Dow Jones has hired M. Scott Havens as its first chief growth officer and global head of consumer, a newly created role that underscores the company’s push to accelerate subscription growth and expand consumer revenue across its portfolio of business publications.
Havens will oversee retail subscription growth and other consumer revenue streams for The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and Investor’s Business Daily, while also leading the launch of new consumer-facing initiatives. He will report directly to Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour, join the executive leadership team, and start in the role at the beginning of 2026.
The appointment, announced internally on Wednesday, comes at a moment when Dow Jones is leaning into expansion rather than retrenchment, an increasingly uncommon posture in the media industry.
