Katharine Bouchage Weymouth was born on May 28,1966 and is an American lawyer and businesswoman who from 2008 to 2014 was publisher of The Washington Post and chief executive officer of Washington Post Media.
12 Facts About Katharine Weymouth
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Katharine Weymouth earned her JD from Stanford Law School in 1992.
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Katharine Weymouth was named publisher of the Post and chief executive officer of Washington Post Media on 7 February 2008, succeeding Boisfeuillet Jones Jr.
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Almost immediately, Katharine Weymouth canceled the salons and blamed the entire incident on the marketing department at The Post.
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In 2015, tech startup FiscalNote announced that Katharine Weymouth would serve as an adviser to the company.
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Katharine Weymouth is CEO of dineXpert, a company that calls itself a community for independent restaurant owners.
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Katharine Weymouth endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the 2016 US presidential election.
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On September 27,2019, Katharine Weymouth stepped into the role of board chair of the Greater Washington Community Foundation.
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Katharine Weymouth is a granddaughter and namesake of long-time Washington Post chairwoman and publisher Katharine Graham.
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Katharine Weymouth is the fifth member of her family to have held the publisher position.
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On her father's side Katharine Weymouth is a niece of Tina Katharine Weymouth, a former member of the band Talking Heads.
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Katharine Weymouth married lawyer Richard Alan Scully on July 25,1998.