David Jay Pecker (born September 24, 1951) is the CEO of American Media.
He is the publisher of Men's Fitness, Muscle and Fitness, Flex, Fit Pregnancy, Shape and Star.
He was also the publisher of National Enquirer, Sun, Weekly World News, Globe
In 2018, Pecker became embroiled in controversy regarding his involvement in a catch and kill operation to buy exclusive rights to stories that might embarrass his friend Donald Trump, to prevent the stories from becoming public during the 2016 presidential campaign.
In 2019, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen stated that he assisted Pecker in this operation.