MICHAEL A. CLINTON
President, Marketing & Publishing Director
Hearst Magazines
Michael Clinton was named to his current position at Hearst Magazines in 2010. Formerly, Clinton was the EVP, CMO and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, a position he had held since 2001. His responsibilities include overseeing the publishing side of 18 Hearst titles. In addition, Clinton oversees all digital, iPad/tablet, corporate sales and marketing, brand development and advertiser e-commerce initiatives for Hearst Magazines. Clinton joined Hearst in October 1997 as SVP and CMO. Prior to Hearst, Clinton was EVP of Condé Nast Publications. Clinton currently serves as chairman of MPA – the Association of Magazine Media.

JAMES R. CREGAN
Executive Vice President/Government Affairs
MPA
Jim Cregan is a Washington attorney and government relations professional with over 30 years of experience in advocating his clients' and employers' positions before Federal courts, Federal agencies and the Congress of the United States. A member of the D.C. Bar, U.S. Supreme Court Bar, and the Bars of subordinate Federal courts, he is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Postal Bar Association, the American Society of Association Executives, the Copyright Society of the United States, and other professional organizations. Before joining the MPA on a full-time basis in 1995 as Senior Vice President and Counsel, Mr. Cregan represented the MPA in private practice for seven years.

KEVIN DALY
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President
Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc.  (PCF)
Kevin Daly is the COO and Executive Vice President for Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc.  (PCF), a leading outsource service provider of Distribution, Logistics Support, and Contact Center Services to the Publishing industry.  Daly has over 25 years of distribution experience, partnering with such key national clients as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, as well as many regional and local newspapers. Under Daly’s leadership, PCF is positioning itself as the “go to” choice for magazine publishers seeking alternatives to the U.S. Postal Service for magazine delivery.

PATRICK R. DONAHOE
Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer
United States Postal Service
Patrick Donahoe was named the 73rd Postmaster General in 2010. Prior to being named Postmaster General, Donahoe served as the 19th deputy postmaster general and COO. In his dual roles, Donahoe oversaw 599,000 employees working in more than 33,000 facilities supported by a fleet of nearly 219,000 vehicles. Additionally, he was responsible for mail processing, transportation, field operations, engineering, delivery, retail, facilities and network operations. Donahoe entered the Postal Service as a clerk.  His previous officer positions include executive vice president, senior vice president of Operations, senior vice president of Human Resources and vice president of Allegheny Area Operations.

LARRY HACKETT
Managing Editor
People
As People’s Managing Editor, Larry Hackett oversees all editorial operations for the weekly magazine. Under his leadership, People and People.com were both nominated for National Magazine Awards in 2008. In his previous role as deputy managing editor, he strengthened the magazine’s celebrity and hard news reporting, helped develop the first editions of People’s Hollywood Daily, and served as the magazine’s primary spokesperson. He joined People in 1998 as a senior editor, and has served as assistant managing editor and executive editor. Hackett previously held positions at the New York Daily News, the Morristown Daily Record and the Newark Star-Ledger. In 2010, Hackett was named President of ASME.

TOM HARTY
President, National Media Group
Meredith Corporation
Since August 2010, Tom Harty has been responsible for all Meredith Corporation National Media Group activities. Prior to joining Meredith in 2004, Harty served as SVP, GM for The Golf Digest Companies.  He was responsible for the financial management, circulation, advertising and business development for the division’s four titles, including Golf Digest magazine.   Harty has held key leadership positions with several major magazines including including TV Guide, where he served as VP and Publisher, and Reader’s Digest, where he was Advertising Director.  In addition, he has held key posts with New York Times Company, Forbes and Gruner & Jahr USA.

PETER WARREN
Majority Legislative Policy Director
House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform
Peter Warren serves under Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) as majority legislative policy director for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives.  In this capacity, Warren oversees the Chairman’s legislative staff and all legislative activities of the Committee, whose jurisdiction includes the federal workforce, federal contracting, the U.S. Postal Service and various other matters.  Before coming to the Committee in 2010, Warren was President of the Education Finance Council.  Prior to that, he served as a professional staff member for the House Committee on the Budget and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.