Maria Douglas Reeve

Maria Douglas Reeve earned her master’s degree in journalism at the University of Maryland in 1992 before building a career as a newsroom leader at the Houston Chronicle, Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press. Reeve joined the Chronicle as one of its two managing editors in November 2019 before becoming its top editor in July 2021. In 2023, she was promoted to a newly created statewide position, vice president-editor for content initiatives for all of Hearst Texas.

She previously served as assistant managing editor/news at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Reeve had been at the Star Tribune for eight years, leading the features team and working as deputy metro editor.