Barnathan is responsible for running the organization, long-range planning and institutional development. She also serves as chair of the Global Forum for Media Development.

Previously, she was executive editor for Global Franchise at BusinessWeek, where she helped create new editorial extensions and alliances. As assistant managing editor, she supervised nearly every department of the magazine. She worked as Asia regional editor, helping to launch the Asia edition, which won prestigious awards for coverage of China's growth, Asia's financial crisis and the turmoil in Indonesia. She began her career at BusinessWeek in 1990 as an editor in the international department. From 1979 until 1988, Barnathan held a number of posts at Newsweek, including Moscow bureau chief, special national political correspondent and State Department correspondent. For her work, she has been honored with five Overseas Press Club Awards and one National Headliner Award, among other honors. She also served as a Freedom Forum Fellow in 1989-90. She has a B.A. in Russian and Chinese area studies and M.A. in Asian studies from Washington University, and M.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri. She speaks conversational Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. She is a trustee of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowships Program and on the advisory board of McGraw-Hill's Architectural Record.
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