Washington Post names Goldfarb deputy biz editor

Washington Post business editor David Cho sent out the following announcement on Friday:

I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Zachary Goldfarb as Deputy Business Editor.

Zach has brought boundless energy and ideas to the Business desk since becoming its policy editor two years ago. Under his leadership, Wonkblog expanded significantly in audience and influence, and was a reference point for White House officials, lawmakers and TV personalities. At the same time Zach demonstrated tremendous skill in editing major enterprise stories and breaking news, such as the financial impact of Greece’s crisis and Britain’s vote to exit the E.U., as well as Chico Harlan’s series on the economic downturn in the Deep South.

He started at The Post as an assistant to David Broder and the politics team, writing about campaign finance and the 2006 congressional elections. He joined the Business desk to cover local technology firms and government contractors in Fairfax County and quickly made himself essential. In early 2008, he co-wrote a three-part project about the causes of the financial crisis — well before the fall of Lehman Brothers.

From there Zach covered the many unfolding chapters of the Great Recession, breaking stories about the government’s bailouts, the regulatory and corporate failures that led to the decline, and the young Obama administration’s proposals to stabilize the system and create new Wall Street rules. He covered the Federal Reserve and was on the White House team for nearly four years, focusing on President Obama’s economic policy. He was a lead reporter on some of the big fights of Obama’s tenure, including the “debt-limit” debacle of 2011, the “fiscal cliff” fight of 2012, and the government shutdown of 2013. Zach grew up in New York City and attended Princeton where he was editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian. He lives with his wife in the District.

I feel fortunate to have someone of his caliber help lead the Business Desk. Please join me in congratulating Zach on his promotion, which will take effect Monday.