Hugo Balta

Hugo Balta is Executive Editor of The Fulcrum, a daily cross-partisan news publication that engages citizens in evolving government to better meet the needs of all people. Hugo is also the Publisher of the Latino News Network (LNN), a multiplatform digital news outlet of eight local and national sites focusing on coverage of the social determinants of health and democracy. His award-winning career experience spans multiple markets and platforms, including leadership positions with MSNBC, NBCUniversal, Telemundo, CBS and ABC News.

Hugo is the only person elected twice as President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) in the organization's more than 40-year history and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2016. He is an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Washington and Columbia College Chicago and an accredited solutions journalism trainer with the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN).