The Castleton Alumni Association recently recognized Thomas Harty ’86 with the University’s Outstanding Alumni Award.
Established in 2005, the Outstanding Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves through their professional accomplishments and displayed exemplary service to the University, community, and/or humanitarian efforts.
Harty has served as president and chief executive officer of Meredith Corporation, the leading media and marketing company, since 2018. In his role, Harty oversees operations related to Meredith Corporation’s $3.1 billion in annual revenues and its 6,000 employees nationwide. He was instrumental in the recent acquisition of TIME Inc. to create a media powerhouse with leading brands in the celebrity, lifestyle, food, home, parenting, wellness, news, and sport content areas, with 60 million magazine subscribers. Harty previously served as president and chief operating officer of Meredith Corporation. He has played a key leadership role in the development and execution of Meredith’s strategic initiatives by helping the company increase its connection to the American consumer through growth in magazine audience, online traffic, brand licensing and marketing services.
Harty has had a deep and profound impact on Castleton University and its students. In 2014, he, along with several other Castleton alumni, created the Doug Mackenzie Fund to honor their friend and former Castleton lacrosse player after his untimely passing. Since its inception, the Doug Mackenzie Fund has raised over $250,000 toward a $500,000 permanent endowment and has donated over $25,000 directly to the Men’s Lacrosse program for its immediate and long-term needs.
Harty is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. He holds an MBA from Iona College and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Castleton.