Nilay Patel
American journalist and editor-in-chief at The Verge
Nilay Patel () 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.
Career
Patel had his first blogging job at Gapers Block, a Chicago-centric blog. He joined Engadget in 2008 and was responsible for blogging. In 2011 Patel left Engadget along with a few co-workers to start The Verge. In March 2014 he left The Verge to join sister site Vox. In July 2014 he returned to The Verge as editor-in-chief, after Joshua Topolsky left the position to work at Bloomberg.
Patel is a co-host of The Vergecast, which has won the Webby Award for best technology podcast. He also hosts Decoder, a podcast on which he interviews tech and policy leaders, launched in 2020.
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