor
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
07.1983 - 12.1996
Bachelor of Arts -
Yale University
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