Jordan Lofaro

Jordan Lofaro serves as Investment Principal for McClatchy, where he manages the corporate VC portfolio for the publicly traded newspaper conglomerate.

McClatchy operates 30 newsrooms including The Miami Herald, Fort-Worth Star Telegram, Charlotte Observer, Kansas City Star, & Sacramento Bee. Jordan's challenge is to use Corporate Venture Capital to help McClatchy spark product innovation, enter into new verticals, and create new revenue channels. His focus is solving for the future of Subscriptions, FinTech for Media, Immersive Storytelling, AI content creation, and Audio + Voice.

Jordan has directed investment into 8 startups over the past 20 months, made alongside co-investors like Greycroft, BDMI, Knight Foundation, and Founders Fund.

Prior to joining McClatchy, Jordan venture invested in VC on behalf of wealthy families from the Middle East. He is an MBA and attorney, an aspiring Italian chef, and is currently based in Washington D.C.