Lachlan Murdoch

Lachlan Keith Murdoch (born September 8, 1971) is the eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his former wife Anna Torv. He resigned from his executive positions at News Corporation on 29 July 2005. Lachlan is, however, still on the Board of Directors at NewsCorp and is a company consultant. Murdoch was born in London, England, but was raised in a wealthy New York City neighborhood, where his father owned the tabloid, the New York Post. He r... more

Lachlan Keith Murdoch (born September 8, 1971) is the eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his former wife Anna Torv. He resigned from his executive positions at News Corporation on 29 July 2005. Lachlan is, however, still on the Board of Directors at NewsCorp and is a company consultant. Murdoch was born in London, England, but was raised in a wealthy New York City neighborhood, where his father owned the tabloid, the New York Post. He received his education at the exclusive Aspen Country Day School in Aspen, Colorado as well as at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Princeton University. At the age of 22, Murdoch was appointed general manager of Queensland Newspapers, which publishes The Courier-Mail in Brisbane. One year later, he became publisher of Australia’s first national paper, The Australian. In 1995, he was appointed Deputy CEO of News Limited, Executive Director of News Corporation since 1996, Deputy... less