The Boston Globe Competitors

Brian Napack is President and CEO of John Wiley and Sons (Wiley), a global research and learning company and one of the world’s leading publishers. He is the Chairman of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) which protects and promotes the central role that publishers play in enhancing culture, scholarship, education, the workforce and democracy. Brian also serves on the board of Zero-To-Three (Treasurer), a science-based advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. Prior to joining Wiley in 2017, Brian was a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Partners, a leading investor in media, education, information, and communication. He has served as an active member on numerous boards including those of Blackboard Inc., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Burning Glass, Ascend Learning, Recorded Books, Ingram Industries, myON, EDMC, and Synergis Education. Prior to joining Providence in 2012, Brian served as president of Macmillan, the global publisher, in the U.S. from 2006 to 2012. During his tenure, he oversaw businesses in education, consumer books, digital media and magazines. Prior to Macmillan, Brian was a partner at L.E.K. Consulting, a global management consulting firm, serving as co-head of its Media and Entertainment practices and leading its Publishing and Education practices. He also founded and served as CEO of ThinkBox, an education software company focused on the early childhood market. At The Walt Disney Company, Brian founded Disney Educational Publishing and was a co-founder of Disney Interactive. He has also held senior roles at Simon & Schuster, the publishing company and at A.T. Kearney, a leading management consulting company. Brian received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College.

Julius Choudhury is a CEO and Editor in Chief at dearJulius.com and CEO and Editor in Chief at Daily News and is based in New York City, New York.

Timothy E. Ryan (born 20th century) is an American newspaper publisher and businessman. Beginning in 2015, he served as the publisher and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune. Prior to his position with the Los Angeles Times, he served as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Baltimore Sun, beginning in 2007.

Sean Giancola is a Chief Executive Officer at New York Post and CEO:New York Post at News Corporation. He studied at Syracuse University.

Experienced chief executive officer with a demonstrated history of working in the publishing industry. Strong professional skilled in Content Management, Digital Publishing, Publishing, Content Development, and Ebooks.

Daisy Veerasingham was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in February of 2021. Veerasingham had been chief revenue officer since 2019, and continues to lead the company’s revenue division and serve on the AP Management Committee. Veerasingham joined AP in 2004 as sales director for AP Television News in London and was promoted to senior vice president for international revenue in 2010. In that role, she led all international content licensing, AP Global Media Services and AP’s video business, including the news agency’s multichannel live video service. Prior to joining AP, she was group sales and marketing director at LexisNexis and also held sales and marketing roles at the Financial Times. Based in London, Veerasingham will relocate to AP’s headquarters in New York.

Pam Wasserstein is a Board Member at Charles H. Revson Foundation and Chief Executive Officer at New York Magazine. She has worked as Co-Chairman at New York Magazine. Pam studied at Harvard Law School.