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Klingensmith, a native of the Twin Cities, joined the Star Tribune in January, 2010, after spending most of his more than 30-year career in publishing with Time Inc. in New York City.
He began his career at Time Inc. in 1976 as a corporate financial analyst and over the next several years held various management positions across the company, including general manager of Time Magazine and CFO of Time Inc. He was the co-developer of the concept for Entertainment Weekly and became its founding publisher in 1989, leading the magazine through its launch and to its emergence as one of Time Inc.'s most profitable titles.
In 1998, he was named president of Sports Illustrated, where he grew the franchise by expanding in print, television, events and on the Internet. He helped establish the highly profitable SI.com online business.
In 2001, he became executive vice president at Time Inc. in charge of one of the company's three operating groups as well as several corporate functions. He left Time Inc. in 2008 and was a managing director of AdMedia Partners, a New York mergers and acquisition advisory firm, prior to joining the Star Tribune.
Klingensmith, who has an M.B.A. and a B.A. from the University of Chicago, grew up in Fridley, MN and graduated from Fridley High School.
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