Nilay Patel | |
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![]() 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 is an American editor and blogger who has been editor-in-chief of technology news website The Verge since 2014.
In 2003, Patel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Chicago and in 2006 received his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1]
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,[5] and became Editor-in-Chief after Joshua Topolsky left the position to work at Bloomberg.[6]
Patel is also a co-host for The Vergecast, which has won the Webby Award for best technology podcast.[7] He has also appeared a number of news channels such as MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, CNN International, NPR, Sky News, NHK, G4TV, TWiT, and many others. [8]