age. The institute is the parent company of the Philadelphia Media Network, the owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Institute and the Knight Foundation announced in February 2017 a $4.8 million three-year grant program designed to assist over a dozen major U.S. news organizations in their digital transformation. Personal Friedlich attended Dartmouth College, is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a BA in English magna cum laude, and received his MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He serves on the Board of Directors of The Door, a New York-based youth services organization; the Bard College Center for Civic Engagement; and WFMU, a public radio station. Friedlich lives with his wife Melissa Stern, an arts journalist and studio artist, and their son Max Friedlich, a playwright and television writer. See also List of American media executives References 1957 births American media executives Artists from New York (state) Living people Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni Wesleyan University alumni