Our Company

As a privately held company, Crain has greater flexibility to reinvest in the business, providing the resources to support its editorial integrity and principles and its growth in the future. The company has had only three chairmen and three presidents since its founding over 80 years ago. Keith Crain, chairman, with elder brother Rance Crain, president, lead the company in a strong legacy set forth first by their father, G.D. Crain, Jr., and later their mother, Gertrude R. Crain. Company founder, G.D. Crain, Jr. helped define the standards of excellence in business-to-business publishing. He served as the company's leader for nearly six decades until his death in 1973. His widow, Gertrude Crain, then followed as company chairman for the next 23 years, establishing new traditions for women in business management both within Crain and outside the company. Mr. and Mrs. Crain are each remembered as preeminent business leaders of their time and their legacy continues today in Crain's commitment to excellence, high journalistic standards and family-orientation as its foundation. As a privately held company, Crain has greater flexibility to reinvest in the business, providing the resources to support its editorial integrity and principles and its growth in the future. The company has had only three chairmen and three presidents since its founding over 80 years ago. Keith Crain, chairman, with elder brother Rance Crain, president, lead the company in a strong legacy set forth first by their father, G.D. Crain, Jr., and later their mother, Gertrude R. Crain. Company founder, G.D. Crain, Jr. helped define the standards of excellence in business-to-business publishing. He served as the company's leader for nearly six decades until his death in 1973. His widow, Gertrude Crain, then followed as company chairman for the next 23 years, establishing new traditions for women in business management both within Crain and outside the company. Mr. and Mrs. Crain are each remembered as preeminent business leaders of their time and their legacy continues today in Crain's commitment to excellence, high journalistic standards and family-orientation as its foundation.