Hearst Corporation

Founded in 1887 by William Randolph Hearst, the Hearst Corporation has interests in magazine, newspaper, and business publishing, as well as newspaper comics, features syndication and Internet activities. Hearst also operates radio and television stations and produces television programs. The company is a partner in several cable ventures, including Lifetime, Arts & Entertainment, The History Channel, and ESPN. Forbes' revenue estimate for Hearst excludes cable partnerships and the firm's public subsidiary, Hearst-Argyle Television.

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Leadership & Staff

Ronald J Doerfler CPA

• Senior Vice President – Finance and Administration (Dec '09→?) [+1]

• CFO (Feb '98→Dec '09)

Cathie Black Former President, Hearst Magazines

• President, Hearst Magazines

Frank A Bennack Jr CEO of Hearst

• CEO ('08→?)

Steven R. Swartz President, Hearst Newspapers

• ceo

George Hearst Jr

• Vice President (Apr '77→Mar '96)

Owners

The Hearst Family Trust The sole shareholder of The Hearst Corporation.

• sole shareholder; percent stake: 100%

Board Members

Lisa Hearst Hagerman Heiress and magazine editor

• Director (Jan '12→?)

Virginia Hearst Randt Granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst

• Director ('90→?)

Frank A Bennack Jr CEO of Hearst

• executive vice chairman

Donations

LGBTQ Freedom Fund

• Donation/Grant

MIT Media Lab Human/machine research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Donation

Holdings

White Directory Publishers publisher of The Talking Phone Book

• Subsidiary (Sep '04→?)

ESPN ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation

• joint owner; percent stake: 20%

Child Organizations

Hearst Newspapers Owner of 24 Daily Newspapers

• operating group

Hearst Magazines

• division

Hearst Communications Inc. Magazine publisher

• subsidiary ('96→?)

Memberships

The Partnership for New York City, Inc. Nonprofit membership organization comprised of a select group of two hundred CEOs from top NYC-based businesses

• partner company

Services & Transactions

Platinum Advisors Lobbying Firm in California

• Service/Transaction

Cornell Tech Cornell technology institute in NYC

• partnership