Max Hartshorn

Technology Manager

Max is a technology manager who is passionate about finding ways to enrich journalism through coding and data. Prior to joining the IJF, he worked for 10 years at Global News as a developer and team lead, collaborating with journalists on data and visual storytelling projects. He was the lead front-end developer of Globalnews.ca, Canada’s second-largest news site, and launched Corus Entertainment’s portfolio of 39 AM and FM radio websites.

Max comes to Toronto by way of Montreal and Boston. When he is not hacking away or obsessively reading the news, he enjoys baking bread, workout classes, and being rudely awoken at 5 a.m. to feed his pet cat.