Business Insider chief news editor Steve Russolillo sent out the following:
Hi everyone,
I’m incredibly excited to announce that Leena Rao has been promoted to US tech executive editor, effective immediately.
For the past three years, Leena has done an incredible job overseeing BI’s startups and venture capital team. Her group consistently delivered funding scoops, wrote smart features, and offered insightful and deeply reported lists that readers can’t get anywhere else.
Under Leena’s leadership, the startups and VC team has recently broken stories on former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s new startup, X competitor Bluesky’s new funding round, and diabetes startup Omada Health’s confidential IPO filing.
Leena is a sharp editor who is well-suited and ready to elevate BI’s tech coverage—already among the best in the business—to the next level.
Prior to BI, Leena was a tech and VC reporter for Fortune Magazine and TechCrunch, where she wrote investigative and feature articles about companies including Apple, Google, Stripe, Amazon, and Alibaba. Highlights from Leena’s reporting days include breaking the first story on Uber’s launch, profiling Amazon CEO Andy Jassy while he was the head of AWS, and detailing Ruth Porat’s Wall Street influence on Google.
Please join me in congratulating Leena on her new role!
Steve
