Board of Trustees

James W. Abbott
Chair, Freedom Forum Institute
Former president, University of South Dakota

Lucy Dalglish
Dean and professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland

R. David Edelman
Director, Projects on Technology, Economy, & National Security, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jan Neuharth
Chair and chief executive officer, Freedom Forum

Orage Quarles III
Former President and publisher, The News & Observer

Philip Currie
Former senior vice president, News, Gannett Co. Inc

Michael G. Gartner
Principal owner, Iowa Cubs baseball team
Former president, NBC News

Félix F. Gutiérrez
Professor emeritus, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California

Madelyn P. Jennings
Former senior vice president, personnel, Gannett Co. Inc.

Robert C. Khayat
Chancellor emeritus, University of Mississippi

Bette Bao Lord
Author

Will Norton Jr.
Dean, Meek School of Journalism and New Media, University of Mississippi

Charles L. Overby
Former chair and chief executive officer, Freedom Forum and Newseum

John C. Quinn