Alberto Ibargüen

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

Alberto Ibargüen is president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The foundation promotes informed and engaged communities through the funding of transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities, and foster the arts. Mr. Ibargüen is the former publisher of the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald. He serves as chairman of the board of the World Wide Web Foundation and is also a member of the boards of PepsiCo, American Airlines, AOL, and ProPublica. Mr. Ibargüen is trustee emeritus of the Newseum in Washington, DC, where he previously served as board chair. He is based in Miami, FL.