Local Media Association Hires Strategist Jed Williams as Chief Innovation Officer

The Local Media Association, which has become the predominant organization for all local media companies to unite, share information and network, has announced the hiring of Jed Williams for the newly created Chief Innovation Officer position. Most recently Williams was the Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for Vendasta.

Williams brings a deep understanding of the local media space having served for 4 years as a Senior Analyst and Vice President of Strategic Consulting for BIA/Kelsey. He also brings considerable growth-stage technology and startup experience from his time as Director of Business Development for Main Street Hub, as well as his tenure at Vendasta. Williams is a Roy H. Park Graduate Fellow with a Masters of Media Business degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His insights on media disruption and transformation have been cited by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Bloomberg, FOX Business and the BBC. His work has also been published by the Columbia Journalism School and the Yale School of Management.

"Jed is a game-changing hire for us," said LMA President Nancy Lane. "He brings a unique background to the position and we couldn't be more excited to have him join our team. We are also announcing two new initiatives today that will go a long way in helping local media companies with their transformation plans. One is the expansion of our Innovation Mission to include three shorter regional tours in 2017. The other is the creation of the LMA Chief Digital Club, a peer network that will foster industry idea sharing and collaboration. Jed will develop and lead both of these efforts."