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]
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Chicago (A.B.) University of Wisconsin (J.D.) |
Occupation | Editor-in-chief, The Verge |
Known for | Engadget, 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]
References
- "Why news sites benefit from having writers with legal backgrounds". Poynter Institute. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- "Top Engadget Editors Depart AOL Tech Site – Kara Swisher – News". AllThingsD. 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- Patel, Nilay. "Welcome to the future". Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- "Engadget: Articles By Nilay Patel". engadget.
- Southcott, Chris (2014-07-25). "Beyond The Verge: Joshua Topolsky leaves Vox Media for Bloomberg, while Nilay Patel returns as EIC". techgeek. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- Swisher, Kara (2014-03-23). "Nilay Patel, No Longer Managing Editor of The Verge, Moves to Vox.com". Re/code. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- "Nilay Patel becomes Editor-in-Chief of The Verge, Dieter Bohn is Executive Editor". Vox. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- Abbruzzese, Jason (2014-07-24). "Josh Topolsky on Leaving The Verge and His Future at Bloomberg". Mashable. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- "Nilay Patel Managing Editor". Vox. Vox Media. Retrieved 12 September 2013.