As Vice President and General Manager of Chron.com since April 2005, Stephen Weis is responsible for overseeing the business operations and strategic vision of the Chronicle’s Online division. This includes product and content development, sales strategies, marketing and operations. He was hired in August 2004 as Director of Online Sales after holding the same position at the Seattle Times Company in Seattle, Washington.

He has more than 10 years of extensive Internet operations and sales experience, including positions at Freedom Communications, Advance Internet/Publications and the Seattle Times Co. An active member of The Greater Houston Partnership Technology Infrastructure Task Force, he has worked with other senior executives to develop a blueprint to turn technology dreams into technological reality for the city of Houston. Stephen is also a member of the Hearst Management Institute V class. A native of Wheaton, Ill., he holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Iowa.