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# POLITICO names executive vice president for AI & Innovation because AI now “reshapes how professionals seek, filter, and act on information”
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/politico-names-executive-vice-president-for-ai-innovation-because-ai-now-reshapes-how-professionals-seek-filter-and-act-on-information/
- Published: 2025-08-20T14:32:38.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T19:28:04.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Insights, Technology, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:55

**POLITICO** [**announced**](https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-press/2025/08/19/politico-names-francesca-barber-as-executive-vice-president-ai-innovation-00513936?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) **that Francesca Barber is taking on the role of Executive Vice President, AI & Innovation** and will lead “our strategy to leverage the next wave of technological change to transform and advance POLITICO.”

According to the POLITICO announcement: “Since launching in 2007, POLITICO has continuously evolved by understanding exactly what our audience and subscribers need and by leveraging the technology of the moment to meet them where they are. From pioneering agenda-setting newsletters designed for the mobile era to delivering a best-in-class policy intelligence service, we have always embraced innovation to better serve our subscribers. Today, AI reshapes how professionals seek, filter, and act on information.”

Barber, states the announcement, will be “the central driver of our AI strategy across the company, ensuring we experiment, learn, and advance together. This role is about empowering every reporter, editor, and publishing professional to be more effective and creative. It’s about unleashing more opportunities for our coverage, improving workflows and technology, and accelerating product innovation and revenue growth. We want our newsroom to become a critical hub for experimentation, owning POLITICO’s voice and continuing to shape its coverage across platforms. As a result, she will continue to lead our newsroom Audience team and our newsroom Product & Engineering teams – while taking on this expanded mandate.”

Previously, Barber was POLITICO’s Executive Director of Global Newsroom Strategy.