Cory Haik

Cory Haik is a senior digital media executive recognized for her work at the intersection of editorial strategy, audience development, and publisher monetization. At Vox Media, she has played a central role in shaping the company's strategic direction as digital publishers face mounting pressure from platform dependency, programmatic commoditization, and shifting advertiser priorities. Her work spans revenue diversification, product innovation, and building sustainable media business models in an era of declining open-web advertising yields. Before joining Vox Media, Haik served as Chief Digital Officer at Mic, where she led digital transformation efforts for the millennial-focused news brand. Prior to that, she held a prominent role at The Washington Post, where she was Executive Director of Digital Products and overseeing the Post's digital evolution during a critical period of growth under Jeff Bezos's ownership. Her tenure at the Post is particularly notable for driving mobile and emerging platform strategies at a time when publishers were scrambling to adapt to distributed content and programmatic advertising dynamics. Haik is widely regarded as a thoughtful operator who understands both the editorial and commercial sides of digital publishing. She has been a visible voice in industry conversations about the future of publisher monetization, first-party data strategies, and how premium content brands can differentiate themselves in a programmatic ecosystem that often treats inventory as a commodity.

• Bachelor's Degree, University of Missouri

• Led digital product and platform strategy at The Washington Post during its post-Bezos acquisition transformation and significant digital growth period
• Drove Vox Media's strategic positioning as a premium publisher in an increasingly commoditized programmatic advertising environment
• Championed distributed content and emerging platform strategies at the Post ahead of industry-wide adoption