Paul Bascobert
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Paul Bascobert '87
Paul Bascobert was appointed president of Reuters News in September 2022.聽Bascobert鈥檚 first challenge was leading the move of Reuters.com content behind聽a paywall, which was completed in聽January 2023. Bascobert鈥檚 publishing and聽media experience includes executive roles at Gannet, Bloomberg LP, and Dow聽Jones. He is also an entrepreneur, having founded Vertex Partners (merged with聽Braun Consulting in 1998) and Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp.