Departures raise concerns at Business Insider
Recent departures of top executives at Business Insider are raising concerns about the health of the company, reports Oliver Darcy of Status. Darcy writes, “In the wake of Thursday’s news—and after watching Peng acknowledge that the company has been struggling on key fronts—some staffers began speculating that layoffs might once again be on the table. For now, […]
Two executives leaving Business Insider
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng sent out the following on Thursday: Team, Today we’re announcing a few changes to our team. Our Chief Revenue Officer, Maggie Milnamow, is leaving Business Insider for a new position that she will share more about soon. Since joining four years ago, Maggie has had an outsized impact on Business Insider, and […]
Business Insider promotes de Graaf to executive editor
Mia de Graaf has been promoted to executive editor on the Life team at Business Insider. In the past year, she led the extraordinary young cancer coverage, which started in the Life team and, under her leadership, expanded to include the Econ team, Discourse and Video. In the executive editor role, de Graaf will continue to […]
Business Insider taps Tecotzky to cover JPMorgan, big banks
Alice Tecotzky has moved to the finance desk at Business Insider, where she’ll now be covering JPMorgan and other big banks. She spent the first year after her fellowship covering Wall Street, wealth, and politics. She did crucial work on our DOGE coverage, and already has been reporting on bank culture including JP Morgan’s […]
Cosgrove named BI’s editorial director of AI innovation
Emma Cosgrove has been named editorial director of artificial intelligence innovation at Business Insider. “We have to keep a wary eye on the threat that AI poses to the business of journalism,” she wrote on LinkedIn. “But we also have to run as fast as we can toward the opportunities. Most importantly, we have to keep […]
Business Insider execs hoping for a reset
Oliver Darcy of Status writes about how Business Insider executives gave the staff Thursday an overview of its performance and its plans for the coming year. Darcy reports, “The candor suggested Peng is hoping for a reset in 2026. And, by most accounts, she and her leadership team were quite forthcoming on Thursday, doing little to […]
The Information hires Mann to cover Meta
The Information has hired Business Insider senior tech reporter Jyoti Mann to cover Facebook parent Meta. She had been covering weekend business news at Business Insider before taking on the role of tech reporter. Previously, she spent six months on the companies desk as a reporter at the Financial Times as a Marjorie Deane fellow. […]
Business Insider’s Hornstein named best new journalist
Business Insider reporter Julia Hornstein has been named the winner of the Martha Coman Front Page Award for Best New Journalist, honoring reporters who show exceptional promise and impact early in their careers. In a series of standout pieces, Hornstein wrote about Gen Zers skipping college to found companies and work at Palantir, chronicled the rise of defense tech and […]
Business Insider names two deputy executive editors
Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following to the staff last week: Before the year closes, I’m thrilled to share that Brad Davis and Debbie Strong are both being elevated to Deputy Executive Editor on the Innovation team, and we are also hiring for a new editing role on this team. Brad joined Business Insider in 2022 as director […]
Business Insider seeks a senior editor for economy
Business Insider is hiring a senior editor for our Economy team to help drive coverage on how economic forces shape our jobs, budgets, major life decisions, and more. You’ll thrive in this role if you’re a strong idea-generator and skilled people manager who can inspire reporters, sharpen their thinking, and push them toward bold, distinctive […]
