John Harris — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the global editor-in-chief and co-founder of Politico
Cofounded Politico in January 2007 with Jim VandeHei and Robert Allbritton
Authored "The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House" (2005), a New York Times bestseller and notable book of the year
Co-authored "The Way to Win" (2006) with Mark Halperin
Spent 21 years at The Washington Post, covering Virginia politics, the Clinton White House, and serving as national politics editor
Member of the Board of Trustees for the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Carleton College
Graduated from Carleton College in 1985, where he studied American history

Biography

John F. Harris is the co-founder and global editor-in-chief of Politico, a publication launched in January 2007. Politico specializes in national politics and the workings of the federal government, and has gained attention for its efforts to create new editorial and business models for journalism. Harris previously served as editor-in-chief of Politico from 2007 to 2019.