RevLab at The Texas Tribune is partnering with LION Publishers and the News Revenue Hub to host the first Independent News Sustainability Summit from Oct. 27-29 in Austin.
Emily Dresslar
Emily Dresslar led The Texas Tribune's RevLab from 2021 through 2023 and is a former journalist who has developed a specialization in working on new ventures in news media, supporting digital innovation teams by managing operations, strategic partnerships and revenue development. Before joining the Tribune, Emily was Head of Business Operations for The Compass Experiment at McClatchy, a Google News Initiative-funded project. Prior to that, she was Head of Strategic Partnerships for Calkins Digital, an innovative technology start-up serving the news media industry. Emily earned a master’s degree in Media Strategy from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, and she is also a past member of the board of directors of the Local Media Consortium.



