Mike Klingensmith
Minneapolis Star Tribune
CEO and Publisher
Michael J. Klingensmith is publisher and CEO of the Star Tribune with responsibility for
all news and business operations of the company. A native of the Twin Cities, he joined
the Star Tribune in January 2010 after spending most of his 40-year career in
publishing with Time Inc. in New York City. He was named Editor & Publisher’s
Publisher of the Year in 2011.
At Time Inc., he held numerous senior management positions, including general
manager of Time Magazine and CFO of Time Inc. He was the co-developer of the
concept for Entertainment Weekly and became its founding publisher in 1989, leading
the magazine to its emergence as one of Time Inc.’s most profitable titles. In 1998, he
was named president of Sports Illustrated where he grew the franchise by expanding in
print, digital, television and events. In 2001, he was named executive vice president of
Time Inc.
Klingensmith, has an M.B.A. and a B.A. from the University of Chicago, where he now
serves on the board. He is also the immediate past chairman of the News Media
Alliance.