Dan Shar

General Manager; The Chief Commercial Officer

MarketWatch; Barron’s Group

Dan Shar is the General Manager for MarketWatch and The Chief Commercial officer for Barron’s Group.  In this capacity, he oversees operations for MarketWatch, Barron’s, Mansion Global, and Financial News. Mr. Shar has been with Dow Jones since 2016 and has shepherded MarketWatch to record highs in readership, revenue, and profit. Prior to joining the company, he spent 14 years at Condé Nast in various executive, operations, and marketing roles.  He graduated from The University of Pennsylvania with a degree in communications from The Annenberg School of Communications and a concentration in Marketing from The Wharton School of Business.