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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
stephanie.ness@startribune.com

Stephanie Ness is the Star Tribune’s Chief Financial Officer. Stephanie joined the Star Tribune from Target Corporation where she spent 13 years in progressively senior roles in Finance. She gained a breadth of experiences supporting many of Target’s leading business strategies including the growth of private label brands, launch of the digital advertising business, and the expansion of its store portfolio. Most recently she was Head of Financial Planning & Analysis Transformation where she led a team charged with modernizing the function. Prior to Target, she worked in investment banking at KPMG and Piper Jaffray. Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of St. Thomas and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. As a native Minnesotan, she grew up in the Twin Cities and currently lives with her husband and children in Minneapolis.

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Executive Management Team

CEO, Publisher and Board Member|Steve.grove@startribune.com
Editor and Senior Vice President|suki.dardarian@startribune.com
Opinion Editor and Vice President|phillip.morris@startribune.com
Head of Culture and Community|kyndell.harkness@startribune.com
Vice President, Communications and Brand Marketing|chris.iles@startribune.com
Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer|paul.kasbohm@startribune.com
Senior Vice President and General Counsel|randy.lebedoff@startribune.com
Senior Vice President, Human Resources|michelle.mueller@startribune.com
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer|stephanie.ness@startribune.com
Chief Product Officer|aron.pilhofer@startribune.com
Senior Vice President, Consumer Growth|mary.mayer@startribune.com
Executive Business Partner, Office of CEO & Publisher|Heidi.Meland@startribune.com
Director of Planning and Innovation|amy.schrempp@startribune.com
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CEO, Publisher and Board Member|Steve.grove@startribune.com
Chairman and Founder, Taylor Corp., Board Member
Vice President, Corporate Development, Taylor Corporation, Board Member
General Partner, Mairs & Power Venture Capital