Robert J. Thomson has been Chief Executive of News Corporation and a Director since the company's June 2013 separation, and in June 2025 the Board extended his employment agreement through June 30, 2030. He has been central to publishing-industry efforts to negotiate fair payments from social media and technology companies for news content, contributing to News Corp's record levels of profitability.
Before leading News Corp, he built a career as a financial journalist, foreign correspondent and editor across an array of media properties, greatly expanding The Wall Street Journal's global digital reach and, as Managing Editor of the U.S. edition of the Financial Times, leading its drive into the U.S. market.