Business management
Eamonn Store, CEO
Eamonn previously worked at global media agency MEC, where he most recently held the position of President, Agency Development.
Editorial management
Lee Glendinning, Editor of Guardian US
Lee Glendinning is editor of Guardian US, where she was previously deputy editor and head of news. Prior to that she was also deputy editor of Guardian Australia. Lee joined the Guardian in 2006 and has worked as both a news editor and reporter in London. She began her career as a reporter at the Sydney Morning Herald.
Jennifer Kho, Managing Editor
Jennifer is the managing editor and previously oversaw all editorial partnerships. She has edited and reported on a broad range of topics, but especially business and tech. Her stories have appeared in publications including The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times’ Green blog, Forbes.com, Fast Company, The Christian Science Monitor, GigaOM and Red Herring.
jennifer.kho@theguardian.com | Twitter: @jennkho
David Taylor, Head of News
David is head of news for Guardian US. He rejoined The Guardian in 2015 after six years at The Times of London, where he was head of news and then Washington DC-based US Editor. He joined The Guardian first time around as deputy home editor in 2006 and before that worked as a home affairs specialist and news reporter at titles including The London Evening Standard.
david.taylor@theguardian.com| Twitter:@geordiedav
Spencer Ackerman, National Security Editor
Spencer is national security editor for Guardian US. A former senior writer for Wired, he won the 2012 National Magazine Award for Digital Reporting.
spencer.ackerman@theguardian.com| Twitter:@attackerman
Mike Barry, Head of Audience
Mike leads the effort to build relationships with the Guardian US audience, cultivate communities around the Guardian’s journalism, and advocate for our readers in the newsroom. Previously, Mike led audience initiatives for The Week magazine’s digital arm and was a politics editor at The Huffington Post. Mike’s team includes: Jessica Lee and Sarah Eberspacher.
mike.barry@theguardian.com| Twitter:@MikeElliotBarry
David Shariatmadari, Opinion Editor
David oversees the Guardian’s US opinion section, which is part of Comment is free. Previously, he worked as deputy opinion editor for five years in London.
Please read the Guardian US opinion pitch guidelines.
david.shariatmadari@theguardian.com| Twitter: @D_Shariatmadari
Mona Chalabi, Data Editor
Mona is data editor at the Guardian US. She previously worked at FiveThirtyEight, the Bank of England, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Transparency International and the International Organisation for Migration.
mona.chalabi@theguardian.com | Twitter:@MonaChalabi
Kenan Davis, Head of Interactive
Before joining the Guardian in 2013 as an interactive journalist, Kenan was digital media co-ordinator at the Columbia Journalism school and has worked on the Emmy-winning NSA Decoded and Beyond the Border projects, as well as the Counted and the World Cup interactives.
kenan.davis@theguardian.com | Twitter:@kenandavis
Kerry Eustice, Editorial Partnerships Editor
Kerry is editorial partnerships editor. She previously oversaw the 10 education and society professional networks at the Guardian in London, working with the teams to grow audiences, build loyalty and liaise with commercial colleagues. She was part of the team that launched the first professional networks.
kerry.eustice@theguardian.com | Twitter:@kerryeustice
Sarah Gilbert, Picture Editor
Sarah Gilbert is the photo editor for the Guardian US, a position she previously held in the London office. She joined the Guardian in 2004. She previously worked as a picture editor for Tatler published by Condé Nast & freelanced for numerous newspaper, magazines & book publishers.
sarah.gilbert@theguardian.com | Twitter: @sarahgilbert01
Martin Hodgson, International Editor
Martin is responsible for international coverage on Guardian US. He joined the Guardian as an assistant news editor in 2009, and before that worked as a freelance reporter and foreign correspondent.
martin.hodgson@theguardian.com | Twitter: @martinxhodgson
Jemima Kiss, Head of Technology, West Coast
Jemima Kiss joined the Guardian in 2006 and leads the Guardian’s international technology reporting team, reporting on disruptive technology.
jemima.kiss@theguardian.com| Twitter: @jemimakiss
Valerie Lapinski, Head of Video
Valerie is responsible for our US multimedia team. Prior to joining the Guardian this year, Val worked in multimedia production at Fast Company, TIME, WNYC public radio and the New York Times.
valerie.lapinski@theguardian.com | Twitter:@lapinski
Tom Lutz, Sport Editor
Tom is sport editor for Guardian US, a position he previously held for Guardian Australia. He has worked for the Guardian since 2003. Tom’s Deputy is Bryan Graham.
tom.lutz@theguardian.com | Twitter:@tom_lutz
Merope Mills, West Coast Editor
Merope is west coast editor for Guardian US. She joined the Guardian 2003, where she previously served as weekend editor and film & music editor in London.
