Conan Gallaty took over for the long-serving Paul Tash as the Tampa Bay Times’ CEO in mid-January and will succeed Tash as board chair of the Times Publishing Co. on July 1. Gallaty, who became president of the Times in 2020, will be just the fourth person to lead it since legendary publisher Nelson Poynter’s death in 1978.
The 46-year-old Gallaty joined the Times after a 20-year career focused on digital media. He graduated with a journalism degree from The University of Georgia and started as a reporter at his hometown newspaper in Rome, Ga., learning over time to serve readers in new ways. During his tenure at the Times, he upgraded tampabay.com and spearheaded growth in digital advertising and subscriptions.
