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Justin Dearborn
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Education Illinois State University ( BS)
DePaul University ( JD)
Occupation(s)Businessman, publisher

Justin Dearborn (born c. 1971) is an American businessman. He formerly served as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Tribune Publishing Company, a newspaper publishing company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.

Early life

Dearborn was born circa 1971. [1] He graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's degree and he received a J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law. [1]

Career

Dearborn began his career at Motorola, and later worked for Click Commerce. [1] He was the managing director and general counsel of Merrick Ventures, a private equity firm. He served as the chief executive officer of Merge Healthcare from August 2013 to October 2015, when it merged with IBM for $1 billion. [2] [3]

Dearborn was appointed as the chief executive officer of Tribune Publishing in February 2016 and as its chairman in March 2018, replacing Michael Ferro. [2] [3] [4] He stepped down from both roles in January 2019. [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Company Overview of tronc, Inc.: Justin C. Dearborn". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 28, 2018. [ dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Publisher Tronc names CEO Dearborn chairman as Ferro retires". Los Angeles Daily News. March 19, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Biography: Justin Dearborn". Tronc. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Alpert, Lukas I. (February 23, 2016). "Tribune Publishing Appoints Justin Dearborn New CEO". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Management shake-up at Tribune Publishing, former Sun-Times exec becomes CEO". Chicago Sun Times. January 17, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.