Nicholas Thompson

At-a-Glance

Serves as CEO of The Atlantic since 2021, leading the organization to over one million subscribers and profitability by early 2024.
Served as Editor-in-Chief of Wired for four years (2017-2021), overseeing its editorial vision and strategy.
Co-founded SpeakEasy AI (2022-2024), an online platform aiming to create positive conversations using AI and natural language processing.
Co-founded Atavist, which was sold to Automattic in 2018.
Authored "The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War" (2009).
Instituted digital paywalls at The New Yorker's website and Wired, increasing Wired's digital subscriptions by almost 300 percent in the first year.
Graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University in 1997 with degrees in Earth Systems, Political Science, and Economics.

Biography

Nicholas Thompson is the Chief Executive Officer of The Atlantic, a media organization with a history spanning over 160 years. He assumed the role in 2021 and has since led The Atlantic to achieve over one million subscribers and return to profitability by early 2024. Prior to this, Thompson was the Editor-in-Chief of Wired for four years, from 2017 to 2021, where he was responsible for the editorial vision and strategy of the magazine and website.