A veteran digital leader in local media, Eric works as a consultant and trainer helping to enable insights, tools and business models that support quality journalism. Until December 2017 he was managing editor for digital operations at the Philadelphia Media Network — publisher of The Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com — where he oversaw visual journalism, editorial tools and training. He joined the company in 2014 as executive director of digital strategy, responsible for product and audience development, before moving into a newly unified newsroom in 2016 to oversee digital editorial efforts. Eric previously led digital news and product development at The Seattle Times and held a number of digital roles at the Los Angeles Times, where he co-founded the paper’s award-winning Data Desk. He has taught journalism at the University of Southern California and the University of British Columbia and was a 2013 fellow in the Sulzberger Leadership Program at Columbia University.