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Nicholas Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic, a magazine founded in 1857, which earned the top honors for magazines, General Excellence, at the National Magazine Awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Before joining The Atlantic, he was the editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and an editor at The New Yorker. He has long been a competitive runner; in 2021, he set the American record for men 45+ in the 20K race. In 2025, he became the top-ranked runner in the world in his age group for the 50-mile run. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and three sons.
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