NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Matt Goldberg has been named senior vice president of digital strategy and operations for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, effective immediately. He will report to Gordon McLeod, president of The Wall Street Journal Digital Network.
In this role, Mr. Goldberg assumes operational responsibilities across the network, including general management, strategy and business development, finance, research and analytics, licensing, mobile, video and podcasting initiatives.
"The Wall Street Journal Digital Network is experiencing an unprecedented time of growth and expansion across our properties," said Mr. McLeod. "Matt is a very experienced, strategic thinker who will help take our digital business to the next level. As we continue to innovate across our products and grow our audience, he will help ensure we focus on critical business priorities as well as opportunities to further expand our network."
In 2006 Mr. Goldberg became vice president of franchise development and partnerships for the Dow Jones Consumer Media Group, where he was responsible for developing and managing business partnerships, including television, radio, WSJ Office Network, Sunday Journal, content licensing and other initiatives in adjacent markets and emerging media formats.
Mr. Goldberg joined Dow Jones in New York in 2003 as director of market strategies for The Wall Street Journal and was later named executive director of Dow Jones Integrated Solutions, a group he launched in 2004 and led through 2006.
Prior to joining Dow Jones, Mr. Goldberg held several positions at Bertelsmann in New York, rising to senior director, U.S. business development. He previously served as director of strategic planning for the Illinois Housing Development Authority in Chicago; campaign officer for the Liberty Party of Australia; and assistant to the Governor of Illinois.
Mr. Goldberg received a bachelor's degree in English from Cornell University, a master's degree in International Relations from The University of Melbourne and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
About The Wall Street Journal Digital Network
The Wall Street Journal Digital Network comprises business and financial news websites including The Wall Street Journal Online (www.wsj.com), the largest paid subscription site on the Web with more than one million subscribers; Barron's Online (www.barrons.com), the site of America's premier financial magazine with 127,000 subscribers; MarketWatch.com, a leading investing and financial news site with 100 journalists in 10 bureaus around the world; and AllThingsD.com, a site devoted to news, analysis and opinion on technology, the Internet and media. Marketers seeking business decision-makers or affluent and influential individuals can reach more than 20 million unduplicated, unique visitors each month across The Wall Street Journal Digital Network.
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