Allison Kaplan
Director of Innovation and Engagement, The Minnesota Star Tribune
Allison (Ali) Kaplan is Director of Innovation & Engagement for the Minnesota Star Tribune, working with the newsroom on multimedia initiatives and storytelling that deepens community connection. She brings to this newly created role more than two decades of experience as a journalist, radio show host, podcaster, television contributor, emcee, and entrepreneur.
Previously, she served as editor in chief of Twin Cities Business and vice president of content for the magazine division of its parent company, MSP Communications. She created and hosted the TCB podcast By All Means, a show about leadership and innovation. A style columnist turned business editor, Ali’s areas of expertise include retail, entrepreneurship, and work culture. She’s interviewed everyone from top fashion designers and celebrities to Fortune 500 CEOs.
A career side hustler, Ali is also the co-founder of Mother Of, a digital media platform that spotlights and offers advice to mothers of the bride and groom.
Ali is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a former columnist for the Badger Herald.