Katharine Weymouth

Ms. Weymouth is the former Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post. Ms. Weymouth is a venture partner at Blu Ventures, a DC based venture capital fund focused primarily on early-stage companies in the Cybersecurity and SaaS space.  Ms. Weymouth also serves as a Director on several public company boards, bringing her expertise as a former CEO and leader responsible for transforming a business in the midst of large-scale disruption into a truly digital platform. Ms. Weymouth brings extensive executive leadership and strategy experience gained through numerous leadership positions over seventeen years at The Washington Post, including seven years as Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, 4 years as the VP for Sales and 4 years as an in-house attorney. Ms. Weymouth has also worked with a number of start-up enterprises; invests; and serves as a Trustee for three non-profit organizations serving the Washington DC area.

Ms. Weymouth has a JD from Stanford Law School and a BA from Harvard.  She currently sits on the boards of Republic Services, Cable One, Graham Holdings, Xometry, and the Sequoia Mutual Fund.  She also sits on the board of non-profit Meadow Reproductive Health, the DC Volunteeer Lawyer Project and the Philip Graham Fund.  She serves on the Advisory Board for The Cipher Brief, an intelligence and national security newsletter and Shine, a start-up in the DC area in the medical/health space. She has three grown children and lives in Washington DC.