NY Times names Schmidt its European biz editor

New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following on Tuesday:

I’m thrilled to announce that Gregory Schmidt has become our new European business editor.

Greg is ideally suited to this job. During his time in the Business department in New York, Greg distinguished himself as an editor and writer who can truly do anything and everything. He can edit news and feature stories, write news and feature stories, and help run a live blog. And he does it with grace, good humor and the necessary degree of urgency.

In his new role, Greg will work with reporters in the United Kingdom and throughout the region, overseeing coverage about European economies, efforts to transition to clean energy and escalating tensions with trade partners. He’ll pick up stories from Seoul and help get news started before New York wakes up. Again, he’ll help do … nearly everything.

Greg joined the Business copy desk in 2007, after seven years at The Miami Herald, where he last served as an assistant editor on the Business desk. Greg has written about tech and video games, something he knows a ton about. Since 2017, he edited our Square Feet column, which kickstarted a keen interest in covering real estate. In 2022, he spent four months on the Real Estate desk as a beat reporter, which led to a reporting fellowship at Columbia University.

Greg was born in Southern California and went to the University of Tampa and then attended the University of Florida for graduate school.

Greg started in the London office last month. Please join us in congratulating Greg.