Jim Brady is a journalism executive, entrepreneur and innovator with nearly four decades of experience helping news organizations navigate change, build sustainable businesses and embrace new opportunities. His career spans print, broadcast and digital media, including three decades at the forefront of digital journalism.

Brady has held senior leadership roles at legacy media companies, digital-native organizations and startups, overseeing editorial, product, technology and revenue operations. His experience as both an entrepreneur and an executive has given him a distinctive perspective on the challenges facing the news industry and the strategies needed to build successful, sustainable news organizations.

Most recently, Brady served as vice president of journalism at Knight Foundation, where he oversaw a portfolio of more than $250 million in journalism investments. He played a central role in developing the strategic framework for Press Forward, a $500 million national initiative to revitalize local news in the United States. At Knight, Brady directed investments aimed at strengthening the sustainability and scalability of local news organizations, with an emphasis on revenue diversification, market expansion, strategic partnerships and product innovation.

Previously, Brady served as executive editor of washingtonpost.com, editor in chief of Digital First Media, head of news and sports at America Online, general manager of TBD.com and public editor of ESPN. He also founded and bootstrapped Spirited Media, a local news company that operated Billy Penn in Philadelphia, The Incline in Pittsburgh and Denverite in Denver, before selling the publications in 2019.