Bob Cohn

CEO

At the Venetoulis Institute, Bob is responsible for strategy, performance, and culture at The Baltimore Banner and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Prior to joining Venetoulis, he was president of The Economist and The Atlantic, overseeing growth in audience, subscriptions, advertising, and digital innovation. As a journalist, he was the digital editor of The Atlantic, executive editor of Wired, and White House correspondent and Supreme Court correspondent for Newsweek. Over the years, Bob has overseen teams that won five National Magazine Awards and, in 2018, was named Publishing Executive of the Year by Adweek. A graduate of Stanford, Bob has a master’s degree from Yale Law School. A longtime Marylander, he has sat on several journalism boards and currently serves as a director of the Capital Area Food Bank.