Alan G. Spoon is the President and Chief Operating Officer of The Washington Post Company, a diversified media organization whose principal operations include newspaper and magazine publishing, broadcasting and cable television systems.

Mr. Spoon joined the company in 1982 as Vice President of planning and development and was soon responsible for marketing and finance at The Washington Post newspaper. In 1987, he was named Chief Financial Officer for the company. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Spoon served as President of Newsweek and had oversight responsiblity for Post-Newsweek Stations during this time. In 1991, Mr. Spoon became Chief Operating Officer of The Washington Post Company and was elected President of the company in 1993.

Spoon is a Director of the International Herald Tribune and American Managment Systems, Inc. He is also a Member of the Board of the Committee for Economic Development and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.