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Emily Withrow

Senior Vice President, AI Products & Platforms at The New York Times

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Overview

Emily Withrow serves as Senior Vice President, AI Products & Platforms at The New York Times[1], where Withrow leads efforts addressing how the organization can thrive in an AI-dominated world[2]. Withrow joined The New York Times in 2020 as Executive Director, Product[7], advancing through roles including Vice President, UX Foundations/Engagement[6] and Vice President, Subscriber Experiences[5] before assuming the current position in September 2025[3]. Prior to The New York Times, Withrow worked at Quartz as Director of Quartz Bot Studio[9] and Director of R&D[8]. Withrow holds an M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University[11] and a BA and MA in French Literature from Bryn Mawr College[12], and previously served as Assistant Professor at Northwestern University[10].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I build products and organizations that define what’s next. Right now, at The New York Times, I’m leading New AI Products & Platforms, tackling the most consequential question of my career: how does a 175-year-old institution and one of the world’s most trusted brands thrive in an AI-dominated world? My remit covers everything from consumer-facing innovation and enterprise platforms to partnerships and research. Before that, I spent five years running many of the consumer products you might think of when you think of the Times: the flagship app, home, email, and audio. My incredible team red…

Career history

  1. Senior Vice President, AI Products & PlatformsSep 2025 to presentThe New York Times
  2. Senior Vice President, Subscriber ExperiencesApr 2024 to Sep 2025The New York Times
  3. Vice President, Subscriber ExperiencesMay 2022 to Apr 2024The New York Times
  4. Vice President, UX Foundations/EngagementMar 2021 to May 2022The New York Times
  5. Executive Director, ProductAug 2020 to Mar 2021The New York Times
  6. Director, R&DNov 2019 to May 2020Quartz
  7. Director, Quartz Bot StudioApr 2017 to Nov 2019Quartz
  8. Assistant ProfessorJan 2011 to Apr 2017Northwestern University

Education

  1. M.S., JournalismNorthwestern University
  2. BMBA, MA, French LiteratureBryn Mawr College

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