About Us

EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor-in-Chief: Lydia Polgreen 
Editorial Director, Lifestyle: Kate Palmer
News Director: Katie Nelson
Editorial Director, News & Product: Whitney Snyder
Director of Growth & Analytics: Kiki Von Glinow
Global Editorial Director: Howard Fineman
DC Bureau Chief: Ryan Grim
Executive Editor, Impact & Innovation and Editorial Director,
What's Working: Jo Confino

Senior Politics Editor: Sam Stein; Managing Politics Editor: Amanda Terkel
Editorial Director, International: Nicholas Sabloff
Executive Editors, HuffPost Highline: Rachel Morris, Greg Veis
Senior Enterprise Editor: Nick Baumann
Senior News Editor: Samantha Storey
Enterprise Editor & Senior Reporter: Kate Sheppard
Managing Editor, News: Karen Mahabir; Executive Crime & Weird News Editor: Buck Wolf
Standards Editor: Victor Brand
Deputy Director of News & Analytics: Cavan Sieczkowski
Director of Content Strategy: Katelyn Mullen
Senior Viral Editor: Nick Wing
Senior Editor, Growth & Emerging Platforms: Christine Roberts 
Creative Director, Impact: Carina Kolodny 


COMMUNICATIONS
Senior Director of Communications: Sujata Mitra
Senior Manager, Lifestyle Communications & Partnerships: Lena Auerbuch
Communications & Social Media Coordinator: Katie Maguire


PARTNERSHIPS
Senior Director, Editorial Partnerships: Teri D'Angelo
Director, Editorial Partnerships: Kerstin Picht Shamberg
Executive Editor, Editorial Partnerships: Emma Mustich


FRONT PAGE
Managing Editor: Peter Finocchiaro
Senior Editors: Chloe Angyal, Adam Goldberg
Editors: Andrew Hart, Philip Lewis, Annum Masroor, Paul Vale, Jade Walker


DISTRIBUTION
Global Social Media Editor: Ethan Klapper
Social Media Editors: Julia Bush, Melissa Radzimski 
World Social Media Editor: Rowaida Abdelaziz
Associate Editors, News & Emerging Platforms: Minou Clark, Abigail Williams 



NEWSDESK
Senior News Editor: Robyn Malcolm
News Editor & Deputy Standards Editor: Ashley Calloway
News Editors: Alexander Eichler, Elizabeth Engdahl, Rebecca Falconer, Mari Hayman,
Kurt Heine, Irina Ivanova, Grace Maalouf, Poppie Mphuthing, Ani Vrabel, Bobbi Olson


POLITICS
Senior Editor: Paige Lavender; Senior Reporter: Arthur Delaney
Senior Congressional Reporter: Mike McAuliff
Senior Investigative Reporter: Jason Cherkis
Senior National Correspondent: Jonathan Cohn
Senior Military Correspondent: David Wood
Senior Political Economy Reporter: Zach Carter
Editor, Eat The Press: Jason Linkins
Immigration Reporter: Elise Foley; Justice Reporter: Ryan Reilly
Money in Politics Reporter: Paul Blumenthal
White House & Congressional Reporter: Jen Bendery
Workplace Reporter: Dave Jamieson; HuffPost Hill Editor: Eliot Nelson
Health Care Writer: Jeff Young
Legal Affairs Reporter: Cristian Farias
Foreign Affairs Reporter: Akbar Ahmed
Staff Reporters: Laura Barron-Lopez, Laura Bassett, Dana Liebelson, Jessica Schulberg, Christina Wilkie Sumner
Deputy Editors: Mollie Reilly, Sara Bondioli
Senior Polling Editor: Natalie Jackson
Polling Director: Ariel Edwards-Levy
Associate Polling Editor: Janie Velencia
Social Media Editor: Ashley Alman
The Morning Email Editor: Lauren Weber
Associate Editors: Igor Bobic, Marina Fang, Amber Ferguson, Samuel Levine


NEWS
Assignment Editors: Eline Gordts, Alana Horowitz
Senior Crime Reporter: David Lohr
Senior Media Reporter: Michael Calderone
Senior Reporter: Melissa Jeltsen; Senior Writer: Dominique Mosbergen
National Reporters: Kate Abbey-Lambertz, Matt Ferner, Christopher Mathias, Roque Planas
Reporters: Kim Bellware, Andy Campbell, Chris D'Angelo, Ron Dicker, Willa Frej, Nina Golgowski, Ryan Grenoble, Hilary Hanson, Steven Hoffer, Ed Mazza, Michael McLaughlin, Hayley Miller, Lee Moran,  David Moye, Sebastian Murdock, Lydia O'Connor, Mary Papenfuss, Lee Speigel, Nick Visser
World Reporter: Jesselyn Cook, Nick Robins-Early
Education Editor: Rebecca Klein
Social Media Editor: Jenna Amatulli


