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Politico taps Warmbrodt as executive producer for policy

September 16, 2026

Posted by Chris Roush

Zach Warmbrodt

Zach Warmbrodt has been named executive producer of policy at Politico, overseeing economic policy, financial services and trade coverage.

He has been executive producer for Congress coverage.

He’s covered finance and the economy for Politico since 2012, starting as a reporter focused on our Pro audience. Warmbrodt also has been an editor and co-author of the “Morning Money” newsletter.

A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, he joined Politico’s nascent financial services team in 2012 after four years at Argus Media, where he covered oil market news in Houston and then energy policy in Washington.

Before covering financial policy for on Capitol Hill over several years, he reported on regulatory agencies that oversee Wall Street trading and the banking industry. He became financial services editor in 2021, and wrote “Morning Money” from late 2022 to mid-2024.

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