Jeffrey M. Johnson

Jeffrey M. Johnson is a senior vice president of Hearst and the president and group head of Hearst Newspapers.

Hearst Newspapers is the operating group responsible for Hearst’s newspapers, local digital marketing services businesses and directories. With more than 3,000 employees across the nation, Hearst Newspapers publishes 24 dailies and 52 weeklies reaching more than 42 million unique visitors across the U.S., including related mobile websites and digital products. It also operates digital marketing services and directories businesses under the LocalEdge brand.

Johnson previously served as the publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle. He came to the Chronicle in 2013 after a 25-year career in publishing, including serving as president, publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times, and six years of work in private equity at the Yucaipa Companies. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and undergraduate accounting degree from the University of Illinois.