Nilay Patel

Nilay Patel
Patel at Collision Conference 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Education	University of Chicago (AB) University of Wisconsin–Madison (JD)
Occupation(s)	Editor-in-chief, The Verge
Known for	Engadget, This Is My Next, The Verge

Nilay Patel (/ˈniːlaɪ/) is an American editor and blogger who has been editor-in-chief of technology news website The Verge since 2014.

Education

In 2003, Patel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Chicago. In 2006, he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1]

Career

Patel had his first blogging job at Gapers Block, a Chicago-centric blog. He joined Engadget in 2008 and was responsible for blogging.[1][2] In 2011 Patel left Engadget along with a few co-workers to start The Verge.[3] In March 2014 he left The Verge to join sister site Vox.[4] In July 2014 he returned to The Verge as editor-in-chief,[5] after Joshua Topolsky left the position to work at Bloomberg.[6]

Patel is a co-host of The Vergecast, which has won the Webby Award for best technology podcast.[7] He also hosts Decoder, a podcast on which he interviews tech and policy leaders, launched in 2020.[8]

Patel has appeared on a number of news channels, including MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, CNN International, NPR, Sky News, NHK, G4TV, and TWiT. [9]

References

1. "Why news sites benefit from having writers with legal backgrounds". Poynter Institute. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
2. "Engadget: Articles By Nilay Patel". engadget.
3. 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.
4. Swisher, Kara (2014-03-23). "Nilay Patel, No Longer Managing Editor of The Verge, Moves to Vox.com". Re/code. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
5. "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.
6. Abbruzzese, Jason (2014-07-24). "Josh Topolsky on Leaving The Verge and His Future at Bloomberg". Mashable. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
7. "Nilay Patel Managing Editor". Vox. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
8. Nilay Patel (27 October 2020). "Decoder with Nilay Patel: Welcome to Decoder". The Verge (Podcast). Vox Media Podcast Network. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
9. "Nilay Patel Profile and Activity". The Verge. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

External links

• Nilay Patel on Twitter
• Nilay Patel on Threads
• Nilay Patel on Bluesky