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Paul Rossi

Managing Director and Executive Vice President, The Economist Group for the Americas

In June 2008, Paul Rossi was named Managing Director and Executive Vice President of The Economist Group for the Americas. Paulamp;;s portfolio of businesses includes The Economist magazine, Economist.com the Economist Intelligence Unit, Economist Conferences, and the CFO brand businesses in the region. He joined The Economist in 1987, managing advertising sales for the Middle East and Africa. In 1990 he opened The Economist's office in Singapore, where he served as Advertising Director in Asia. He became Advertising Director in North America in 1996. In 2000, Paul became Commercial Director of Economist.com, and Publisher of the site in 2003, where he further established the website as a profitable global business. In January 2005 he was named Publisher of The Economist in North America, responsible for all commercial aspects of The Economist, including advertising, circulation and marketing for The Economist magazine, Economist.com and other Economist-brand businesses. In 2007 BtoB Media Business named Paul one of its top publishing innovators. In 2008, Adweek called The Economist the hottest magazine in America, naming Paul one of two Executives of the Year along with The Economistamp;;s Editor-in-Chief. Paul serves on the board of the Hope Program, a career development program for homeless and welfare-dependent adults in New York City.