7 US Executive Editors To Know

With the amount of day-to-day media moves and appointments, it can be difficult for a PR to keep on top of journalist whereabouts. An up-to-date database is the keystone of a good press office and will ensure your feature ideas land on the right desk. As defined in our Media Index,  Executive Editors manage other editors and oversee a magazine. They can hire and fire other editors and act as the face of a publication. To help our subscribers form relationships with these pivotal personnel, the following post will introduce 7 US contacts at consumer titles…

Danielle Kwateng – Recently profiled in an illuminating In Conversation With interview, Danielle Kwateng was appointed Executive Editor or Teen Vogue in April. Previously she served as the title’s Culture & Entertainment Director, and before that as Senior Culture Editor at Broadly and Senior Editor of VICE.

Ben Barna – Based in New York, Ben Barna is the standing Executive Editor of Interview. Appointed in July 2019, he works across print and online. Ben was formerly Senior Editor at Bustle Digital Group, Features Editor at Interview and Senior Editor at NYLON online.

Leah Chernikoff – Executive Editor of Harper’s Bazaar USA as of October 2020, Leah oversees all editorial content and strategy. Previously she was Glossier’s Head of Content and prior to that Digital Director at ELLE, Editor of ELLE.com and Editorial Director at Fashionista.com.

Sarah Cristobal – Sarah is the current Executive Editor of InStyle, a title held since January 2017. Prior to that she was Editor at Yahoo Style and V Magazine, as well as Senior Fashion Editor at AOL-StyleList and Senior Editor at Harpersbazaar.com.

Ben Court – Ben Court has been the Executive Editor over at Men’s Health, working out of its Third Avenue office for the past twelve years. Previously Deputy Editor, Cross Platform Content and Features Editor at the title, he is also an editorial consultant.

Jessie Heyman – American Vogue Executive Editor Jessie Heyman was hired in July 2017. She came from a position at InStyle, as Digital Features Director. Before that she was Deputy Culture Editor at Vogue and Entertainment Editor at The Huffington Post.

Matthew Lynch – Vanity Fair Executive Editor, Matthew Lynch was promoted in August 2020 to oversee the Vanities vertical and co-edit the VF Weekly newsletter. Formerly Deputy Editor at VanityFair.com, he moved to the magazine from Capital New York.

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