Nancy Barnes
Editor, Senior Vice President

Nancy Barnes Editor, Senior Vice President

Nancy Barnes is editor and senior vice president of the Star Tribune, with responsibility for the paper's news content and direction of the newsroom staff of 300. She was promoted to this position in 2007.

Barnes joined the Star Tribune as the assistant managing editor for business in fall 2003. In April 2005 she was promoted to deputy managing editor for enterprise. She oversaw an expansion and improvement of business coverage, and strengthened enterprise coverage and the Sunday paper. Barnes was promoted to deputy managing editor for content at the Star Tribune in 2005. In this position, she had oversight responsibilities for local news, business, investigations, Sunday and enterprise.

Prior to joining the Star Tribune, Barnes held various positions at other newspapers, including reporter, copy editor, bureau chief and deputy metro editor. Most recently, she worked for the Raleigh News & Observer, where she was responsible for the Sunday edition, including enterprise editing.

Barnes has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.