Dean named editor in chief of Wisconsin’s In Business

Katie Dean

Katie Dean, former executive editor for The Capital Times in Madison, has been named editor-in-chief of In Business.

A story on its website states, “Her appointment was announced Monday by IB Publisher Dave Neill. She will begin on Nov. 4.

“Dean, a 1993 graduate of Madison West High School and a 1997 graduate of Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, brings 25 years of reporting, writing, and editing experience to In Business, the last 17 years in various positions at The Capital Times.

“‘With oversight and responsibility for all editorial and creative functions, Katie joins our organization during an exciting and pivotal time as we’re in the process of finalizing significant strategic and directional goals,’ Neill states.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.