Nilay Patel

Career

Patel is a co-founder of The Verge, which The Verge's about page describes as founded in 2011 to cover technology and how it makes people feel, through breaking news, reviews, features, and investigations on its site, in video, and in podcasts. Patel leads the publication as editor-in-chief, heading a leadership team that includes an executive editor, an editor-at-large, and a managing editor.¹⁴

The Verge's author page notes that under Patel's leadership the publication received its first Pulitzer and National Magazine Award nominations, and that Patel appears on CNBC as a regular contributor.¹

Channel and publications

Patel hosts Decoder, a Verge show about big ideas in which Patel talks with innovators and policy makers at the frontiers of business and technology; recent episodes discuss AI, wireless networks, surveillance technology, and media companies. Every Friday Patel also co-hosts The Vergecast, The Verge's daily podcast about gadgets and Big Tech, with David Pierce.²³¹

Work and contributions

• Decoder with Nilay Patel Show, channel or publication

  Hosts the show, interviewing innovators and policy makers about business and technology.²¹

• The Vergecast Show, channel or publication

  Co-hosts the Friday episodes of The Verge's daily podcast about gadgets, Big Tech, and the week's technology news.³

Timeline

1. 2011Co-founded The Verge, the technology and culture publication from Vox Media.⁴¹
2. 2021Named to Adweek's Creative 100 list.¹

Honors and recognition

• Creative 100 · Adweek, 2021¹

Where they work

• The Verge 3 people in the wiki

Related people

• Hayden FieldAlso at The Verge
• David PierceAlso at The Verge
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• Josh GordonTeaching and writing
• Sam CharringtonTeaching and writing
• Logan KilpatrickTeaching and writing
• Casey NewtonTeaching and writing
• Krish NaikTeaching and writing
• Kevin RooseTeaching and writing
• Om MalikTeaching and writing