Tom Harty is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Meredith Corporation, the leading media and marketing company reaching nearly 95 percent of all U.S. women and owner of local broadcast television stations reaching 30 million Americans.
Harty has played a key leadership role in developing and executing Meredith’s strategic initiatives since joining the Company in 2004. These include growing Meredith’s connection to American consumers across media platforms, meaningfully strengthening its digital capabilities, and enhancing its relationships with advertising and marketing partners.
As President and Chief Executive Officer, a position Harty assumed in 2018, Harty oversaw the integration of brands and properties acquired from Time Inc. Prior to that, Harty served as President of Meredith’s National Media Group, where he led the acquisitions of Allrecipes.com and subsequent launch of Allrecipes magazine, as well as the additions of the Martha Stewart Living, Rachael Ray Every Day, FamilyFun, Parenting, and EatingWell brands to the Meredith portfolio.
Before joining Meredith, Harty served as Senior Vice President, General Manager for The Golf Digest Companies, a division of Advance Magazines. His broad media company experience includes executive positions with T.V. Guide, where he served as Vice President and Publisher, and Reader’s Digest, where he was Advertising Director. In addition, Harty has held key business positions with The New York Times Company, Forbes, and Gruner + Jahr USA.
Harty currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Association of Magazine Media. He also serves as a board member of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, the economic and community development organization for Des Moines, Iowa, where Meredith has been based for nearly 120 years. Harty holds an MBA from Iona College and a B.S. in Business Administration from Castleton University.