Jahna Berry

Jahna Berry is a media executive, an expert on leadership, management, nonprofits, and diversity in the workplace, as well as Chief Operating Officer at Mother Jones.

She has a decade of experience in management and has held senior level roles at major media companies with millions of online readers, including WIRED. As Mother Jones’ COO she has overseen several core departments, including revenue operations, human resources and public relations, and leads major strategic initiatives at the award-winning national nonprofit investigative news organization. For the past five years, Jahna has coached rising BIPOC and LGBTQ+ leaders who aspire to more senior level leadership roles.

Jahna is an award-winning journalist and has written about leadership for Mother Jones, Harvard Business Review, and OpenNews and was a featured speaker at events for the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Journalists, WIRED, University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, and the National News Product Alliance. Jahna was named one of the Most Influential Women in Busisness by the San Francisco Business Times.

Website: http://motherjones.com