Nilay Patel

Nilay Patel is an American editor and blogger best known for his work at technology news websites Engadget and The Verge. Patel had his first blogging gig at Gapers Block, a Chicago-centric blog. He was offered a full-time job at Engadget in 2008.[1] After serving at Engadget, he left in 2011 and went on to work for The Verge.[2] In 2014, he left The Verge to join sister site Vox, but later returned to The Verge to become its new editor-in-chief, replacing Joshua Topolsky.[3]

Nilay Patel
Patel at Collision Conference 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (A.B.)
University of Wisconsin (J.D.)
OccupationEditor-in-chief, The Verge
Known forEngadget, This Is My Next, The Verge

Education

In 2003, Patel obtained a degree in political science from the University of Chicago and in 2006 received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1]

Career

Patel spent four years at Engadget where he was responsible for blogging.[4]

In 2011 Patel left Engadget along with a few co-workers to join The Verge.[5] In March 2014 he left The Verge to join sister site Vox.[6] In July 2014 he returned to The Verge,[7] and became Editor-in-Chief after Joshua Topolsky left the position to work at Bloomberg.[8]

He has appeared on NHK, G4TV, and TWiT, among many others. Patel is also a co-host for The Vergecast.[9]

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