BUSINESS, IMPACT & INNOVATION
Senior Business Reporter: Emily Peck
Executive Editor, Impact & Good News: Jessica Prois
Senior Business Editor: Alexander Kaufman
Business Editor: Catharine Smith
Impact Editor: Eleanor Goldberg
Senior Writer: Carolyn Gregoire
Finance Reporter: Ben Walsh
Associate Editor, Good News: Kimberly Yam
Senior Editor, What's Working: Joe Erbentraut


ENTERTAINMENT
Editorial Director, Entertainment: Lauren Moraski
Senior Editor, Sports & Entertainment: Maxwell Strachan
Senior Arts & Culture Editor: Katherine Brooks
Senior Entertainment News Editor: Leigh Blickley
Senior Entertainment Editor: Stephanie Marcus
Senior Staff Writer: Todd Van Luling
Sports Reporter: Travis Waldron
Arts & Culture Writer: Priscilla Frank
Books & Culture Writers: Maddie Crum, Claire Fallon
Comedy Editor: Andy McDonald
Entertainment Editors: Bill Bradley, Sara Boboltz, Matt Jacobs
Entertainment News Editor: Jill Capewell
Sports Columnist: Jordan Schultz
Entertainment Writers: Julia Brucculieri, Cole Delbyck, Carly Ledbetter
Social Media Editor: Melissa Radzimski


LIFESTYLE
Executive Editor, Taste and Style: Kristen Aiken
Senior Lifestyle Editor, Home and Travel: Rebecca Shapiro
Executive Editor, Health & Science: Meredith Melnick
Executive Editor, Weddings & Divorce: Ashley Reich
Senior Editor: Janie Campbell
Senior Healthy Living Editor: Anna Almendrala
Food Editor: Julie Thomson
Healthy Living Editors: Lindsay Holmes, Erin Schumaker
Men's Lifestyle Editor: James Cave
Editors, Weddings & Divorce: Kelsey Borresen, Brittany Wong
Fashion & Lifestyle Editor: Jamie Feldman
Associate Social Media Editors: Sarah Bourassa
Associate Lifestyle Editor: Suzy Strutner


VOICES
Executive Editor, Queer Voices & Editorial Director, Voices: Noah Michelson
Executive Editor, Voices: Kate Auletta
Managing Editor, Voices: Jessica Samakow
Senior Editor, Post/50: Shelley Emling
Executive Editor, Women: Emma Gray
Editor, Women: Alanna Vagianos
Editor, Black Voices: Lilly Workneh
Editors, Latino Voices: Carolina Moreno, Tanisha Ramirez
Senior Columnist: Ann Brenoff; Senior Reporters: Catherine Pearson
Senior Editor, Voices: Amanda Duberman
Pop Culture Editor, Black Voices: Brennan Williams
Senior Editor, Queer Voices: Curtis Wong
Deputy Editor, Queer Voices: JamesMichael Nichols
Culture Writer, Voices: Zeba Blay
Staff Writer, Voices: Taylor Pittman
Associate Editor, Post/50: Yagana Shah
Editor, Parents: Caroline Bologna
Associate Editors, Religion: Antonia Blumberg, Carol Kuruvilla
Associate Voices Social Editor: Hollis Miller


INTERNATIONAL
Senior Editor, Global Content Strategy: Zoe Triska
Associate Editor, International: Sara Elkamel
Global Audience Engagement Editor: John Zhou


CONTRIBUTORS
Executive Contributors Editor: Bryan Maygers
Senior Editor: Jordan Turgeon
Editors: Angelina Chapin, Jolie Doggett, Ja'han Jones, Sahaj Kohli, Amanda McGowan, Gabriela Rivera-Morales, Alyssa Spatola, Jason St. Angelo
Associate Editors: Chloe Cohn, Madeline Wahl 


MULTIMEDIA & PHOTOGRAPHY
Multimedia Platforms Manager: Marc Janks
Director of Photo Operations: Christy Havranek
Multimedia Producer: Isabella Carapella, Savannah O'Leary, Ji Sub Jeong
Interactive Designer/Multimedia Producer: Jonathan Shin
Podcast Editor: Nick Offenberg
Photo Editors: Gabriela Landazuri, Chris McGonigal, Damon Scheleur


PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photo Operations: Christy Havranek
Photo Editors: Gabriela Landazuri, Chris McGonigal, Damon Scheleur


DATA VISUALIZATION & INTERACTIVE FEATURES
News Applications Developer: Adam Hooper
Visual Editor: Alissa Scheller


COMMUNITY
Community Manager: Paige Harmes
Community Standards Specialists: Stephen Cosgrove, Emmaline Folkins


Editors-At-Large: Simon Johnson (Business), John Montorio, Michelangelo Signorile
(Queer Voices), Rita Wilson (Huff/Post 50)
Senior Strategic Advisor: Willow Bay
Founding Arts & Culture Editor: Kimberly Brooks
Founding Weddings & Divorce Editor: Nora Ephron


