Forbes hires Goudreau as executive editor

Jenna Goudreau

Jenna Goudreau, executive editor at CNBC Make It and previous Forbes reporter, is rejoining Forbes as executive editor of the new service desk.

She will start March 9.

One of her first tasks will be to hire writers covering small business, education, careers and other beat areas where Forbes can offer actionable advice that translates into tangible success.

Before joining CNBC, Goudreau was at Business Insider, overseeing personal finance, career, strategy, and lists. She and her team consistently produced some of the smartest, most widely-read stories on the site.

Prior to Business Insider, she was at Forbes where she was a reporter covering business, leadership, and lifestyle.

Goudreau is a New York University graduate.

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.