Leading Executives in Magazine Publishing
Roger Lynch
Chief Executive Officer, Condé Nast
CEO since 2019; led the unification of U.S. and international operations and a multi-year shift toward consumer, events and digital revenue at the publisher of Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Vanity Fair and more.
Anna Wintour
Global Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast; Global Editorial Director, Vogue, Condé Nast / Vogue
Global Chief Content Officer of Condé Nast and Global Editorial Director of Vogue; stepped back from day-to-day U.S. Vogue in 2025 while retaining global control and stewardship of tentpoles like the Met Gala and Vogue World.
Company bio | Vogue Business coverage
Chloe Malle
Head of Editorial Content, Vogue (U.S.)
Named Head of Editorial Content for American Vogue on September 2, 2025, succeeding Anna Wintour’s U.S. role and leading day-to-day editorial across platforms.
Mark Guiducci
Global Editorial Director, Vanity Fair (global)
Appointed the brand’s first Global Editorial Director (effective June 30, 2025), tasked with steering Vanity Fair across U.S., U.K., France, Italy and Spain after Radhika Jones’s departure.
Debi Chirichella
President, Hearst Magazines
Veteran operator who became president in 2020; oversees one of the world’s largest magazine portfolios, including Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Esquire.
Willa Bennett
Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan & Seventeen (Hearst)
Took over as editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan and Seventeen in September 2024, bringing a Gen-Z sensibility and awards pedigree from Highsnobiety to modernize two of Hearst’s marquee titles.
Cosmopolitan masthead | Cosmopolitan bio
Samira Nasr
Editor-in-Chief, Harper’s Bazaar (U.S., Hearst)
First Black editor-in-chief in Bazaar’s 150+ year history; has repositioned the brand with an inclusive, culture-forward fashion lens since 2020.
Harper’s Bazaar profile | People.com coverage
Nina Garcia
Editor-in-Chief, ELLE (U.S., Hearst)
Editor-in-chief since 2017 and the first Latina to lead a major U.S. fashion title; has expanded ELLE’s cultural footprint and shepherded its 40th anniversary in 2025.
Elle profile | Feature interview
Neil Vogel
Chief Executive Officer, People Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith)
CEO who led Dotdash’s 2021 merger with Meredith and rebranded the combined publisher to People Inc. in July 2025 to leverage its flagship brand’s scale amid AI-era audience shifts.
Wendy Naugle
Editor-in-Chief, PEOPLE
Veteran editor elevated to editor-in-chief in 2022; oversees PEOPLE’s tentpoles (Sexiest Man Alive, Beautiful Issue) and cross-platform reach at America’s largest celebrity/news magazine.
Jessica Sibley
Chief Executive Officer, TIME
Joined as CEO in November 2022 to accelerate TIME’s diversification (events, studios, digital), working alongside owner Marc Benioff and guiding a paywall-free strategy in 2025.
Nicholas Thompson
Chief Executive Officer, The Atlantic
CEO since 2021; credited with leading the magazine to profitability and 1M+ subscribers while expanding product innovation and events.
Jeffrey Goldberg
Editor-in-Chief, The Atlantic
Longtime editor-in-chief whose newsroom has garnered major awards; in 2025 drew national attention for publishing messages revealing senior officials’ security lapses.
Jay Penske
Chairman & CEO, Penske Media Corporation
Founder/CEO who has built PMC into a powerhouse of entertainment and fashion media (Variety, THR, Billboard, WWD, Rolling Stone) and major events (SXSW, dcp awards).
Julian Holguin
Chief Executive Officer, Rolling Stone (PMC)
Appointed CEO in May 2025, succeeding Gus Wenner (now executive chairman); previously led Billboard as president and brings deep music/media deal experience.
David Remnick
Editor, The New Yorker
Editor since 1998; has guided the magazine through digital expansion and Pulitzer-winning journalism, including its 100th anniversary in 2025.
Will Welch
Global Editorial Director; Editor-in-Chief, GQ U.S., GQ (Condé Nast)
Global Editorial Director and U.S. Editor-in-Chief; reoriented GQ’s voice with the ‘New Masculinity’ franchise and global creativity awards, and now oversees Pitchfork.
Katie Drummond
Global Editorial Director, WIRED (Condé Nast)
Global Editorial Director since 2023; leads WIRED’s multi-market newsroom across print, digital, audio and video, with a focus on tech’s societal impact.
Brad Stone
Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek
Named editor in January 2024 to lead Businessweek’s relaunch as a monthly print product with an expanded premium digital strategy.
Bloomberg announcement | Talent page
Lara Boro
Chief Executive Officer, The Economist Group
CEO since 2019; oversees the global portfolio including The Economist, Economist Impact and Research, steering digital growth and subscription strategy.
Economist Group—Leadership | Wikipedia
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