Bloomberg Businessweek hires new editor to cover B schools

Bloomberg Businessweek has hired Francesca Levy, a senior editor at LinkedIn, to lead its coverage of business schools, reports John Byrne of PoetsandQuants.com.

Byrne writes, “Levy joined the magazine today (Jan. 27) and succeeds Louis Lavelle who abruptly left BusinessWeek in early November.

“For Levy, who has worked for Forbes and Associated Press, her new position is in one sense a return trip. As a reporting intern at BusinessWeek during the summer of 20008, she wrote features for BusinessWeek.com’s business school channel. She also produced slideshows, appeared in video interviews, and managed web forums.

“‘I’m charged with refreshing the coverage, which should be a challenge and a thrill,’ she says.

“Levy had been with LinkedIn for a little more than two years, serving as a senior editor for all aspect of content on the site, including LinkedIn’s Influencer program and its customer professional news website, LinkedIn Today. In that role, she edited original work from contributors, curated news and wrote regular posts. She also managed monthly feature content packages.”

Read more here. In addition, Bloomberg Businessweek also has made the following hire and appointment:

Jonathan Rodkin has been named rankings and research coordinator. He is responsible for redeveloping Bloomberg Businessweek’s rankings of MBA, Undergrad, Executive Education, EMBA, and Part-Time programs. After conducting interviews with key rankings stakeholders – including b-school students, alumni, administrators, faculty, and employers – Rodkin will focus on how to make the rankings more useful, comprehensive, and relevant.

Rodkin has a background in quantitative research design and survey analysis and was previously with the Strength in Numbers Consulting Group, a research and evaluation firm based in Brooklyn.

Ira Sager is the new business school commentary editor. Already a longtime member of the Businessweek.com team, he is now responsible for soliciting commentary and outside contributions for the B-Schools channel and will serve as the dedicated producer for the channel.