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President & Chief Executive Officer, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Alberto Ibargüen is president and ceo of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The foundation is a leading supporter of journalism in the new media age, and of civic advancement in U.S. communities. Previously, he served as publisher of The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald. He was a newspaper executive at The Hartford Courant and Newsday before moving to Miami. Mr. Ibargüen is chairman of the board of the Newseum in Washington, D.C. and of the World Wide Web Foundation. He is on the boards of PepsiCo, American Airlines and ProPublica. Mr. Ibargüen received a Maria Moors Cabot citation from Columbia University for his work with the Inter American Press Association to protect journalists in Latin America. He is based in Miami, FL.
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