Jane Hirt is the managing editor and a vice president of the Chicago Tribune, a job she has held since August of 2008. Her responsibilities include supervising the news-gathering operation for the newspaper, chicagotribune.com and other digital platforms, and supervising the reporters, editors, photographers, designers, artists and producers that make up the Tribune’s 24-hour, digital-first newsroom. Before becoming managing editor, Hirt was founding co-editor and editor of RedEye, the Tribune’s pioneering free daily newspaper for young, social, urban dwellers that is widely considered an industry success story in the area of innovation. During her 21-year career with the Chicago Tribune, Hirt has worked in a variety of editing roles, including positions on the national, foreign and sports desks. Hirt graduated in 1989 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She remains involved in the university as a member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council and Cather Circle.