Eric Schurenberg is a long-time business journalist and media executive, and the founder of the Alliance for Trust in Media, a non-profit organization devoted to building a relationship of trust and recognition between journalists and their audiences. The Alliance partners with newsrooms around the country to research strategies that help professional journalists build trust with audiences. The Alliance is also home to In Reality, the unique podcast about truth, disinformation and the media.

Before starting the Alliance, Eric held several leadership roles in journalism, most recently as CEO of Mansueto Ventures, the home of the iconic business media brands, Inc. and Fast Company. During his four-year tenure as CEO, the publications expanded beyond print and digital into live and digital events, video, podcasts, data, and new recognition programs. Each year of his tenure the company recorded its best annual financial performance to date, culminating in the first year of profitability in the company’s 16-year history, in 2021.

For the six years prior, Eric was the president and/or editor-in-chief of Inc. While editor, the magazine was twice a National Magazine Award finalist for general excellence, winning once. Before joining Inc, Eric was the founding editor of CBS MoneyWatch.com and editor-in-chief of BNET.com for CBS Interactive; the sites together won more than a dozen awards for design and journalism during his time there.

Before CBS, Eric held several roles in business journalism. He was the managing editor of Money Magazine (equivalent to editor-in-chief), where he won the Time Inc. Luce award for service journalism in each of the four years Money was eligible. Other roles inside and out of journalism include deputy editor at Business 2.0, assistant managing editor at Fortune, and vice-president at Goldman Sachs. As a writer, Eric has been awarded a Loeb Award and a National Magazine Award.

Today, in addition to his role at the Alliance for Trust in Media, Eric is on the board and editor-in-chief of the book publisher Amplify Publishing Group. He is also a strategic adviser to the Leadership and Society Initiative at the University of Chicago and a senior fellow for small business advancement at the US Chamber of Commerce. He recently held stage at the University of Chicago, Web Summit, Beyond Labels, Collision, and the Dublin Tech Summit, among others. On broadcast platforms, Eric was a regular commentator on Nightly Business Report on PBS and Marketplace Radio on NPR and on CBS MoneyWatch and has been a frequent guest on CNBC, CNN, The Today Show and The Early Show.