David Schlesinger

Who is David Schlesinger?

David Schlesinger is the founder and Managing Director of the media and China independent consultants Tripod Advisors, a D.A. Schlesinger Limited company, based in Hong Kong. www.tripodadvisors.com/about

He is the former Chairman, Thomson Reuters China, and represented the company at a senior level and spotted opportunities for businesses across the group throughout Greater China until the end of August 2012.

He was named to that position on February 7, 2011, after completing more than four years as Editor-in-Chief of Reuters, leading the 3,000 editorial staff in text, television and pictures strategically and operationally. He was named to that post in December 2006 when Reuters was independent. From the creation of Thomson Reuters in April 2008, he became the Editor-in-Chief of Reuters News at Thomson Reuters. He was Global Managing Editor from October 2003 until becoming editor-in-chief. Schlesinger previously was Executive Vice President and Editor, Americas, running operations in North, Central and South America between 2000 and October, 2003. He transferred to New York in 1995 as Financial Editor for the Americas and also served as Managing Editor for the Americas.