Derrick Ho is Editorial Director for AI & Automation at Hearst Newspapers, where he leads the development of AI-assisted editorial tools, AI-powered reader-facing experiences, and automation workflows across the company’s two dozen newsrooms. He has previously held product and editorial leadership roles at The New York Times, Gannett, and McClatchy. A Singaporean based in San Francisco, he began his career as a reporter at The Straits Times before moving into product and digital leadership.