Noah Shachtman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Former Editor-in-Chief of Rolling Stone (2021-2024) and The Daily Beast (2018-2021)
Currently a Contributing Editor at WIRED and Contributing Writer at New York Times Opinion
Founded Defensetech.org in 2003, which was acquired by Military.com in 2004
Co-founded the Danger Room blog, which won the 2007 Online Journalism Award and 2012 National Magazine Award
Graduated from Georgetown University and attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Biography

Noah Shachtman is an American journalist known for his leadership roles in prominent media organizations. He currently serves as a Contributing Editor at WIRED and a Contributing Writer for New York Times Opinion. From 2021 to 2024, he was the editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone, and prior to that, he led The Daily Beast as its editor-in-chief from 2018 to 2021.