The Board of Visitors sets policy for the JSK Journalism Fellowships and is a major liaison to the world of journalism and information technology. Its members are appointed by the president of the university and report to him.

Board of Visitors chair, editorial strategist, KVOX Media

executive director and chief executive officer, Institute for Nonprofit News (INN)

editor in chief, San Francisco Chronicle

Hearst Professor of Communication, director of the Stanford Journalism Program, Stanford University

chief experience officer and co-founder, Glow Up Games

director and co-founder, Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP)

president, WordPress.com