HuffPost RYOT 
CEO, Co-founder: Bryn Mooser
COO: Gabriel Lifton-Zoline
Head of Business Development: Zeda Stone
CMO: Molly Swenson
Head of Strategy and Operations: Matthew Ippolito
Head of RYOT Films: Hayley Pappas
Co-founder, Director: David Darg
Director: Angel Manuel Soto
Head of Production: Monica Reimhold
Executive Producer: Kelly Kandle
Director/DP: Tyson Sadler
Junior Art Directors: Smiley Stevens, Dougal Henken 
Stitcher/Editor: Daryl Chong
Creative Project Manager: Matt Valerio
Editor: Andre Sene
Stitcher: Ian Denig
Creative Coordinator: Alexander Seedman
Immersive News Director: Ben Roffee
Head of News Post-Production: Travis Cook
News Producer: Joi Lee
VR News Producer: Tarik Benbrahim
Front End Developer: Zach Tauber
Editor: Maria Fernanda Lauret
Head of Engineering: Herve Bizira


PRODUCT & TECH 

DESIGN & USER EXPERIENCE
Director, Design & User Experience: Alison Zack
Art Directors: Candy Bigwood, Siobhan Dooley, Troy Dunham
Visual Designers: Sam Ellner
UX Designer:Rosa Chae, Giselle Abinader


PRODUCT
Head of Product: Julia Beizer
Director, Product: Daniel Alvarez
Product Managers: Ashton Gilliard, Piya Ghosh, Emily Ingram, Honorata Zaklicki, Marissa Zanetti-Crume, Trisha Goyal

ENGINEERING
Managing Director, Engineering: Robb Monn
Director, Platform Engineering: Menachem Dickman
Director, Front End Engineering: Raphael Eidus
Manager, Technical Operations: Qing Wu

TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Systems Engineers: James Light, Fanya Engler

PLATFORM SERVICES
Lead Software Engineers: Michael Fernandez, Philip Moortgat
Software Engineers: Anupam Kodangada, Cedric Cogell, Ashish Tomar, Aviva Kerstein, Marian Ullman, Zafar Khaydarov, MacGregor Thomson, Howard Jing, Joseph Madden, Andy Read, Luke Stewart, Christopher Pedersen, Joseph Pugliese, Sameer Dean
Quality Assurance Engineers: Zachary Sommerfield

FRONTEND TECHNOLOGY
Software Architect: Jesse Kipp
Software Engineers: Maxim Ivanov, Tom Biegeleisen, Kevin Mangubat, Alex Sapountzis, Marc Mance, Michael Dorfman
Quality Assurance Engineers: Jeremy Toussaint, Jennifer Wu

MOBILE APPS
Lead Software Engineer: Noah Seidman
Software Engineers: Puneet Kumar, Eliezer Leibman, Isaac Schmidt, Siva Tamilmani
Quality Assurance Engineer: James Kim

DATA ENGINEERING
Manager, Machine Learning: Geetu Ambwani
Software Engineers: Doug Brummell, Allison Fenichel
Quality Assurance Engineer: Marc Graff

BUSINESS STAFF

Chief Executive Officer: Jared Grusd
Head of Business Development: Mark Silverstein
Director, Human Resources: Twyla Perrin
Head of Analytics & Operations: Vincent Wu
Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis: Mary Ann Kittinger
Global SEO Manager: Christine Liang
Associate Manager, Business Development: Nathalie Davidson
Associate, Human Resources: Mary Akinleye
Office Manager: Yvonne Amos
Office Manager: Natacha Larece


PARTNER STUDIO
Vice President, Content Creation: Mary Gail Pezzimenti
Content Strategy Directors: Jayme Lynes, Graham Nelson, Joe Van Brussel, Sara Wald
Senior Content Strategist: Emily Warman
Managing Editor: Roger Kamholz
Branded Content Strategists: Erin Kelly, Kristina Martin
Branded Content Editors: Regina Bediako, Karim Lahlou, Kate Moriarty, Brittany Nims, Elana Teitelbaum


PRODUCT & OPERATIONS
Vice President, Operations: Spencer Sloe
Senior Director, Ad Product & Monetization: Jeffrey Turner
Director, Audience Development: Graham Howes
Art Director: Simon Black
Video Strategist: Drea Bernardi
Branded Content Producers: Lindsay Keen, Maya Kashyap, Mallory Moyer, Alexa Sachs


INTERNATIONAL
Senior Managers, International: Jhoshan Jothilingam
Global Sales Strategy and Development: Kirsten Cieslar
Associate, International: Raya Musallam
Associate, International Product Manager: Trisha Goyal


DATA & ANALYTICS
Manager of Analytics: Julian Gilliatt
Quantitative Analyst: Patrick Walsh

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