Clark Gilbert is the president and CEO of the Deseret News Publishing Company and Deseret Digital Media (DDM). The Deseret News is Utah’s longest running business and one of the nation’s fastest growing newspapers, both in print and online. Deseret Digital is one of the largest targeted media networks in the country managing the commercial Web properties of the Deseret Media Companies: DeseretNews.com, KSL.com, DeseretBook.com, MormonTimes.com and LDSChurchNews.com.
Prior to DDM, Brother Gilbert was an associate academic vice president here at BYU– Idaho, where he oversaw the university’s online learning and distance education initiatives. He was also a professor of entrepreneurial management at the Harvard Business School and has a background in media innovation.
As a professor at the Harvard Business School, Brother Gilbert published numerous award-winning articles on innovation, including lead articles in the Harvard Business Review and MIT/Sloan Management Review. He also authored the book "From Resource Allocation to Strategy," published by Oxford University Press. He has an extensive background in digital media and has published numerous articles on media innovation and the growth of the Internet.
Brother Gilbert is a board member at Lead Media Partners, a Web prediction and lead generation company. He has also served on the New Ventures Boards at Landmark Media and Scripps Publications. He was a founding partner of Boston-based consultancy Innosight, where he built an advisory practice with media and healthcare clients targeting disruptive innovation.
Brother Gilbert graduated from BYU, earned a master’s degree from Stanford University and a doctorate degree from the Harvard Business School.
He speaks Japanese and has hiked Mt. Fuji. He and his wife, Christine, are the parents of seven children. Brother Gilbert is heavily involved in the lives of young people and has a special affinity toward helping youths from disadvantaged backgrounds.