Who we are

We are proven leaders at the intersection of business, talent, research, and journalism—and we are obsessed with reimagining workplaces for the future.

Charter’s co-founders have led teams of hundreds of people in navigating periods of intense organizational and sectoral change. Charter is the resource that they wished they had along the way.

The company was started in 2020 as a newsletter by Kevin Delaney, a former Wall Street Journal managing editor and co-founder of Quartz, who was joined by co-founders Erin Grau, former head of people and culture at Away and head of transformation at The New York Times, and Jay Lauf, co-founder of Quartz and former publisher of The Atlantic and Wired. In 2022, a number of institutions and individuals invested in Charter with the goal of further expanding its impact.

Our exceptional, experienced team includes leaders from the technology and media industries, with both consumer and business-to-business expertise. Get to know us below.

Team Members

• Jacob Clemente
  Senior reporter, AI & work

• Kevin Delaney
  Co-founder and editor-in-chief

• Maggee Dorsey
  Director of sponsored events

• Massella Dukuly
  Head of workplace strategy

• Brian Elliott
  Executive-in-residence

• Erin Grau
  Co-founder and managing director

• Sarah Janowsky
  Head of business operations

• Jay Lauf
  Co-founder and chief commercial officer

• Ankita Mane
  Project manager for client solutions

• Jena McGregor
  Managing editor

• Daniel Lee
  Director of design

• Michelle Peng
  Senior reporter, work & leadership

• Sam Williams
  Director of engineering