
Technology news site ZDNET has hired Elyse Betters Picaro as editor in chief.
She most recently has been operations manager and editor in chief at Valnet.
Picaro previously was managing editor and a senior editor at ZDNET when it was owned by Red Ventures. Red Ventures sold ZDNet (along with CNET) to Ziff Davis in August 2024 for more than $100 million
She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts and a master’s degree from The New School.