Ken Herts

Ken Herts currently serves as Director of Operations and Chief Operating Officer at The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, bringing extensive senior-level operating experience in the newspaper publishing and information services industries.

Before joining the Institute, Ken spent three years at Empirical Media, conducting market research and helping newspapers, magazines, websites and other media clients build growth strategies, develop operating plans, and implement best practices for companies shifting from print to digital revenue streams.

Prior to that, Ken spent 29 years at Dow Jones, and served in a number of leadership, finance, strategy and technology roles.