Alberto Ibargüen (born February 29, 1944)[1] became President and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in Miami, Florida, in 2003.

[11] He has also served as board chairman of PBS; the Newseum in Washington, D.C.;[12] and the World Wide Web Foundation, founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

[15] Ibargüen has served on the boards of other arts, education and journalism organizations, including the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Wesleyan University, Smith College, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Committee to Protect Journalists, ProPublica and the Secretary of State's Foreign Policy Advisory Board.

[22] Ibargüen is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Visiting Committee for the MIT Media Lab.

[23][24] He has been honored with distinctions from diverse organizations, including American Jewish Committee, Stephens College and the Fairmount Park Conservancy.

[25][26][27] As its President and CEO, Ibargüen focused Knight Foundation on its donors' intent "to maintain a healthy democracy through informed and engaged communities".