Product and technology leader Upasna Gautam has joined The Texas Tribune as Partner, Strategy & Innovation, where she will help architect the statewide framework for local newsroom expansion, strengthen product and audience initiatives, and build systems to connect and sustain the Tribune’s shared-services model.
Gautam brings with her extensive experience at the intersection of product, technology, and journalism. Throughout her career, she has been known for driving innovation through strategic collaboration and her ability to align mission-driven journalism with technological advancement.
Before joining The Texas Tribune, Gautam served in several leadership roles across the media and technology sectors. Her professional journey reflects a strong commitment to evolving newsroom practices and fostering community engagement through digital transformation.
Announcing her new role on social media, Gautam wrote:
“I’m joining The Texas Tribune as Partner, Strategy & Innovation, where I’ll help architect the statewide framework for local newsroom expansion, strengthen product + audience efforts across the growing portfolio, and build the systems that will connect and sustain our shared-services model.”
She added that her career has been “a series of beautiful experiments guided by people who believed in potential more than precedent,” emphasizing her belief that true innovation emerges where mission, technology, and trust intersect.
Colleagues and industry peers have congratulated Gautam on this milestone, calling her appointment a significant step forward for local journalism innovation in Texas.
The Mediabites team wishes Upasna Gautam the very best in her new role at The Texas Tribune.


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