Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, is the executive chairman of the Los Angeles Times.
Executive Team
Chris Argentieri is president and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Times, overseeing all the business operations of The Times.
Nancy Antoniou is the chief human resources officer for the Los Angeles Times.
Anna Magzanyan is Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman and Head of Strategy and Revenue for the Los Angeles Times.
Ghalib Kassam is chief information officer for the Los Angeles Times.
Jeff Balbien is the chief technology officer for the Los Angeles Times, leading the development and modernization of the tools, services and infrastructure powering the newspaper’s digital platforms.
Jeff Glasser is general counsel of the Los Angeles Times.
Lee Fentress is the executive vice president of business development and commerce at the Los Angeles Times, focusing primarily on revenue diversification, innovation and the creation of new programs and products for subscribers.
Priya Girishankar is the executive vice president for subscription growth and advertising operations for the Los Angeles Times.
Mike Kechichian serves as executive vice president of advertiser marketing, B2B publishing and client solutions for the Los Angeles Times.
Hillary Manning is the vice president of communications, overseeing media relations and corporate communications for the Los Angeles Times.
Newsroom Leadership
Kevin Merida is the executive editor of the Los Angeles Times. He took the helm of the largest newsgathering organization in the West in June 2021 and oversees the newsroom as well as Times Community News and Los Angeles Times en Español.
As senior vice president for content business strategy, Julia Turner works closely with colleagues on the business side, aligning editorial and financial goals and leading efforts to refine and expand plans for a wide range of projects.
Shani Hilton is the managing editor for new initiatives at the Los Angeles Times. She is responsible for driving the L.A. Times’ efforts to expand its journalism and to foster a newsroom culture of aggressive, organic experimentation with form and approach.
Sara Yasin is a managing editor at the Los Angeles Times, where she oversees the daily news operation, as well as the Photo and Data and Graphics teams.
Scott Kraft is editor at large for enterprise journalism and special projects at the Los Angeles Times, where he oversees the Investigations department, standards and practices, contest entries, polling and survey research projects, and newsroom-wide reporting initiatives.
Hector Becerra is the deputy managing editor for California and Metro.
As deputy managing editor for news, Shelby Grad supervises the Los Angeles Times’ daily report on all platforms.
Sharon Matthews is the deputy managing editor of Originals and vice president of L.A. Times Studios. She sets and oversees Times strategy, development, production and integration of original content for unscripted and scripted original series and studio shows.
As deputy managing editor for new initiatives and vice president of L.A. Times Studios, Christian Stone helps guide the launch of new products and initiatives.
John Canalis works with editorial and finance to execute the editorial budget and serves as a liaison with the business side to develop and fine-tune initiatives that generate new revenue.
As assistant managing editor for California projects and innovation, Steve Clow helps guide ambitious journalism, with a mission of improving and showcasing the California staff’s talent, reporting and storytelling.
As assistant managing editor for culture and talent, Angel Jennings oversees the fellowship and internship programs. She also works closely with HR and department heads to advance the company’s efforts to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and access.
Kimbriell Kelly is an assistant managing editor and Washington bureau chief at the Los Angeles Times, where she oversees coverage of politics and policy in Washington, D.C.
Iliana Limón Romero is the Los Angeles Times assistant managing editor for Sports. She supervises the newsroom’s sports coverage.
Ben Muessig is assistant managing editor for storytelling, a new role intended to spur creative approaches to our craft throughout the newsroom.
Craig Nakano is assistant managing editor for Entertainment and Arts, overseeing the Los Angeles Times’ coverage of TV, movies, music, fine arts, books and other culture.
Samantha Melbourneweaver is the assistant managing editor for audience at the Los Angeles Times where she oversees social media, off-platform content sharing, SEO, comment and community.
B.J. Terhune is assistant managing editor for news at the Los Angeles Times, managing the Fast Break Desk, a team of journalists contributing to coverage of breaking news and trending topics.
Laurie Ochoa is general manager of Food at the Los Angeles Times.
Angel Rodriguez is the general manager for Latino initiatives at the Los Angeles Times, overseeing a new product that will specifically explore Latino culture and identity.
Terry Tang is the editorial page editor, overseeing the editorial board and the Op-Ed and Sunday Review sections.
Mariel Garza is the deputy editor of the editorial page.
