Aron Pilhofer is the Chief Product Officer for the Star Tribune, responsible for developing and implementing the company’s digital product and technology strategy. His team oversees all of the company’s core digital products and platforms, including its digital publishing stack as well as e-commerce, advertising and subscription products. Prior to joining the Star Tribune, Aron was the James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation at Temple University in Philadelphia, where his work focused on new business models, digital transformation and innovation in news. Before joining Temple, Pilhofer was Executive Editor, Digital, and interim Chief Digital Officer at the Guardian in London. Previously, he was Associate Managing Editor for Digital Strategy at The New York Times. Aron also was a reporter and editor at The Times, The Center for Public Integrity in Washington, DC, and at several Gannett newspapers in New Jersey and Delaware. Aron also co-founded three news-related startups: DocumentCloud.org, Hacks & Hackers and The Tiny News Collective.