Alan Murray

Alan Murray is CEO of Fortune Media, where he has overseen integration of Fortune’s print and digital editorial teams, expansion of its conference business, and establishment of new franchises and platforms. He writes the daily newsletter, Fortune CEO Daily, and cohosts a weekly podcast, Leadership Next. Prior to joining Fortune in 2015, Murray led the Pew Research Center and spent two decades at the Wall Street Journal as Deputy Managing Editor, Executive Editor Online, Washington Bureau Chief, and author of the Political Capital and Business columns. He is the author of five books: Tomorrow’s Capitalist, The Wall Street Journal Guide to Management, Revolt in the Boardroom, The Wealth of Choices, and Showdown at Gucci Gulch, co-authored with Jeffrey Birnbaum.  He received his bachelor’s degree in English literature as a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina and earned a master’s degree in economics at the London School of Economics.