Almar Latour — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as CEO of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
Led Dow Jones to its best financial performance in its 142-year history.
Established the Barron’s Group and grew it to more than 1 million subscriptions.
Overhauled WSJ.com during the 2008 financial crisis.
Served as Editor in Chief of the Asian Wall Street Journal and Executive Editor for The Wall Street Journal.
Chairman of the Board of Governors for Media, Technology and Entertainment at the World Economic Forum.
Board member of the Atlantic Council.

Biography

Almar Latour is the CEO of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, leading the world’s prominent brands in business news and information. Under his leadership, Dow Jones has achieved its best financial performance in its 142-year history, while maintaining The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones as trusted sources.

A transformative leader in digital media, Latour was named a Business Visionary Honoree by PEN America. He has a long history in digital media, including overhauling WSJ.