Frank Bi
Director Of Tools & Technology Product Manager, News at Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolFrank Bi is a media-focused technology leader with 12 years of experience blending journalism, full-stack engineering, and product management to modernize newsroom workflows and grow digital revenue. As Director of Tools & Technology at the Star Tribune he has led large-scale technology and cultural change, launched the paper’s first AI products, and built live-blogging capabilities that drove millions of pageviews. He previously bridged editorial and engineering at Vox Media, Forbes, and PBS NewsHour, and teaches/mentors journalists on data literacy and storytelling. A proven fundraiser and nonprofit leader, Frank has raised six-figure sums for chapter programs and organized major conferences, bringing both strategic governance (MBA-level training) and hands-on technical delivery to newsrooms. Uncommonly, he pairs newsroom product strategy with direct reporting experience, enabling pragmatic solutions that serve journalists and business goals alike.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of MinnesotaMBA, Finance, Governance and Strategy, MBA, Finance, Governance and Strategy at NYU Stern School of Business
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Github Skills (9)
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Github contributions (5)
voxmedia/data-projects
Jul 2015 - Apr 2017
Scripts and data for various Vox Media stories and news projects
Contributions:47 commits, 42 pushes, 1 issue in 1 year 9 months
newsvox
frankbi/price-of-weed
Dec 2013 - Aug 2015
Contributions:1966 commits, 480 pushes, 3 issues in 1 year 7 months
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