From 1960 to 1987, the editor was Julius Gius.<ref name="gius1">[http://articles.latimes.com/1996-10-19/local/me-55417_1_ventura-county-star Pioneering Newspaper Editor Julius Gius Dies at Age 84], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', October 19, 1996</ref> Later, George Cogswell III was the publisher for five years, leaving in 2012 to be publisher and chief revenue officer of ''[[The Commercial Appeal]]'', in [[Memphis, TNTennessee]].<ref name="BBB">[http://www.santabarbara.bbb.org/Business-Report/Ventura-County-Star-306300 BBB Business Review of Ventura County Star], The Better Business Bureau of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, Inc.</ref><ref name="Cogswell going to Memphis">[http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jun/21/star-publisher-cogswell-named-publisher-of Star publisher Cogswell named publisher of Memphis newspaper], ''Ventura County Star'', June 21, 2012</ref><ref name="scripps announcement">[http://escrippsnews.scrippsnet.com/node/2573 Scripps announces new publisher of the Ventura County Star]</ref> Cogswell was then succeeded by Margie Cochrane in 2012,<ref name="scripps announcement" /><ref>[http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/aug/13/stars-new-publisher-is-longtime-advertising/ Star's new publisher is longtime advertising executive], ''Ventura County Star'', August 13, 2012</ref> followed by Shanna Cannon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.vcstar.com/news/state/new-publisher-named-for-the-ventura-county-star-ep-473931116-351307521.html/|title=New publisher named for the Ventura County Star|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref> As of October 2016, the president is Mark J. Winkler.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2016/10/28/ventura-county-star-names-mark-winkler-new-president/92900194/|title=Ventura County Star names Mark Winkler new president|work=Ventura County Star|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref>▼
The editor from 1960–1987 was Julius Gius.<ref name="gius1">[http://articles.latimes.com/1996-10-19/local/me-55417_1_ventura-county-star Pioneering Newspaper Editor Julius Gius Dies at Age 84], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', October 19, 1996</ref>
▲George Cogswell III was the publisher for five years, leaving in 2012 to be publisher and chief revenue officer of ''The Commercial Appeal'', in Memphis, TN.<ref name="BBB">[http://www.santabarbara.bbb.org/Business-Report/Ventura-County-Star-306300 BBB Business Review of Ventura County Star], The Better Business Bureau of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, Inc.</ref><ref name="Cogswell going to Memphis">[http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jun/21/star-publisher-cogswell-named-publisher-of Star publisher Cogswell named publisher of Memphis newspaper], ''Ventura County Star'', June 21, 2012</ref><ref name="scripps announcement">[http://escrippsnews.scrippsnet.com/node/2573 Scripps announces new publisher of the Ventura County Star]</ref>
He was succeeded by Margie Cochrane in 2012.<ref name="scripps announcement" /><ref>[http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/aug/13/stars-new-publisher-is-longtime-advertising/ Star's new publisher is longtime advertising executive], ''Ventura County Star'', August 13, 2012</ref>
As of October 2016, the current president is Mark J. Winkler.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2016/10/28/ventura-county-star-names-mark-winkler-new-president/92900194/|title=Ventura County Star names Mark Winkler new president|work=Ventura County Star|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref> succeeding former publisher Shanna Cannon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.vcstar.com/news/state/new-publisher-named-for-the-ventura-county-star-ep-473931116-351307521.html/|title=New publisher named for the Ventura County Star|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref>
