Business Insider hires Chandonnet as a reporter
Business Insider has hired Henry Chandonnet as a reporter. He mainly writes about consumer artificial intelligence and tech culture. Chandonnet previously wrote for Fast Company, where he covered trending tech news. He’s also written for The Daily Beast, People Magazine, and Vulture. He graduated from Tufts University in 2025 with a degree in English and economics.
Business Insider starts daily markets newsletter
Business Insider started “First Trade,” a daily markets newsletter looking at stocks, companies, personalities, and trading strategies. The newsletter is written by executive editor Joe Ciolli and edited by deputy editor Akin Oyedele. Ciolli started his career as an investment banker on Wall Street, and he has spent years reporting on markets across countless cycles, from the ashes […]
BI taps Abrego to be senior finance editor
Michelle Abrego is taking the helm as Business Insider’s senior finance editor. Abrego will lead coverage of Wall Street’s biggest banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, and asset managers. The team focuses on the people powering the industry: what it’s like to work in finance, how to break into the field, and how the business […]
Whitehouse becomes editor of Business Insider legal affairs team
Kaja Whitehouse has become editor of Business Insider’s legal affairs team. She has been senior finance editor since joining Business Insider in August 2021. She has been the deputy business editor at the New York Post since February 2019. She also covered Manhattan courts for the newspaper. She previously covered Wall Street for USA Today and technology for the Post. […]
Carlson on his career at Business Insider
Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media spoke with Dynamo CEO Nicholas Carlson about his time at Business Insider. Here is an excerpt: You were part of Business Insider’s founding team as its first chief correspondent, and you managed major launches, including its tech news division, sports and entertainment sections, and INSIDER in 2015. With […]
Business Insider names Batarags international executive editor
Lina Batarags has been named Business Insider international executive editor and Meghan Morris as Singapore bureau chief. Batarags and Morris, along with UK deputy editor Jack Sommers, will shape how Business Insider’s international teams cover global business, tech, and workplace stories for audiences across time zones. “I’ve been endlessly impressed by Lina, Meghan, and the whole team in Singapore,” […]
CNBC Make It hires Jackson as a reporter
CNBC Make It has hired Sarah Jackson as a reporter covering work-related issues. Jackson previously spent more than four years at Business Insider, most recently as a senior reporter covering the workplace, covering topics such as work trends; executive leadership and management; career advice; and workers’ experience of the job market and the economy. Before Business Insider, […]
Business Insider Japan hires Nakamaru as video editor in chief
Toru Nakamaru has been hired as video editor-in-chief for Business Insider Japan. Nakamaru brings 26 years of experience as a broadcast journalist from TV Asahi, one of Japan’s “Big Six” broadcasters, where he most recently served as director general/New York bureau chief. Business Insider Japan currently reaches 6.7 million average monthly unique users and generates 23 million […]
Business Insider EIC Heller reflects on her first year
Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following to the staff: A year ago this week, I joined Business Insider with a mission to make this great publication even better. Since then, we’ve sharpened our focus on what our name promises (business!), and how it matters to your career, your financial future, and your […]
Business Insider’s Ciolli to launch First Trade newsletter
Business Insider executive editor Joe Ciolli is starting a markets newsletter called “First Trade.” The newsletter will start in October. “Each weekday morning, First Trade will break down the big market moves, who’s winning and losing, and how it all impacts you,” he wrote on LinkedIn. “It’ll include insights you can use for your job, offer tips […]
