Anna Magzanyan – President of L.A. Times Studios

Anna Magzanyan is president of L.A. Times Studios, leading business operations for the organization and overseeing advertising sales, client solutions, events and business development across the Los Angeles Times businesses and affiliates. Having previously served as The Times’ vice president of advertiser marketing and events, Magzanyan returned as the chief of staff to the executive chairman and head of strategy and revenue in 2020 following nine years working in digital, broadcast and print media.

Prior to rejoining The Times, Magzanyan was the publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Business Journal where she led editorial strategy and achieved year-over-year audience and revenue growth during her three-year tenure. She has also held executive roles in marketing and partnerships at the Hollywood Reporter and iHeart, and was a strategy and business development consultant for the Houston Chronicle, Cretan Pearl Resort and Omnia Media, among others.

Before beginning her career in publishing, Magzanyan worked in marketing and advertising with clients including Ketel One, Crystal Cruises, Tourism New Zealand and Union Bank. She was honored by the Armenian American Chamber of Commerce as Corporate Woman of the Year in 2011 and recognized with the Los Angeles Times’ Publisher’s Award in 2006 for the launch of The Envelope portfolio and in 2008 for the Tribune Pre-Print Initiative.