Leadership

JIM KIRK

Group Publisher, Executive Editor »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿'s City Brands

Kirk, a veteran in the newspaper daily business, re-joined »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ in October 2018 as Publisher and Executive Editor of »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Chicago Business, after serving as Chief of Editorial Operations for Chicago Business for 18 months in 2011-2012. Prior to that, he served as Editor-in-Chief and Interim Executive Editor for the LA Times, SVP/Strategic Initiatives for Tribune Publishing Company, and SVP Publisher and Editor-in-chief for the Sun-Times News Group. Kirk is a transformational leader and brings deep expertise to editorial operations and content generation. He earned a BA from Illinois State University and lives in the Chicago area with his wife Michelle and has three children – Evan, Meghan and Anna.