Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation

Board of Directors

Cristina Alesci
JESSE Angelo

CEO and Founder, Checker Media

Martin Baron headshot
Martin Baron

Former Executive Editor, The Washington Post

Sarah Bartlett
Sarah Bartlett

Dean Emerita, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

Shazdeh OMARI

Interim Executive Director of Development, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

Dennis K. Berman
Dennis K. Berman

Managing Director in Telecom, Media and Entertainment, Lazard

Helen Crossen
Helen Crossen

Managing Director – Portfolio Talent, Onex

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Staff Writer, The New York Times Magazine

Laurie Hays

CEO, Laurie Hays & Associates

Andrew Heyward

Visiting Scholar, Laboratory for Social Machines, MIT Media Lab

Stacy-Marie Ishmael

Chair
Managing Editor for Crypto, Bloomberg

Marjorie Miller
MARJORIE MILLER

Secretary
Administrator, Pulitzer Prizes

Graciela Mochkofsky

Ex Officio
Dean, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

Craig Newmark

Founder, craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies

Karen Pensiero

Former Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Vivek Shah
Vivek shah

Treasurer
CEO, Ziff Davis

Stephen B. Shepard
Stephen B. Shepard

Founding Dean Emeritus, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism 

ARTHUR SULZBERGER, JR.
ARTHUR SULZBERGER, JR.

Vice Chair
Chairman Emeritus, New York Times Company

Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi

Host “VELSHI” and Business Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC

José Zamora

Chief Communications and Impact Officer,
EXILE Content Studio

Major Donors

AOL

Carnegie Foundation

Charles H. Revson Foundation

Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund

Donald Graham

Esteé Lauder Companies

Facebook

Ford Foundation

Forest City Ratner Companies

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Katherine Moore Family Foundation

Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Leonard and Judy Lauder

MacAndrews & Forbes Inc.

Maureen White and Steven Rattner

News Corp

NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment

Pfizer, Inc.

Ravitch Family Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation

Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation

Scripps-Howard Foundation

The New York Times Company

The Tow Foundation

Univision

VICE

William P. Lauder