LaSharah Bunting

Bunting graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2000 with a degree in journalism.^[1]

Bunting worked at The New York Times for 14 years and was the senior editor of digital transformation and recruitment when she left as part of a restructuring plan in July 2017.^[2][3] Bunting was noted as one of the highest ranking African Americans in the newsroom at her departure, and was one of seven high-profile women of color who left the Times in 2017, leaving few people of color at the management level.^[2][4][5]

Bunting joined the Knight Foundation in August 2017.^[3][5] After working at the Knight Foundation, she worked at Simon & Schuster. She became CEO and executive director of the Online News Association in 2023.^[1]