Clark G. Gilbert

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Clark G. Gilbert
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Gilbert in 2019
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
February 12, 2026 (2026-02-12)
Called by Dallin H. Oaks
LDS Church Apostle
February 12, 2026 (2026-02-12)
Called by Dallin H. Oaks
ReasonDeath of Jeffrey R. Holland
General Authority Seventy
April 3, 2021 (2021-04-03) – February 12, 2026 (2026-02-12)
Called by Russell M. Nelson
End reasonCalled to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1st President of BYU–Pathway Worldwide
In office
May 1, 2017 – August 1, 2021
SuccessorBrian K. Ashton
16th President of Brigham Young University–Idaho
In office
April 13, 2015 – April 10, 2017
Predecessor Kim B. Clark
Successor Henry J. Eyring
Personal details
Born (1970-06-18) June 18, 1970 (age 55)
Oakland, California [1]
Alma mater Brigham Young University (BA)
Stanford University (MA)
Harvard University (DBA)
Spouse(s)Christine Gilbert
Children8

Clark Gordon Gilbert (born June 18, 1970) is an American religious leader and academic who is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was ordained an apostle on February 12, 2026, filling a vacancy created by the death of Jeffrey R. Holland. [2] He has been a church general authority since April 2021 [3] and has been serving as the church commissioner of education since August of that same year. [4] As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Gilbert is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Currently, he is the junior and fifteenth most senior apostle in the church. [5]

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He was the president of BYU–Pathway Worldwide (BYU–PW), an online higher education organization, from its creation in 2017 until August 2021. [6] [7] He was serving as the sixteenth president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho) when he was appointed inaugural president of BYU–PW.

Previously, Gilbert served as president and CEO of both the Deseret News and Deseret Digital Media, having also served as an executive vice president of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), a professor at Harvard Business School (HBS), and as an associate academic vice president at BYU–Idaho. [8] [9]

Early life and education

Gilbert was born on June 18, 1970, in Oakland, California, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. After high school, he studied international relations at Brigham Young University (BYU). From 1989 to 1991, he took a leave of absence to serve as a full-time missionary for LDS Church in Kobe, Japan. He returned to BYU and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1994. Gilbert earned a Master of Arts in Asian studies from Stanford University in 1995, then pursued doctoral studies in business administration at Harvard University, where he received a Doctor of Business Administration degree in 2001. He then joined the HBS faculty. [10]

Career

Gilbert was a professor of entrepreneurial management at HBS. While there, he was an adviser to the American Press Institute's Newspaper Next project, which studied ways for newspapers to transition to the digital age. Gilbert also worked closely with Clayton M. Christensen while at HBS. [11]

After leaving HBS, Gilbert joined the faculty of BYU–Idaho and served as associate academic vice president of academic development; his responsibilities included student leadership, the BYU–Idaho Learning Model, online learning, and the Pathway program. [9] [12] [13] [10]

Deseret Digital Media and Deseret News

In 2009, Gilbert became the CEO of the newly formed Deseret Digital Media, a subsidiary corporation of DMC. This corporation administers the websites of the Deseret News, Church News , Mormon Times , KSL radio, and Deseret Book.

In May 2010, Gilbert was appointed president of the Deseret News. [14] He did not replace Jim Wall (the publisher) or Joseph A. Cannon (the editor), but filled a new role in the organization.

In August 2010, with Gilbert at the helm, the Deseret News laid off forty-three percent of its workforce. [15]

Gilbert unveiled six themes to guide the paper's coverage—previously distinguished by its lack of oversight from its owner, the LDS Church, and a strict devotion to impartiality—going forward: family, financial responsibility, excellence in education, care for the needy, values in media, and faith in the community.

Under Gilbert, the Deseret News reported a boost in all aspects of its circulation, [16] but The Salt Lake Tribune and Salt Lake City Weekly disproved some of its numbers. [17] [ dead link ]

As part of Gilbert's plan to "lead and innovate," the Deseret News and KSL created Deseret Connect, a network of freelance contributors under Matt Sanders's direction. [18] Much of Deseret Connect's content has been featured prominently on the Deseret News homepage, though the print paper has largely remained the work of full- and part-time staff.

