Leadership Unscripted: A Conversation With Michael Finnegan and Michael Suarez
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Tuesday, Nov 16, 2021 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join UVA Darden for a virtual conversation with Michael Finnegan, president of Atlantic Media!
With societal trust in media at historic lows and social media still in its relative infancy, there are significant questions about how mainstream and emerging forms of media will evolve in the future. Michael Finnegan, president of Atlantic Media (MBA ’07), and Michael Suarez, UVA professor and director of the Rare Book School, will discuss recent changes in modern media and examine how content innovation from the past may hold the key for understanding the future.
You are invited to join us for a virtual Leadership Unscripted Speaker Series session on Tuesday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m., featuring Finnegan in a conversation with Suarez as they discuss the past and future of media. Register by COB on Monday, 15 November to receive webinar details.
ABOUT MICHAEL FINNEGAN
Michael Finnegan serves as president of Atlantic Media and coordinates strategy, operations and growth initiatives across the company, which has included the brands The Atlantic, National Journal, Quartz, Government Executive, Ballast Research, and Citylab. Finnegan joined the company in 2011 and previously served as COO, CFO and senior vice president of business development. During his tenure, the company more than doubled in size, launched numerous new brands, and completed five divestitures. Finnegan is the board chair of Digital Content Next, a director on the board of The Magazine Publishers Association, and a member of YPO. Prior to his career in media, Michael spent 10 years as a management consultant with expertise in corporate growth and operations. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in economics and has an MBA from the Darden School of Business.
Learn more about this speaker series on the Leadership Unscripted website.
