Richard Gingras

Chair, Village Media

Richard Gingras chairs the board of Village Media and is a co-founder and board member of the global Center for News, Technology and Innovation. He recently retired from Google after 15 years serving as the company’s global vice president for news, overseeing various product efforts as well as the Google News Initiative. Richard also engaged on news-related public policy matters around the world. Richard serves on the boards of several journalism policy related organizations, including the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the International Center for Journalists, the First Amendment Coalition, the James W Foley Legacy Foundation, the UC Berkeley School of Journalism and the advisory council of the Frontline documentary series.