Francesca Donner

Francesca Donner is founder, editor and CEO of The Persistent.

She was previously an executive editor at Quartz where she is focused on the future of work, women and gender. Before joining Quartz, Francesca was the editor of In Her Words, a three times weekly column at The New York Times which examined topics including politics, economics, business and culture -- all through a gender lens. Prior to The Times, Francesca was a deputy editor at The Wall Street Journal, where she covered the business of management and worked on digital newsroom strategy.

Francesca grew up in the UK, is a graduate of Brown and Stanford universities in the U.S. She currently lives in Connecticut.