Justin Dearborn (born c. 1971) is an American businessman. He formerly served as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Tribune Publishing Company, a newspaper publishing company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
Justin Dearborn | |
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
Education | Illinois State University (BS) DePaul University (JD) |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, publisher |
Dearborn was born circa 1971.[1] He graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's degree and he received a J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.[1]
Dearborn began his career at Motorola, and later worked for Click Commerce.[1] He was the managing director and general counsel of Merrick Ventures, a private equity firm. He served as the chief executive officer of Merge Healthcare from August 2013 to October 2015, when it merged with IBM for $1 billion.[2][3]
Dearborn was appointed as the chief executive officer of Tribune Publishing in February 2016 and as its chairman in March 2018, replacing Michael Ferro.[2][3][4] He stepped down from both roles in January 2019.[5]