Editor, ME leaving Chief Investment Officer

Editor Kip McDaniel and managing editor Leanna Orr are both leaving Chief Investment Officer magazine.

McDaniel writes, “When we started what would become CIO in 2009, the financial world was in chaos. To this day, I remain in awe of the smooth confidence with which Charlie Ruffel, our founder, pitched the idea of a magazine focusing on the world’s largest investors. It is a testament to him, as well as to our then-CEO Jim Casella, that when all others were losing their heads, Charlie and Jim kept theirs.

“To say we achieved what we set out to would be a misnomer; there never was a set goal for CIO beyond ‘inform.’ In the past seven years, we’ve had triumphs, we’ve made mistakes, we broke some news, we were a watchdog more than a cheerleader. However, what I’m most proud of is the community that has come together around CIO: To stand on stage at the beginning of our annual Innovation Awards was to see the physical manifestation of much work, fun, commitment, and friendships. It will forever remain one of my most cherished memories.

“While Leanna and I are departing for new challenges, CIO will endure in the good hands of new Managing Editor Sage Um.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.