Clark G. Gilbert

Clark Gilbert is the President and CEO of Deseret Digital Media, one of the largest targeted media networks in the country. His company manages the commercial Web properties of the Deseret Media Companies: DeseretNews.com, KSL.com, Deseretbook.com, MormonTimes.com and LDSChurchNews.com.

Prior to DDM, Gilbert was an Associate Academic Vice President at BYU–Idaho, where he oversaw the university’s online learning and distance education initiatives. He was also a Professor of Entrepreneurial Management at the Harvard Business School and has a background in media innovation.

As a professor at the Harvard Business School, Gilbert published numerous award-winning articles on innovation, including lead articles in the Harvard Business Review and MIT/Sloan Management Review. He also authored the book From Resource Allocation to Strategy, published in Oxford University Press. He has an extensive background in digital media and has published numerous articles on media innovation and the growth of the Internet.

Clark is a board member at Lead Media Partners, a Web prediction and lead generation company. He has also served on the New Ventures Boards at Landmark Media and Scripps Publications. Clark was a founding partner of Boston-based consultancy Innosight, where he built an advisory practice with media and healthcare clients targeting disruptive innovation.

Clark graduated from Brigham Young University. He earned a master's degree from Stanford and a doctorate from the Harvard Business School.

Clark speaks Japanese and has hiked Mt. Fuji. He and his wife, Christine, are the parents of seven children. Clark is heavily involved in the lives of young people and has a special affinity toward helping youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.