Ellen Sherberg
St. Louis Business Journal
Publisher

Ellen Sherberg has been publisher of the St. Louis Business Journal since 1990. She joined the local business newspaper in 1980 and has served as reporter, managing editor and editor. Under Ellen’s leadership, the Business Journal has received the award for Best Weekly Newspaper in the state of Missouri, the American City Eagle Award for best performing newspaper in the company, American City Business Journal Inc., and numerous other journalism awards.

Ellen’s community involvement includes serving on the executive boards of  the United Way of Greater St. Louis as well as on the board of directors of Teach for America, the Regional Business Council, the St. Louis Sports Commission, the Regional Commerce and Growth Association, the March of Dimes, the Black Rep, the St. Louis County Library Foundation,  St. Andrews Resources for Seniors and the  Herbert Hoover Boys Club. She sits on the Chancellors Advisory Council for the University of Missouri-St. Louis and chairs the Dean’s Advisory Board at St. Louis University’s John Cook School of Business. Ellen is the founder of the Women’s Leadership Initiative for United Way that has raised nearly $35 million dollars for the St. Louis community.

Ellen was elected to the Academy of Leaders of the YWCA of Greater St. Louis and served as civic chair of the 2001 NCAA Women’s Final Four in St. Louis. Three years ago she received the Trailblazer Award from the St. Louis Women’s Forum. Before joining the St. Louis Business Journal, Ellen worked as a reporter for KMOX (CBS) Radio and for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. As a freelance writer, she has had articles published in Time, Newsweek, the National Observer, Parents Magazine, Seventeen and Working Woman Magazine.

Ellen is a native St. Louisan, a graduate of Horton Watkins High School in Ladue, Vassar College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She and her husband, Dr. Jerry Rosenblum, live in Clayton.