Free Press President Josh Silver Stepping Down; Craig Aaron to Take the Helm

Free Press President Josh Silver will be stepping down from his role leading the national, nonpartisan, nonprofit media reform group. Craig Aaron, currently the managing director, will become the new president and CEO in mid-April.

Silver, a co-founder of Free Press, has led the organization since its creation in 2002, and will remain a member of the board of directors. Silver is departing Free Press to become founding CEO of the Democracy Fund, a new operating foundation that will challenge the influence of corporate lobbyists over government policymaking.