John Kominicki is publisher and executive editor of the Long Island Press and founder of Innovate Long Island. He previously served as publisher of Long Island Business News and was a writer and editor at a wide variety of publications, including European Stars & Stripes, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News and USA Today, among others. He is an inductee of the Long Island Press Club Hall of Fame and holds an honorary doctor of humane letters from Dowling College.