Seattle Biz magazine editor Smith promoted

Rob Smith

Rob Smith, the editor of Seattle Business magazine, has been promoted to editorial director of its parent company’s Seattle office, which means he now oversees Seattle Magazine, its city magazine, as well as Seattle Business.

Smith will be working closely on initiatives related to the community profile and digital presence of Seattle Magazine as well as remaining as editor in chief of Seattle Business.

He won’t be involved in day-to-day activities of Seattle Magazine, but will work closely with the editor on strategic initiatives to move the magazine forward.

The new executive editor of Seattle Magazine is Chelsea Lin, who had been the food and drink editor. She replaces Virginia Smyth, who recently left for a PR position.

Smith has been editor in chief of Seattle Business since November 2018. He previously was editor in chief of the Portland Business Journal and the Puget Sound Business Journal.

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.