He joined Time in 2013 as Digital Managing Editor, where he led an expansion that established a 24/7 news and video operation. In 2016, he became Group Digital Director for Time Inc., overseeing 12 news and lifestyle sites. He became the 18th editor of Time in September 2017, succeeding Nancy Gibbs.

In 2008, he worked with Tina Brown to launch The Daily Beast as the first executive editor.

Felsenthal began his career at The Wall Street Journal, where he covered the US Supreme Court and later became an editor overseeing the Journal’ s efforts to expand its consumer and lifestyle coverage. He was the founding editor of the “Personal Journal” section, guiding work that led to two Pulitzer Prizes, and later oversaw news strategy and integration of the print and digital teams. He was named Deputy Managing Editor of the Journal in 2005.

Edward Felsenthal (born 1966) is an American journalist. He currently serves as the editor in chief of Time, a weekly news magazine.

Felsenthal was born in a Jewish family on September 3, 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee, where he attended Memphis University School. He earned an Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, and an Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.