Richard J. Tofel

Richard Tofel is general manager of ProPublica, a new independent, non-profit newsroom that will produce investigative journalism in the public interest. As general manager, he directs all of ProPublica’s non-journalism operations, including legal and communications functions, and business relationships with partner publishers. Tofel was formerly the assistant publisher of The Wall Street Journal and, earlier, an assistant managing editor of the paper; vice president, corporate communications for Dow Jones. Most recently, he served as vice president, general counsel & secretary of The Rockefeller Foundation, and earlier as president and chief operating officer of the International Freedom Center, a museum and cultural center that was planned for the World Trade Center site.