fall 2021 cohort

Meredith Artley is a senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of CNN Digital Worldwide, where she oversees the creation, programming, and publishing of content across all CNN Digital properties. She previously led digital editorial efforts, strategies, and teams for the Los Angeles Times, the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times.

Sewell Chan is the editor in chief of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news site covering politics and policy in the Lone Star State. He was previously a journalist at the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.

Kahane Cooperman is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker who was also Co-Executive Producer at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart until 2015. Her work has been seen on HBO, PBS, Amazon, Comedy Central and A&E as well as in festivals around the world.

Susan Goldberg is Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic and Editorial Director of National Geographic Partners. She is the tenth editor, and first female editor, of the magazine since it was first published in October 1888. She has also served as a top editor for an array of other publications, including The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The San Jose Mercury News, Bloomberg News, and USA Today.

Sara Kehaulani Goo is the Editor-in-Chief of Axios. She has extensive experience as a news leader, having previously served as the managing editor of NPR’s digital content and the senior news director and reporter at The Washington Post.

Mat Honan is the Editor-in-Chief of MIT Technology Review, a former executive editor at Buzzfeed News and a senior writer at WIRED. During his career, he has focused on technology journalism.

Adrienne LaFrance is the executive editor of The Atlantic. She was previously a senior editor and staff writer at The Atlantic, and the editor of TheAtlantic.com. Adrienne's background is in investigative reporting, and she has written about the intersection of politics, media, technology, and information systems for more than 15 years.

Ron Nixon is the global investigations editor at the Associated Press where he oversees the news agency’s investigative unit. He previously reported from the New York Times Washington bureau and recently received the inaugural 2021 News Leader of the Year award from the News Leaders Association.

Siobhan O’Connor is a media executive and journalist with over 20 years of experience as an editor, writer, and leader. She was most recently VP of Editorial at the subscription-based tech-media company Medium, where she served on the executive team and oversaw all content operations, including premium content, partnerships, and independent writer programs.

Noah Oppenheim is the President of NBC News and oversees the network’s programming, editorial units, the division’s expanding digital properties, and its bureaus around the world. Oppenheim was named president in February 2017 after two years as the executive in charge of TODAY, a role he continues to hold. A veteran of the news industry, he is also an accomplished producer, screenwriter and author.

Emily Ramshaw is the co-founder and CEO of The 19th*, the nation’s first independent nonprofit newsroom at the intersection of gender, politics and policy. She was previously the editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune and is the youngest person to be named to the board of the Pulitzer Prize, where she is serving a nine-year term.

Jesse Rodriguez is the Vice President for Editorial & Booking at MSNBC, focusing on the guest appearances on the channel’s weekday morning show, Morning Joe, daytime hours of news coverage, primetime programming, and network specials. He previously served as Director of Booking and in a wide variety of production roles at the channel.

Eric Schurenberg is the CEO of Mansueto Ventures, the owner of Inc. and Fast Company media properties, host of "The Human Factor" on LinkedIn Live and host of the forthcoming misinformation/disinformation podcast, "In Reality". He was previously the President and Editor-in-Chief of Inc., the founding editor of CBS MoneyWatch.com, the Editor-in-Chief of BNET.com, and the managing editor of Money Magazine.