National Geographic Media
David Brindley, Interim Editor in Chief, National Geographic
Executive Team
Debra Adams Simmons, Executive Editor, History & Culture
Whitney Johnson, Director, Visuals & Immersive Experiences
Indira Lakshmanan, Senior Executive Editor, News & Features
Alissa Swango, Managing Editor, Digital
Michael Tribble, Managing Editor, Integrated Storytelling
News & Features
David Lindsey, Executive Editor, Long Form
Patricia Edmonds, Executive Editor, Short Form
Brooke Sabin, Deputy Managing Editor, Short Form
Peter Gwin, John Hoeffel, Editors at Large
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Heather Greenwood Davis, Nadia Drake, Robert Draper, Cynthia Gorney, Contributing Writers
Gretchen Ortega, Executive Assistant
Nia Cheney, Editorial Project Manager
Animals
Rachael Bale, Executive Editor
Christine Dell'Amore, Assistant Managing Editor
Oliver Payne, Senior Editor
Douglas Main, Senior Writer/Editor
Natasha Daly, Writer/Editor
Dina Fine Maron, Rachel Fobar, Wildlife Watch Reporters
Environment
Robert Kunzig, Executive Editor
Lori Cuthbert, Senior Editor
Laura Parker, Senior Writer/Editor
Craig Welch, Senior Writer
Alejandra Borunda, Sarah Gibbens, Writers
History & Culture
Nancy San Martín, Deputy Managing Editor
Glenn Oeland, Senior Editor
Kristin Romey, Senior Archaeology Writer/Editor
Rachel Hartigan, Senior Writer/Editor
Nina Strochlic, Writer
Jordan Salama, Reporting Resident
Science
Victoria Jaggard, Executive Editor
Jay Bennett, Bijal P. Trivedi, Senior Editors
Michael Greshko, Maya Wei-Haas, Writers
Priyanka Runwal, Reporting Resident
Travel
George W. Stone, Executive Editor
Amy Alipio, Assistant Managing Editor
Anne Kim-Dannibale, Jennifer Barger, Senior Editors
Allie Yang, Editor
Starlight Williams, Associate Editor
Copy Desk
Amy Kolczak, Deputy Managing Editor
Cindy Leitner, Senior Copy Editor
Caroline Braun, Jennifer Vilaga, Copy Editors
Research
Alice S. Jones, Director
Elizabeth S. Atalay, Taryn L. Salinas, Heidi Schultz, Brad Scriber, Researchers
Photography
Sadie Quarrier, Deputy Director
Kurt Mutchler, Editor at Large
Animals
Alexa Keefe, Assistant Managing Editor
Kaya Berne, Photo Editor
Environment
Anne Farrar, Assistant Managing Editor
Dominique Hildebrand, Photo Editor
History & Culture
James Wellford, Assistant Managing Editor
David M. Barreda, Senior Photo Editor
Mallory Benedict, Jennifer Samuel, Photo Editors
Science
Todd James, Senior Photo Editor
Samantha Clark, Photo Editor
Ian Morton, Assistant Photo Editor
Travel
Maura Friedman, Senior Photo Editor
Julie Hau, Photo Editor, Short Form
Elena Sheveiko, Senior Photography Specialist
Maya Valentine, Photo Coordinator
Becky Hale, Mark Thiessen, Staff Photographers
Tom O’Brien, Photo Engineer
Eric Flynn, Engineering Coordinator
Alexandra Moreo, Special Projects Manager
Melissa Bunni Elian, Photography Resident
Cartography
Martin Gamache, Director
Ted Sickley, Senior Manager, Cartographic Databases
Yanli Gong, GIS Manager
Riley D. Champine, Matt W. Chwastyk, Christine Fellenz, Senior Graphics Editors
Christina Shintani, Soren Walljasper, Rosemary P. Wardley, Graphics Editors
Scott Zillmer, Senior Research Editor, Maps
Patricia Healy, Research Editor, Maps
Infographics
John Tomanio, Director
Fernando G. Baptista, Alberto Lucas López, Senior Artists
Manuel Canales, Monica Serrano, Jason Treat, Senior Graphics Editors
Diana Marques, Associate Manager, Production
Katie Armstrong, Taylor Maggiacomo, Associate Graphics Editors
Interactive Storytelling
Kennedy Elliott, Director
Brian T. Jacobs, Manager
Ryan Morris, Senior Graphics Editor
Eve Conant, Senior Editor, Short Form
Eric Blom, Abhinanda Bhattacharyya, Alice Fang, Senior Developers
Nicole Thompson, UX Design Editor
Ben Scott, Graphics Editor
Design
Marianne Seregi, Director
Hannah Tak, Manager
Elaine Bradley, Tim Parks, Hilary VanWright, Senior Design Editors
Sandi Owatverot, Design Editor
Sakke Overlund, Associate Design Editor
T.J. Tucker, Contributing Designer
Alisa Gao, Design Resident
Immersive Storytelling
Kaitlyn Mullin, Deputy Director
Jennifer Murphy, Senior Manager
Dan Steinmetz, Senior Immersive Editor
Cosima Amelang, Zach Baumgartner, Senior Immersive Producers
Tiffany D’Emidio, Rebekah Barlas, Shweta Gulati, Veda Shastri, Immersive Producers/Editors
Milaena Hamilton, Immersive Producer
Podcasts
Davar Ardalan, Executive Producer
Carla Wills, Manager
Eli Chen, Senior Podcast Editor
Amy Briggs, Peter Gwin, Podcast Hosts
Jacob Pinter, Brian Gutierrez, Senior Podcast Producers
Khari Douglas, Ilana Strauss, Marcy Thompson, Podcast Producers
Social Media & Audience Development
Chris Thorman, Director
Sarah Gardner, Josh Raab, Senior Managers
Becky Davis, Sarah Polger, Managers
Nathan Strauss, Senior Audience Producer
Golshan Jalali, Audience Producer
Delaney Gordon, Associate Audience Producer
Elizabeth Thompson, Social Strategist
Sid Dawson, Social Coordinator
Danny Kerry, Social Specialist
Newsletters
David Beard, Executive Editor
Jen Tse, Senior Photo Editor
Monica Williams, Newsletter Writer/Editor
Heather Kim, Associate Photo Editor
Multiplatform Publishing
Janey Adams, Director
Francis Rivera, Manager
Amy McKeever, Senior Writer/Editor
Emily Martin, Kimberly Pecoraro, Digital Producers
Sylvia Mphofe, Associate Digital Producer
Production Services
Bill Reicherts, Director, Administration
Mike Lappin, Sean Philpotts, Production Managers
John Chow, Imaging Manager
International Editions
Darren Smith, Deputy Editorial Director
Beata Nas, Manager, Translation
Leigh Mitnick, Editor, International Editions
National Geographic History magazine
Amy Briggs, Executive Editor
National Geographic Kids & Family
Rachel Buchholz, Editor in Chief, Kids & Family, Magazines and Digital
Laura Goertzel, Senior Manager, Digital
Eileen O’Tousa-Crowson, Senior Design Editor
Kay Boatner, Senior Editor/Producer
Shannon Hibberd, Senior Photo Editor
Allyson Shaw, Editor/Producer
Newsstand Special Issues
Bridget E. Hamilton, Senior Editorial Manager
Alexandra Hartnett, Senior Production Editor
Breann Birkenbuel, Senior Photo Editor
Linda Makarov, Design Editor
National Geographic Media Group
David E. Miller, EVP & General Manager
This page was last updated May 19, 2022.