Barron’s editor in chief David Cho has been hired by CNBC to be its editor in chief.
He will start Aug. 11.
“David’s appointment as Editor-in-Chief marks an important evolution for CNBC as we unify editorial efforts across every platform,” said CNBC President KC Sullivan in a statement. “With his deep expertise in business journalism and a strong track record as a strategic leader, David is uniquely positioned to guide our newsroom into the future.”
Barron’s executive editor Bob Rose will run the Barron’s newsroom until a new editor in chief is announced.
“David is an exceptional editor, a great journalistic innovator and a gracious colleague,” wrote Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour in an email on Thursday. He later spoke to the staff at a town hall.
Cho joined Barron’s four years ago after 20 years at The Washington Post, where he served as business editor.
His work as a reporter and an editor has garnered much recognition over the course of his career. In 2014, he was a member of The Washington Post team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its reporting on the Snowden documents. In 2010, he was the primary editor of a series on compromised medical research that won a George Polk Award.
Prior to becoming an editor, Cho broke huge stories during the 2008 financial crisis, disclosing the government’s effort to rescue Lehman Brothers and the payment of executive bonuses at bailed-out AIG. That coverage was honored by the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
Before joining The Washington Post, Cho worked at The Star-Ledger and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is also a graduate of the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.