Jenny Abramson has been named the general manager of The Washington Post’s conference and events business unit. The unit, a relatively new program, will oversee the business aspects of The Post’s live events, ensuring that forums and conferences reflect the journalistic and ethical standards of the company.
Under Abramson’s guide, events and conferences will be on the record, and content and structure will be determined by the newsroom. The unit will manage a number of different events of local, national, and international interest.
Before working at The Post, Abramson was a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and director of program strategy and development at Teach for America. Her other jobs at The Post include sales management and sports advertising, as well as overseeing the sports marketing group.
Abramson will continue to serve as general manager of The Washington Post’s magazine, special sections, and TV Week group and publisher of FW as well as serving as general manager of the conferences and events business unit.
