This is a list of the publishers of the Los Angeles Times, along with their terms of service. The publisher is typically a newspaper's top executive, similar in function to the job of corporate CEO.

The current publisher of the Los Angeles Times is Eddy Hartenstein. The longest serving publisher was the original, Harrison Gray Otis, who held the position for 35 years. The first publisher from outside the Otis-Chandler family was Tom Johnson, who was appointed in 1980. The first female publisher was Kathryn Downing.

Publishers^[1]

• Harrison Gray Otis (1882-1917)
• Harry Chandler (1917-1944)
• Norman Chandler (1944-1960)
• Otis Chandler (1960-1980)
• Tom Johnson (1980-1989)
• David Laventhol (1989-1994)
• Richard Scholsberg III (1994-1997)
• Mark Willes (1997-1999)
• Kathryn Downing (1999-2000)
• John Puerner (2000-2005)
• Jeffrey Johnson (2005-2006)
• David Hiller (2006-2008)
• Eddy Hartenstein (2008)

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