merope.mills@theguardian.com | Twitter:@meropemills
Alex Needham, Arts Editor
Alex is responsible for all arts and entertainment coverage. He started working in the Guardian’s London office in 2006, and has held a number of roles, most recently assistant editor of Guardian Australia. Before the Guardian he worked at British music magazines Smash Hits, the Face and NME.
alex.needham@theguardian.com | Twitter: @alexneedham74
Paul Owen, Live Editor
Paul Owen is live editor of Guardian US. He has also written for the Times Literary Supplement, the Times, and the Independent, among others. He is co-editor of the book The Wire Re-up: The Guardian Guide to the Greatest TV Show Ever Made. In 2011 he was nominated at the Amnesty International and the Foreign Press Association awards for his work on the Middle East live blog.
paul.owen@theguardian.com | Twitter: @paultowen
Madhvi Pankhania, Platform Development Editor
Madhvi works across editorial with the news desk, section editors, reporters, audience, video, interactive and production teams - as well as the mobile innovation lab - to develop new approaches to telling stories cross-platform. During her time in the Sydney office Madhvi managed the launch of the Guardian Australia.
madhvi.pankhania@theguardian.com | Twitter:@MadhviPa
Martin Pengelly, Weekend editor
Martin is responsible for news coverage on Saturdays and Sundays. He has worked for the Guardian since 2004. Previously, he worked for The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.
martin.pengelly@theguardian.com | Twitter: @MartinPengelly
Jessica Reed, Features Editor
Jessica is features editor for Guardian US. She’s French. She likes to receive emails with excellent ideas (here’s how to pitch to her). She previously worked as opinion editor for Guardian Australia and also worked for five years in the Guardian’s London office.
jessica.reed@theguardian.com| Twitter: @guardianjessica
Dominic Rushe, Business Editor
Dominic has been based in New York since 2001. He has worked for a number of newspapers, including the Daily Mail and the Sunday Times of London. He was part of the team awarded the 2014 Pulitzer prize for public service for groundbreaking articles on NSA surveillance.
dominic.rushe@theguardian.com | Twitter: @dominicru
Maraithe Thomas, Production Editor
Maraithe oversees the production of the website and she has been with the Guardian since 2011. Maraithe’s team includes: Tom Gottlieb, Dalila Paul, Caitlin Curran, Rashmee Kumar and Chris Taylor.
maraithe.thomas@theguardian.com | Twitter: @maraithe
To book Guardian US writers on television or radio, or for general press inquiries, please email the press office at pressoffice@theguardian.com or call (646) 937-5878
Non-Editorial Contacts
For more information about advertising with the Guardian US, please visit our advertising site.
For ad queries please contact Dee Gravino at diana.gravino@theguardian.com or +1 917-900-4635.
Chris Carr, EVP Finance
Chris Carr is responsible for overseeing the financial and operational aspects of the Guardian’s US business. He previously held a range of roles at BBC Worldwide starting in the 1990’s. Carr qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, and is a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
Sabine Feldmann, EVP Sales
Sabine leads commercial sales activity for Guardian US and helps offer brands innovative ways to reach the Guardian’s valuable US and global audience. She previously held senior sales roles across a number of Conde Nast publications and digital startups.
sabine.feldmann@theguardian.com
Rachel Israel, EVP Guardian Labs US
Rachel heads up Guardian Labs for the US. She most recently held the position of Executive Director, Strategic Planning at Mindshare and has over 20 years of agency experience across a variety of global and domestic brands. Before joining Mindshare, Rachel spent over 15 years at global media agency MEC in senior planning roles.
Jen Soch, EVP Commercial Delivery
Jen drives integration across the Guardian US commercial operation and helps ensure effective delivery of advertising solutions. She previously held the role of Managing Director, Digital Investment at Amplifi US. Prior to Amplifi, Jenn spent over a decade working for media agencies MEC and Mediavest, leading planning and strategy activity for a range of client accounts.
Vanessa Harris, VP Marketing
Vanessa joined Guardian US in 2015. She leads the Guardian’s ambitious marketing plans that support our journalism, commercial products and audience growth. Before joining the Guardian, she supported marketing efforts at NPR and Chicago Public Media.
vanessa.harris@theguardian.com
Katie Thompson, VP Communications
Katie leads the PR and communications activity for North America. She joined the Guardian in 2013 and previously worked as head of external communications in London.
katie.thompson@theguardian.com
Dave Searle, VP Human Resources
Dave oversees the full HR remit for Guardian US; he has worked for the Guardian in various HR roles since 2006, most recently as Head of Reward in London. Previously he worked in a variety of generalist HR roles across different sectors.
You can see our current vacancies here |us-hr@theguardian.com
