Robertson Barrett, Senior Vice President, Interactive and General Manager of latimes.com, is responsible for the development and growth of The Times multimedia and online operations, a $75 million portfolio that includes latimes.com, TheGuide.latimes.com, TheEnvelope.com, HollywoodBacklot.com and Metromix.com.

Barrett has been a new media executive managing online ventures for more than 14 years, including senior positions at Primedia Inc.'s Channel One Network, ABCNEWS.com and TIME Online. At The Feedroom, Barrett managed operations for the NBC and Tribune-backed broadband venture that became the number one source for streaming video news on the Web. Barrett was also vice president and general manager for Primedia Inc.'s Channel One Network, managing Internet operations and new platform development, and he served as managing producer at ABCNEWS.com and deputy editor at TIME Online. Barrett began his career as a staff writer for The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC.

After earning a B.A. degree in Ancient Greek from Duke University in Durham, NC in 1988, Barrett received an M.A. degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1994.