Washington Post names D’Onofrio permanent CEO after interim role

On Wednesday, The Washington Post appointed Jeff D’Onofrio as its permanent publisher and chief executive officer, concluding a seven-month stint in the interim role. The decision was communicated by owner Jeff Bezos in a staff email.

D’Onofrio arrived at The Post in June 2025 as chief financial officer and later assumed the interim publisher and CEO duties. He takes over from William Lewis, who served as the newspaper's leader from January 2024 until his resignation in February.

Lewis stepped down just days after The Post disclosed widespread job cuts impacting roughly one-third of its workforce. The paper has contended with political and financial turbulence, including Bezos’ move to halt presidential endorsements and a revamp of the opinion section that drew backlash from both staff and subscribers.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning outlet is projected to break even, with the year concluding as its strongest profitability trajectory in five years, according to a spokesperson speaking to Bloomberg. So far in 2025, The Post has secured over 300,000 standalone subscriptions.

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