Executive Advisory Board

Jesus Diaz, Jr.
Miami Herald Publishing Company – General Manager

Jesus Diaz is the General Manager of the Miami Herald Publishing Company.  Miami Herald Publishing Company (MHPC) publishes The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald.  MHPC owns Biscayne Bay Publishing (BBP), publisher of hotel publications for tourist destinations such as Miami, Bermuda, St. Maarten and Cabo San Lucas.  BBP also publishes magazines, including STREET/Miami, Aboard airline publications and Double-A apartment magazines.

Prior to rejoining the Miami Herald Publishing Company, Jesus served as Managing Partner of the Miami Office of Ernst & Young. Prior to rejoining Ernst & Young in 1997, Jesus was the Financial Services Manager for the Greater Europe Group of the Coca-Cola Company, gaining valuable international experience and helping to plan for and manage the operations of a group of businesses representing a third of the Coca-Cola Company’s revenues and operating profit.

Jesus joined Coca-Cola after serving as Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the Miami Herald Publishing Company from 1993 to 1996. While at the Herald, Mr. Diaz worked on a number of special projects, including a $32 million cost saving campaign, a project to explore the future of newspapers in a changing marketplace, and a reengineering project for the Herald’s parent company, Knight-Ridder.

Jesus joined the Herald in 1992 from Ernst & Young, where he started his career in the Atlanta Office in 1982 before transferring to the Miami Office in 1989. While at Ernst & Young, Mr. Diaz served some of the firm’s largest clients, including Knight-Ridder, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., RJR Nabisco, Inc., and Genuine Parts Company.

Jesus was the recipient of the 1995 Knight-Ridder Finance Excellence Award and was named to the “1995 20 and under 40” list by the Newspaper Association of America.

Jesus holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Accounting/Finance (summa cum laude) from Emory University Business School.

Jesus is 42 years old and is married to Amy Frances Castle of Atlanta, Georgia. Jesus and Amy have a daughter, Elizabeth.

Jesus holds or has held board memberships in the Miami City Club, the United Way of Miami Dade County, the I Have a Dream Foundation, the Florida Venture Forum, Goodwill Industries of Miami-Dade County, the Florida Regional Minority Purchasing Council and Junior Achievement of Greater Miami. He is a member of the American and Florida Societies of Certified Public Accountants.