Columbia Journalism School Announces the 2026 Fellows for the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program

Columbia Journalism School welcomes the 2026 Sulzberger Fellows, a global cohort of newsroom leaders committed to building a more resilient and sustainable future for journalism.

Through five months of intensive learning, experimentation, and collaboration, these fellows will develop and implement strategic initiatives that advance their organizations and the wider industry.

Meet the 2026 Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program cohort: 

• Kim Bode - Head of Growth Initiatives, Newspack (Automattic)
• Emmanuel Borloz - Head of Digital Desk, Tamedia
• Catarina Carvalho - Executive Director & CEO, piauí magazine
• Nisha Chittal - VP, Development & Chief of Staff, Vox
• Kate Dailey - Managing Editor, Features, Philadelphia Inquirer
• Anders Emil Møller - Managing Editorial Director, DR
• Jody Evans Hamblett - Director, WUOT
• Amanda Finnegan - Features Editor, The Washington Post
• Megan Garvey - SVP of News & Editor-in-Chief, LAist
• Shushana Jachobov - Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, The New York Times
• Jennifer Kho - Consultant, Chicago Public Media
• Nadia Kohler - Head AI Lab, Tamedia
• Sashka Koloff - Managing Editor, Standards & Compliance, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• George Lavender - Co-Founder, Stealth Startup
• Whitney M. Maddox - Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, National Public Radio
• Eric Marsh Sr. - Director of Operations, Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
• Alba Mora Roca - Executive Producer, AJ+
• Olivia Myszkowski - Chief of Staff, Data and Audience, The New York Times
• Kristin Ozelli - Executive Editor, The Transmitter
• Solana Pyne - Video Director, The New York Times
• Lyng-Hou Ramirez - Content and Operations Director, Grupo de Diarios America (GDA)
• Tracy Snyder - Senior National Executive Producer, Spectrum News+
• Takayuki Tanaka - Senior Staff Writer and Editorial Writer, NIKKEI Inc.
• Masafumi Uematsu - Editor, Nikkei
• Kelly Virella - Executive Editor, Capital B News
• Jörg Walch - Managing Editor of NZZ Format, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
• Stephanie Wu - Editor-in-Chief, Eater
• Yujin Yanaseko - U.S. News Editor, Nikkei Asia, Nikkei
   

Throughout the 20-week program, each fellow will refine and accelerate a project that’s central to their organization’s strategy and their personal leadership growth.

"Now, more than ever, we need leaders who can guide journalism to a robust and sustainable future," said Corey Ford, Director of The Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program. "We believe that these fellows will be those leaders." 

The next Sulzberger cohort will run from January to May 2027. Sign up for the mailing list to be the first to know when applications open.