> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Gracia Martore - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/gracia-martore/ - Published: 1999-01-02T17:28:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-02T22:15:36.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #individual **Gracia C. Martore** is an American business executive. She currently serves as chair of the [Associated Press](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Associated-Press)[\[1\]](#fn1) and a member of the board of directors for WestRock.[\[2\]](#fn2) She is married to Joseph Martore, a major government contractor.[\[3\]](#fn3)[\[4\]](#fn4)[\[5\]](#fn5) ## History Martore graduated from Wellesley College with a double major in history and political science.[\[6\]](#fn6) ### Career After graduating, Martore was offered a job at a Boston-area bank. In 1979, she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked at Maryland National Bank.[\[4:1\]](#fn4) She remained in the banking industry for 12 years.[\[7\]](#fn7)[\[8\]](#fn8) Starting in 1985, Martore served in various leadership positions including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer of TEGNA, formerly part of Gannett.[\[8:1\]](#fn8)[\[7:1\]](#fn7) Martore was appointed as President and CEO of Tegna in October 2011.[\[7:2\]](#fn7) She was elected to the board of directors of the Associated Press (AP) in 2013,[\[9\]](#fn9) and in October 2014, joined the board for the Paley Center for Media.[\[6:1\]](#fn6) In July 2016, Martore was elected to the board of trustees of Wellesley College.[\[7:3\]](#fn7) Martore announced in May 2017 that she would retire from her leadership position at Tegna.[\[10\]](#fn10) She joined the board of directors of United Rentals on June 2, 2017.[\[7:4\]](#fn7) On July 18, 2017, Omnicom Group announced it had appointed Martore to the company's board of directors.[\[8:2\]](#fn8) She later became vice chair of AP, and was elevated to the role of chair in April 2022.[\[9:1\]](#fn9) --- 1. *Leadership Team - Our Team.* Associated Press. Retrieved July 31, 2022, from [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. *Gracia C. Martore.* WestRock. Retrieved November 23, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *Sources: Gannett CEO hires armed guards due to journal news fallout.* (2013, January 18). The Rockland County Times. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. Ward, S. (2012, December 15). *Remaking the News.* Barron’s. [↩︎](#fnref4) [↩︎](#fnref4:1) 5. *Joe Martore.* LinkedIn. Retrieved November 23, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *Giants of Broadcasting 2015 Honorees.* Library of American Broadcasting. Retrieved November 23, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref6) [↩︎](#fnref6:1) 7. Grace, T. (2017, June 2). *United Rentals Appoints Gracia Martore as a New Director, Joining Shiv Singh.* Bloomberg. [↩︎](#fnref7) [↩︎](#fnref7:1) [↩︎](#fnref7:2) [↩︎](#fnref7:3) [↩︎](#fnref7:4) 8. Ravish, R. (2017, July 18). *Gracia Martore Joins Omnicom’s Board of Directors.* Omnicom Group. [↩︎](#fnref8) [↩︎](#fnref8:1) [↩︎](#fnref8:2) 9. Easton, L., & Meir, N. (2022, April 27). *AP announces 1 director, 4 incumbents at annual meeting.* Associated Press. [↩︎](#fnref9) [↩︎](#fnref9:1) 10. Neibauer, M. (2017, May 4). *Tegna, Cars.com confirm split; Gracia Martore announces retirement.* Washington Business Journal. [↩︎](#fnref10)