Katherine Lehr is a partner in Old Town Media, a firm that launches and grows new publications, works with established media companies on revenue and sustainability issues, and partners with journalism-minded tech companies to create solutions for the media industry. She was previously chief operating officer at Matter Studios, the content studio owned by Twitter founder Ev Williams. Prior to joining Matter, she spent seven years in various editorial and operational roles at POLITICO, most recently as vice president of operations overseeing its states bureaus and products. She started her career as a reporter at The Hotline, National Journal’s daily briefing on American politics.