Cory Corrine (nee Haik)

Cory Corrine Haik is a prominent media executive known for her expertise in digital strategy and innovation within the journalism industry. Most recently she was the CEO of the innovative lifestyle publisher Refinery29, and over the years, has held several leadership roles in major media organizations, where she has driven initiatives focused on digital transformation and audience engagement.

Haik previously served as Chief Operating Officer Vice Media Group, where she oversaw digital strategy, including editorial, product, technology and growth operations. Prior to joining Vice, she was the publisher of Mic, where she focused on expanding the company's reach through innovative storytelling techniques across video and social platforms.

Haik is perhaps most known for her innovative work at the Washington Post, pre and post the Jeff Bezos acquisition, as well as the local newspapers in which she helped lead their digital transformation, and in which she lead and shared in three Pulitzers Prizes –The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, La, which is no longer in existence, and The Seattle Times.

Haik holds a Masters of Arts in Communication Theory from the University of New Orleans and a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Nicholls State University, where she was given an honorary Doctor of Letters in 2018. Haik lives in New York City.