Blair Heavey

Blair Heavey is the current President of Sales at GateHouse Media. Prior to this, they were Managing Director and Head of Senior Innovation at Fortress Investment Group from December 2016 to November 2017. In this role, they led, transformed and grew Digital and Print Solutions for Local, Regional and National Advertisers looking to access the world's most engaged local audiences. From October 2015 to October 2016, Blair was an Executive in Residence at Argosight, providing expertise in critical functions of Sales, Marketing, BD, Product, and Team Development for innovative growth B2C and B2B companies. Before that, they served as Interim CRO at Tracx from May 2015 to October 2015, where they led Enterprise Sales, Inside Sales and Account Management teams worldwide. Blair is also an Advisor and Independent Board Member at Torchlight (formerly myEdGPS) from March 2015 to January 2022, and Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson College from September 2014 to April 2020.

Heavey received their MBA in marketing/marketing management from Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and their BA in political science and computer science from Boston College.

Blair Heavey reports to Kirk Davis, Chief Executive Officer. They are on a team with Bradley M. Harmon - President & Publisher Dispatch Media Group, Bill Church - SVP News & Austin American-Statesman Editor-in-Chief, and Samantha Howland - SVP HR.