Emily Withrow is the Vice President of Product and Head of Subscriber Experiences at The New York Times, leading a cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, designers, program managers, analysts and researchers committed to making The Times a joy to experience online.
A time-tested leader with deep expertise in editorial, product and management, Emily empowers her cross-functional teams to create sticky news products — including major news surfaces like our home screen and native apps, as well as cross-cutting initiatives like trust, design systems, subscriber journey, personalization and signals. Creative and dynamic, Emily has played a pivotal role in The Times’s product organization and led crucial work that shapes the company’s subscriber offerings and contributes to the success of its essential subscription strategy.
In her 10+ years of extensive product and management experience, she spent three years at Quartz, leading research and development for the global news site and pushing storytelling into creative and playful new spaces, such as chatbots and smart speakers.