In November 2011, it was revealed that the mayor of Utah's West Valley City, Michael K. Winder, wrote under a pen name as a Deseret Connect contributor about city hall events, and that his stories were featured in the Deseret News. Gilbert said he was "concerned" that somebody would misrepresent himself in such a way. [19]

BYU–Idaho

On April 13, 2015, Gilbert succeeded Kim B. Clark as president of BYU–Idaho, becoming the institution's sixteenth president. His appointment had been announced on January 27, 2015, by Russell M. Nelson, then-chairman of the Executive Committee of the BYU–Idaho Board of Trustees. Gilbert was formally installed during an inauguration ceremony on September 15, 2015. [20] [21]

BYU–PW

On February 7, 2017, Dieter F. Uchtdorf announced the creation of BYU–PW, a new online higher education organization. Gilbert was appointed to head this new organization, which grew out of BYU–Idaho's Pathway program, originally begun in 2009. He was replaced as president of BYU–Idaho by Henry J. Eyring, with his new position as president of BYU–PW effective on May 1, 2017. [22] [6]

LDS Church service

Gilbert has served previously in the LDS Church as a bishop, member of a stake presidency, and as an area seventy from April 2020 to April 2021. [23] In April 2021, Gilbert was called as a general authority. [24]

Personal life

Gilbert and his wife, Christine, married in 1994 in the Salt Lake Temple. They have eight children.

References

  1. ↑ As verified here and here,
  2. ↑ President Oaks calls another apostle: Elder Clark G. Gilbert joins Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Deseret News , 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Elder Clark G. Gilbert". 3 April 2021.
  4. ↑ See this article for verification.
  5. ↑ Apostolic seniority is generally understood to include all ordained apostles (including the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Seniority is determined by date of ordination, not by age or other factors. If two apostles are ordained on the same day, the older of the two is typically ordained first. See Succession to the presidency and Heath, Steven H. (Summer 1987). "Notes on Apostolic Succession" (PDF). Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 20 (2): 44–56. doi:10.2307/45216003. JSTOR   45216003..
  6. 1 2 Furlong, Josh. "LDS Church announces new BYU-I president, new online higher education organization", KSL. Salt Lake City, 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "LDS church asks Clark G. Gilbert to lead BYU–Pathway Worldwide | Local News". rexburgstandardjournal.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  8. ↑ "Meet the DDM Team: Clark Gilbert". Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21.
  9. 1 2 "Clark Gilbert named new president of BYU-Idaho". Deseret News. 2015-01-27. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  10. 1 2 Clark G. Gilbert Biography, Brigham Young University-Idaho Office of the President, archived from the original on 2017-02-11, retrieved 2017-02-08
  11. ↑ "Clark Gilbert Demonstrates Disruption at the Deseret News". niemanreports.org. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "New president of BYU-Idaho announced". Byui.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  13. ↑ "Clark Gilbert". Bonneville International. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21.
  14. ↑ "Deseret Digital Media CEO Clark Gilbert Named to Expanded Role as President and CEO of the Deseret News". Desert Media Companies. Archived from the original on 2012-04-12.
  15. ↑ McCord, Keith (August 31, 2010). "Layoffs, new operating model at Deseret News".
  16. ↑ Cortez, Marjorie (May 4, 2011). "Deseret News posts circulation gains, bucking national trend of declining print circulation". Deseret News. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011.
  17. ↑ Piper, Rachel (May 13, 2011). "Fine Print: The Deseret News Spins Its Circulation Numbers". News Blog. Salt Lake City Weekly.
  18. ↑ "The Deseret News Unveils Bold New Direction for Newspaper" (Press release). Deseret News.
  19. ↑ Page, Jared (November 10, 2011). "West Valley City mayor admits using false identity to write news stories". Deseret News. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Clark Gilbert announced as new president of BYU-I", KSL January 27, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Church Leaders Install New BYU-Idaho President Clark Gilbert", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2015-09-15
  22. ↑ "Church Announces BYU–Pathway Worldwide, a Global Higher-Education Organization: Clark G. Gilbert will lead new organization", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2017-02-07
  23. ↑ "New Seventies and Young Men General Presidency Named at April 2020 General Conference". Newsroom. 4 April 2020.
  24. ↑ Deseret News article on New General Authority Seventies
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