Paul Rossi

Webit Speaker, President, The Economist Media Businesses

Based in New York, Paul has global responsibility for all of the Group’s media properties. With over 300 people in 14 offices around the world the media businesses consists of The Economist, The World in and Intelligent Life magazines, Economist events, Thought Leadership and Content Solutions, EuroFinance, TVC Group and Ideas People Media. 

Paul joined The Economist in London to manage advertising sales for the Middle East and Africa. He has held regional advertising sales director positions in Singapore and New York. In 2000, Paul became Commercial Director of Economist.com and publisher of the site in 2003, where he established the website as a profitable global business.

In January 2005, he was named Publisher of The Economist in North America, responsible for all commercial aspects of business including advertising, circulation and marketing for The Economist magazine, Economist.com and other Economist brand businesses. In 2007 he became Managing Director, EVP of The Economist Group with full P&L responsibility for all Economist and CFO brand businesses in the Americas.

In 2007, BtoB Media Business named Paul one of its top publishing innovators. In 2008, Adweek called The Economist the hottest magazine in America, naming Paul one of two Executives of the Year along with the Editor-in-Chief.

Paul serves on the board of directors of the MPA - The Association of Magazine Media. He is also on the board of the Hope Program, a career development program for homeless and welfare-dependent adults in New York City.