Axios has hired Javier David to be managing editor, overseeing all business coverage and newsletters at Axios, including Axios Pro Rata, Axios Capital, Axios Markets, and Axios Closer.
Axios also hired Kimberly Chin as retail deals reporter. Chin will co-author the “Axios Pro: Retail Deals” newsletter alongside Richard Collings.
David joins Axios from Yahoo, where he was an editor and editorial lead, wrote a daily newsletter, and oversaw coverage of cryptocurrencies, food and the COVID-19 pandemic. He previously worked as a reporter for CNBC, Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, and Reuters. He started his career working on Wall Street, and is a U.S. Army veteran.
Chin comes to Axios from The Wall Street Journal, where she was a business reporter covering companies and sustainability. Chin is a graduate of Hofstra University and Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
